However, 70% of Colorado adults say that environmental protection is more important than economic growth. Opponents portrayed the initiative as an environment/economy trade-off, saying that it would restrict new oil and gas drilling to the point that it would damage Colorado’s economy and eliminate jobs. The measure would have established a minimum required distance of 2,500 feet between new oil, gas, or fracking wells and any “occupied buildings” or “vulnerable areas.”, Proposition 112 was defeated, 56.5% to 43.5%. Ĭolorado voters had the opportunity to decide on Proposition 112, the Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative. Tobin, supports a goal of 80% renewables by 2050. State utility regulators could still push for a higher RPS – one commissioner, Andrew M. ĭespite the outcome, Arizonans might see more renewables in the future. Arizona Public Service (Arizona’s largest utility company), gave $30 million to the Arizonans for Affordable Energy PAC this group ran ads claiming that Proposition 127 would cost households an additional $1,000 per year. One explanation is the aggressive opposition campaign. This outcome is at odds with our findings that 63% of Arizonans support requiring utilities to produce 20% electricity from renewable sources, even if it costs their household an additional $100 per year.
Īfter all the debate and spending, the measure was defeated by a large margin, with 69.8% voting no and 30.2% voting yes. Proposition 127 was also a very highly-funded issue: $54 million in campaign dollars went into the campaign. Proposition 127 would have set a RPS of 28% by 2025, ratcheting up to 50% by 2030. Under current law, Arizona must get 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. In a state where 84% support funding researching into renewable energy, voters decided against Proposition 127 which proposed faster, more ambitious increases to Arizona’s renewable portfolio standards (RPS). In some cases, state ballot initiatives align with YPCCC research questions, allowing us to see how our survey results compare to actual election results. While these state-level initiatives create less national frenzy than Congressional races, their outcomes are significant both in their environmental impacts and as gauges of public opinion. House and Senate, a number of states had environment and energy issues on their ballots. Though the focus of the recent midterm elections was largely on potential shifts of power in the U.S.
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