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1. DEFICIT DRAMA VO/SOT
2. NO ON PROPOSITION 10 VO/SOT
3. WALL STREET BAILOUT VO/SOT
2. NO ON PROPOSITION 10 VO/SOT
LIVE:
PROPOSITION 10 OPPONENTS ARE SAYING A FIVE-BILLION-DOLLAR BOND ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT WOULD DO LITTLE TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. BUT SUPPORTERS OF PROPOSITION 10 SAY THE INITIATIVE IS A STOPGAP MEASURE NEEDED TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS. THEY ALSO DISMISS CLAIMS A BILLIONAIRE WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION 10 WOULD NOT UNDULY BENEFIT IF IT PASSES.
SUPER: TODAY/CAPITOL
VO: (:30)
PROPOSITION 10 WOULD ALLOW THE SATE TO SELL BONDS TO FUND REBATES FOR CONSUMERS WHO BUY FUEL EFFICIENT, REDUCED EMISSION VEHICLES. IT WOULD ALSO PAY PRIVATE COMPANIES UP TO FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR BUYING NATURAL GAS-FUELED TRUCKS, AND FUND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL RESEARCH. PROPOSITION 10 OPPONENTS INCLUDE LABOR UNIONS, THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TAXPAYER GROUPS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS. CALIFORNIA SIERRA CLUB SENIOR ADVOCATE JIM METROPULOS SAYS THE PROPOSITION WILL BENEFIT MOSTLY THOSE WHO BUY NATURAL GAS-FUELED CARS AND TRUCKS.
SUPER: JIM METROPULOS/SIERRA CLUBCALIFORNIA
SOT: (:20)
SAYS: "IF THE MONEY WAS FOCUSED MORE FOR HYBRIDS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BIO DIESEL, STUFF LIKE THAT, THE SIERRA CLUB COULD GET BEHIND THAT. BUT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN NOW, IT'S REALLY ABOUT FACILITATING AND GETTING NATURAL GAS VEHICLES OUT THERE. WE'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING WITH CLEANER, BETTER EMISSIONS.''
SUPER: AMY THOMA/YES ON PROPOSITION 10
SOT: (:16)
SAYS: "NATURAL GAS IS DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED. IT'S PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S 40 PERCENT CLEANER THAN PETROLEUM. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS TO USING NATURAL GAS, INCLUDING A REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USED AS A STOPGAP BETWEEN THE DIRTY FUEL. IT'S A CLEANER FUEL TO MOVE US TOWARD THE CLEANEST FUEL AND HELP US IN THE INTERIM."
VO TAG:
YES ON PROPOSITION 10 CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT AMY THOMAS SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE NOVEMBER BALLOT MEASURE IS BEING FINANCED LARGELY BY TEXAS BILLIONAIRE OILMAN T. BOONE PICKENS AND HIS CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORPORATION, SHE SAYS BOONE WON'T BENEFIT FROM ITS PASSAGE MORE THAN OTHER NATURAL GAS SUPPLIERS.
EXTRA BITES:
ON OPPONENTS' ASSERTION T. BOONE PICKENS WOULD PERSONALLY BENEFIT FROM THE MEASURE HE IS HELPING TO FINANCE:
SUPER: AMY THOMA/YES ON PROPOSITION 10
SOT: (:13)
SAYS: "T. BOONE PICKENS AND CLEAN ENERGY FUELS HAVE STRONG TRACK RECORDS OF TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOREIGN OIL AND THE TYPES OF FUELS THAT ARE CAUSING POLLUTION TO GO INTO OUR AIR EVERY DAY."
SUPER: DAVID KLINE/CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION
SOT: (:23)
SAYS: "THE LAST THING THE TAXPAYERS OF CALIFORNIA NEED IS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ON MORE DEBT, SADDLE THEM WITH MORE DEBT AT THIS TIME. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT PROPOSITION 10 WOULD DO. ACCORDING TO THE NONPARTISAN LEGISLATIVE ANALYST, PROP 10 WOULD COMMIT THE TAXPAYERS TO AN AVERAGE PAYMENT OF $335 MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.''
SUPER: AMY THOMA/YES ON PROPOSITION 10
SOT: (:16)
SAYS: "WE BELIEVE THAT PROPOSITION 10 IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO HELP US REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL AND MOVE CALIFORNIA HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO GETTING MORE OF THEIR POWER FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES SUCH AS SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY, WHICH ARE CLEAN AND DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED."
