23,600+ Supporter Cards
8,000 lbs of Lawn Signs
66%
That last number is the one to spend more time on. Sure, we moved around 100,000 lawn signs in about a month. Yes, we stood on many street corners, canvassed lines at political rallies, and talked to tons of groups, convincing people to vote yes and to sign a supporter card. But that last number, that 66%, that was the pay-off. Because on November 4th, when Missourians went out and actually cast their ballots, they passed Prop. C-the Missouri Clean Energy Initiative- by 66%. To contextualize this a bit, Colorado and Washington are the only other states that have passed a Renewable Electricity Standard by ballot initiative, and neither state passed it by more than 55%. And I think we can all agree that Colorado and Washington are far more “Granola-y” than Missouri (this is what someone I talked to on the street told me, and I fully agree). This just goes to show that across America people are realizing the value in renewable resources, and maybe that Missouri is a little greener than we thought.
And what’s next for Team MO?
Off to the Lone Star state to get solar panels on one-million roofs! Yee-haw!
P.S. GObama!
