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Clean Water Action Endorses Angel Taveras for Mayor

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PRESS RELEASE
August 23, 2010 

Contact: Lauren Nocera | Lauren@AngelForProvidence.com | 401-529-9684 

CLEAN WATER ACTION ENDORSES ANGEL TAVERAS FOR MAYOR 

PROVIDENCE - Angel Taveras announced today that he has received the endorsement of Clean Water Action. 

Clean Water Action is a national organization of 1.2 million members working to empower people to take action to protect America's waters, build healthy communities and to make democracy work for all of us. For 36 years Clean Water Action has succeeded in winning some of the nation's most important environmental protections through grassroots organizing, expert policy research and political advocacy focused on holding elected officials accountable to the public.   

Clean Water Action’s Rhode Island Director Sheila Dormody stated, “We are proud to announce our endorsement of Angel Taveras for Mayor of Providence.  Angel’s 5 point environmental program focuses on reducing Providence’s carbon footprint and positioning Providence as a leader in the rapidly growing green economy.  These measures are just what our capitol city needs to move forward.  We look forward to working with him when he is elected to help him implement his ambitious plan.” 

Angel Taveras declared, “As Mayor, I will make Providence an international leader in environmental stewardship because these far-ranging issues of global warming and energy independence are deeply connected to local issues such as our city budget and the ability of city families to have affordable energy and food costs." He added, “I look forward to bringing the city's environmental and renewable energy activists into City Hall with me so that we can work together to make the dream of a clean energy economy a reality.  I am deeply committed to passing this world on to our children cleaner and safer than we found it." 

Dormody concluded, “Angel Taveras has an smart environmental plan, and a history of taking tough positions to make necessary changes.  We urge the Providence residents to vote for Taveras, for a cleaner environment and a better future for all Providence families.” 

Read Taveras' 5-point environmental program here and his transit plan here.

In the first six months after announcing his campaign for Mayor, Angel Taveras has built a wide-ranging coalition of supporters including State Senator Juan Pichardo, State Senator Rhoda Perry, State Representative Edith Ajello, State Representative Grace Diaz, City Councilman Kevin Jackson, City Councilman Cliff Wood, City Councilman Leon Tejada, City Councilman Miguel Luna, Meeting St. CEO John Kelly, Drinking Liberally founder Chris Blazejewski, attorney Casby Harrison, former US Attorney Meg Curran, attorney Kas DeCarvalho, youth jobs leader Andrew Cortes, community leader Jim Vincent, former Common Cause director Phil West, activist Tomas Avila, Ward 9 Democratic chairman Russell Conway, the Ward 5 Democratic Committee, blogger and progressive activist Brian Hull, veteran political leader Victor Capellan, and previous gubernatorial candidate and former state senator Myrth York.

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