Please call Governor Bev Perdue at (800) 662-7952 and thank her for her veto of S781 and S709, two of the worst anti-environmental bills to come out of the legislative session. In addition to vetoing the bill that would have opened the door to offshore oil and natural gas drilling, she issued two executive orders that will create task forces to study the State’s onshore and offshore energy resources.
The Governor deserves our thanks for taking a strong stand for the environment and renewable energy today. Click here to read the Governor’s official statement on her vetoes; Executive Order 96: Offshore Wind Economic Development Task Force; Executive Order 97: Reauthorize and Expand the Governor’s Scientific Advisory Panel on Energy; and the News & Observer’s coverage from today’s paper: “Perdue vetoes praised, scorned.”