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Great News! Utah House passed the homebrew bill HB 51!

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Great update from Gary at the AHA!  Once the Gov signs the bill I can do what I love doing legally in my home state of Utah.  Its about time!
~ O.L.M.
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Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:12 PM
Subject: Utah Homebrew Bill Passes Legislature
Great News!
Today the Utah House passed the homebrew bill HB 51.  The vote was even stronger than their last vote, with 66 in favor and just 2 nays.
On Tuesday of this week, the House refused an amended version of the bill that was passed by the Senate, due to the overly Draconian restrictions on how homebrew could be used outside the home.  That sent it to a Conference Committee with 3 members each from the House and Senate, where a new less restrictive amendment (still not ideal, but much better than what had been proposed by the Senate) was drafted.
On Wednesday, the Senate passed the bill with the new amendment 23-3.
With both houses of the Utah legislature passing the bill by more than a 2/3 majority, the Governor will almost certainly sign the bill into law.  If he does, the law will then become effective as of May 12, 2009.
Congrats to all of the Utah homebrewers who have worked so hard over the past two years to make this happen!  Your persistent calls and emails to legislators, and attendance at committee hearings are what made this all possible.  It has truly been an honor for me to be involved in this process with you!
Gary Glass
Director American Homebrewers Association
Be a part of the national homebrew movement: Join the American Homebrewers Association! www.beertown.org/homebrewing/membership.html

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Support incentives for clean energy jobs — sign the petition

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/s/tax

By raising your voice on the issue of clean energy, you’re in some very good company. A great many Unlikely Alliances have formed to make the call for clean power:

  • The United Steelworkers, as part of the Blue-Green Alliance, have joined the We Campaign. They see the great jobs potential in the renewable energy sector, and they want safe and affordable energy sources for our manufacturing sector.
  • Green For All brings renewable energy jobs right to the heart of America’s inner cities. They are unifying diverse urban communities around a clean energy future.
  • The 25 x ’25 Alliance, based largely in America’s Farm Belt, is pushing the U.S. to derive 25% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. It’s an ambitious, but attainable, goal – so long as Congress acts.

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    The Site is up! Live Green Festival, etc.

    Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

    The site is up (mostly) after a few hours of work today. There are still a few updates and additions needed that I will try to get to by the weekend.

    Anybody in the SLC area who is looking for something to do Saturday, May 10th, join us here:

    http://www.downtownslc.com/events/live-green.htm

    Squatters will be doing the beer garden… and they have the best local brews! It’s also a great way to spend the day with good music, and a large number of “green” vendors on site.

    Hope to see you there!

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