Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future

Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.

Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
AbbreviationPennFuture
Formation1998 (1998)
HeadquartersHarrisburg, PA
President
Jacqui Bonomo
Websitewww.pennfuture.org

History

PennFuture was founded in 1998 with the mission to work to "create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis."[1]

In February 2008, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future announced that Teresa Heinz, Chair of The Heinz Endowments, Rebecca Rimel, President of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore would speak at the organization's 10th Anniversary Gala in Philadelphia.[2]

In July 2015, Larry Schweiger assumed the role of president and CEO of PennFuture. He replaced former president and CEO, Cindy Dunn.[3]

Issue stances

Some of the policies endorsed by PennFuture include clean energy, air quality, and water quality, and mining. According to PennFuture, "air pollution is shortening lives, contaminating fish, killing streams and forests, and inexorably warming the global climate. Watersheds are thoughtlessly being undermined and paved over, and good water quality is becoming a rare commodity. Thousands of acres of land are defiled by past coal mining, and communities, streams, and families still suffer from destructive mining techniques."[4]

To achieve success in their mission, the organization is "working to replace old outdated dirty sources of power with clean renewable Pennsylvania-made electricity, fighting factory farm pollution, helping to stop damage from mining, protecting watersheds from sprawl and pollution, reducing global warming pollution, watchdogging state government, and providing $2 million per year of free legal services to protect the environment."[4]

Additional Accomplishments

PennFuture has been involved in the passage of the $625 million Growing Greener Bond in 2005, the enactment of the state's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard mandates, and the enactment of state rules to cut mercury pollution and ease the purchase of "clean" cars. PennFuture also holds frequent campaigns to contact legislators about specific legislation, hosting "Lobbying Days" in the Capitol, and providing pre-written letters for its grassroots activists to send to lawmakers.

PennFuture has received more than $900,000 from alternative energy companies during the past five years, much of which the eco-activist group has used to lobby for tax breaks, subsidies and mandates for the wind and solar industries. Foundations led by the Heinz and Haas families have donated generously.

Press

  • 1 February 2007 PennFuture Files Endangered Species Act Petition Against Bush Administration[5]
  • 22 May 2007 PennFuture, Environmental Integrity Project Launch Legal Action to Stop Massive Air Pollution from Bruce Mansfield Power Plant[6]
  • 18 June 2007 New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Energy Independence[7]
  • 8 February 2008 PennFuture Lauds Court Decision Striking Down Federal Mercury Rule[8]
  • 12 February 2008 PennFuture praises state House for moving Pennsylvania into national leadership with passage of energy savings bill[9]
  • 19 August 2008 Jan Jarrett named PennFuture president and CEO as John Hanger becomes Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary[10]
  • 22 January 2009 PennFuture offers opportunity for citizen input on global warming plan - Ideas to be shared with Pennsylvania's Climate Change Advisory Committee[11]
  • 9 July 2010 PennFuture: Harrisburg's Lobbying Launderers[12]
  • 5 March 2012 PennFuture Appoints George Jugovic, Jr. President and CEO[13]
  • 4 October 2013 PennFuture seeks to ensure clean water and restore migrating fish to local streams[14]
  • 20 November 2013 PennFuture Asks Pennsylvania House Committee To End The Dirty Diesel Loophole[15]
  • 25 March 2014 Switching on: Installing LED streetlights to save Pennsylvania taxpayers money[16]
  • 24 July 2014 Audit blasts DEP's handling of gas-well industry[17]
  • 31 July 2014 Pittsburgh Hosts Hearing on EPA's New Greenhouse Gas Proposals[18]
  • 18 August 2014 Environmentalist group says health registry needed[19]
  • 21 August 2014 PennFuture Files Second Appeal Over Anadarko Permit in Lycoming County[20]
  • 8 October 2014 Despite ups and downs, solar power still shining in Pennsylvania[21]
  • 20 November 2014 PennFuture Appeal Settlement Improves DEP Stormwater Management Program[22]
  • 15 January 2015 PennFuture calls for state-specific methane regulations[23]
  • 16 January 2015 John Quigley: 'There's a real opportunity to get [Marcellus Shale] right'[24]
  • 29 January 2015 Wolf bans new gas drilling leases on public land as promised[25]
  • 1 April 2015 PennFuture commends proposal to ‘reinvigorate clean energy investments[26]
  • 15 April 2015 Environmental Group Estimates State's Fossil-Fuel Subsidies[27]
  • 21 December 2011 PennLive: PennFuture returns more than $138,000 to Pennsylvania because of contract violations[28]

References
  1. "Nonprofit Organization Profile". donoredge.tfec.org. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2020.]
  2. "10th Anniversary Gala Reception and Dinner". www.pennfuture.org. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. Henney, Megan. "PennFuture picks Pittsburgh native as CEO". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. "Penn Future - Causes We Support - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future: Working to Protect Pennsylvania's Environment and Economy". www.pennfuture.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. "PennFuture Files Endangered Species Act Petition Against Bush Administration Due to Loss from Global Warming". www.pennfuture.org. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. "PennFuture, Environmental Integrity Project Launch Legal Action to Stop Massive Air Pollution from Bruce Mansfield Power Plant". www.pennfuture.org. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. "New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Energy Independence". www.pennfuture.org. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. "PennFuture Lauds Court Decision Striking Down Federal Mercury Rule". www.pennfuture.org. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. "PennFuture praises state House for moving Pennsylvania into national leadership with passage of energy savings bill". www.pennfuture.org. February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. "Jan Jarrett named PennFuture president and CEO as John Hanger becomes Pennsylvania DEP Secretary". www.pennfuture.org. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. "PennFuture offers opportunity for citizen input on global warming plan". www.pennfuture.org. January 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. "PennFuture: Harrisburg's Lobbying Launderers". www.commonwealthfoundation.org. July 9, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. "PennFuture Appoints George Jugovic, Jr. President and CEO". businesswire. March 5, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. "PennFuture seeks to ensure clean water and restore migrating fish to local streams". October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  15. "PennFuture Asks Pennsylvania House Committee To End The Dirty Diesel Loophole". www.bizjournals.com. November 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. Sanserino, Michael (March 25, 2014). "Switching on: Installing LED streetlights to save Pennsylvania taxpayers money". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. Worden, Amy (July 24, 2014). "Audit blasts DEP's handling of gas-well industry". articles.philly.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  18. Phillips, Susan (July 31, 2014). "Pittsburgh Hosts Hearing on EPA's New Greenhouse Gas Proposals". stateimpact.npr.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  19. "Environmentalist group says health registry needed". www.witf.org. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  20. Passut, Charlie (August 21, 2014). "PennFuture Files Second Appeal Over Anadarko Permit in Lycoming County". www.naturalgasintel.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  21. "Despite ups and downs, solar power still shining in Pennsylvania". www.newsworks.org. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  22. "PennFuture Appeal Settlement Improves DEP Stormwater Management Program". paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com. November 20, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  23. "PennFuture calls for state-specific methane regulations". Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  24. "John Quigley: 'There's a real opportunity to get [Marcellus Shale] right'". www.pennlive.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  25. Jackson, Peter (January 29, 2015). "Wolf bans new gas drilling leases on public land as promised". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  26. "PennFuture commends proposal to 'reinvigorate' clean energy investments". Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal. March 31, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  27. O'Driscoll, Bill (April 15, 2015). "Environmental Group Estimates State's Fossil-Fuel Subsidies". Pittsburgh CityPaper. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  28. Gilliland, Donald (December 21, 2011). "PennFuture returns more than $138,000 to Pennsylvania because of contract violations". www.pennlive.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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