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SPOTLIGHT ON PROPOSITION 89 – CLEAN MONEY AND FAIR ELECTIONS

Special interest money has polluted our elections. Since 1989, oil and gas, electric utilities, mining, chemical, and the auto manufacturing industries have poured over $365 million into federal campaigns and party coffers. That's 30 times as much as was contributed by environmental groups over the same time period.

California politics suffers a similar fate. Every election, polluting industries bankroll local and state politicians. Once elected, these politicians pay back their donors by attacking essential environmental protections and wasting taxpayer dollars through industry giveaways.

That's why the Planning and Conservation League has joined other environmental groups like Sierra Club California, Environment California, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network to support Proposition 89 and fight special interest money.

Proposition 89, the California Clean Money and Fair Election Act, is all about cleaning up the way political campaigns are run.

Here's how it affects you as an environmental voter:

Strict Contribution Limits will end the fundraising madness with constitutional limits so environmental voters aren't drowned out by big money.

Clean Money Full Public Financing of Political Campaigns will level the playing field so environmental candidates can win on their ideas and convictions. Candidates who choose the public financing route will be financed by a .2 percent increase in corporate taxes. 

Tough Disclosure and Enforcement will require wealthy candidates to disclose their expenditures, keep politicians from hiding behind negative ads, and punish politicians who violate the law. 

California voters overwhelmingly support greater environmental protections. When we clean up politics, politicians will finally listen to the electorate and institute policies that put the environment and public health first.

Please help us "Buck the System!" to clean up corruption in politics.

Click here to make a small contribution to the Proposition 89 campaign.

Sign the petition in support of Prop 89.

Learn more about Proposition 89 and how it works.