"Sorry Andy, that dog just won’t hunt."

KRATOVIL CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO HARRIS TV AD

Statement from Kratovil spokesman Tim McCann on Andy Harris’s newly-released television ad:

“In his new TV ad, Andy Harris is trying to sell himself as a champion of alternative energy.  Sorry Andy, that dog just won’t hunt.  He has had 10 years in Annapolis to work on energy solutions at the state level, but instead he has stood in the way of progress at every turn.  Just this year, he opposed a program that is going to make Maryland a national leader on renewable energy.  We applaud his recent conversion, but I don’t think his ability to read a poll is quite the kind of ‘vision and leadership’ voters are looking for.

“Fact is, Andy Harris has taken tens of thousands of dollars of campaign cash from Big Oil. Maybe that’s why the he is proposing that we now reward the same oil companies that have chosen not to expand domestic production from 68 million acres of territory on which they already hold leases.”

Andy Harris’s Record on Energy:  Just the Facts

·         Voted against SB 209 (2008), which will increase the share of Maryland’s energy usage coming from renewable sources to 20% by 2022.   This legislation is expected to create over 1,000 jobs in the state and generate over $400 million in revenues for farmers through biomass demand and wind energy leases, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.^[1]

·         Voted against SB 268 (2008), which established the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program and the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund.

·         Voted against SB 309 (2008), which requires the Department of the Environment to develop plans, adopt regulations, and implement programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% from 2006 levels by 2020.

·         Voted against HB 1016/SB 595 (2007), which added solar energy to the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and removed some of the obstacles preventing solar energy producers from bringing new projects online.

·         Voted against SB 566 (2007), which encourages the construction of wind energy generation stations in Maryland.

·         One of only 3 Senators to vote against HB 714 (2004), which establishes the Solar Energy Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to individuals, local governments, and small businesses making the transition to solar energy.

·         Voted against SB 869 (2004), which established Maryland’s renewable energy portfolio standards for retail electricity sales.

·         One of only 3 Senators to vote against SB 711 (2000), which established a pilot program to use solar energy in public school buildings.