Dear Congressman _____________,

Please support a Renewable Electricity Standard requiring utilities 
to increase production of electricity from clean renewable sources 
like solar and wind. I think that setting common-sense goals for the 
use of renewable energy is smart for our country and for Texas. 

Renewable energy is fueling job growth in Texas. Renewable industries 
employ hundreds of Texans, building towers and blades, transporting parts 
and finished products, and installing and maintaining our new wind farms. 
In addition to creating jobs, renewable energy helps us to reduce the air 
pollution that clouds our cities, dumps mercury in our water and contributes 
to global warming. Wind energy farms also decentralize our power sources, 
an important virtue at a time when we must be vigilant against providing 
opportunities for terrorist attack. 

Last spring, the Senate adopted a Renewable Electricity Standard requiring 
utilities to produce 10 percent of our nation's electricity with clean 
renewable energy sources by 2020.  Your support for this standard would 
reflect the wisdom of the Texas Legislature, which set a modest requirement 
in 1999 that is now largely responsible for the Texas wind boom. Such a 
policy on the national level would create significant economic benefits 
for Texas, which leads the nation in potential to generate power from 
renewables. I urge you to support a Renewable Electricity Standard at 
least as strong as the Senate version.

Sincerely,
Your name and address