Our Mission
REAP was founded in 2009 by the Californians for Solar and Clean Energy coalition. CSCE was the driving force behind Proposition 7, The Solar and Clean Energy Act, in the California November 2008 election. Proposition 7 proposed aggressive renewable energy standards, and though it did not pass, many of those same standards were included in Executive Order S-14-08, signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in late November 2008.
Without Prop 7, many Californians would remain unaware of the true energy problems facing California and more importantly, the potential solutions we are on the cusp of implementing.
REAP Mission Statement  |
The Objectives of REAP |
REAP is a nationwide grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring energy independence and reducing atmospheric pollution. We will monitor and report on the progress of clean electricity generation as we transition away from dirty coal and fossil fuels. We will pierce the green veil of lofty goals and green speeches. We will find out what is actually happening, to achieve greater use of renewable energy in the coming years, when this civilization’s struggle for climate crisis survival will be won or lost. We will monitor major electric utilities in key states. Most importantly, we will insist on implementation of breakthrough policy initiatives like California’s Executive Order S-14-08 and Los Angeles Mayor Antonia Villaraigosa’s pledge to end dirty coal electricity use by 2020. REAP will report critical findings to the public without fear or favor. Our public campaigns and reports will urge the public to demand more urgent and stronger action where warranted, as well as, to heap praise on those really making progress. |
1. To better inform the public about the pace of moving away from dirty coal and fossil fuels to renewable electricity. 2. To advocate for a modernized electric grid and transmission system that can move renewable electric power to every corner of the nation. 3. To encourage public awareness so the people may influence utilities and government agencies to quicken the pace of phasing out the use of dirty coal electricity generation. 4. To grow the REAP membership to 100,000 active members within two years so we can speak with a louder voice. 5. To serve as a model for similar organizations in key states beginning with California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. 6. To create a network of renewable energy groups – REAP juniors - at college campuses to create a mammoth network of people lobbying the utilities and government agencies to keep them accountable. 7. To uncover the facts that will attract wider and deeper media coverage on the issues of ending dirty coal and achieving renewable energy progress. |
