Our View: Propositions 7 and 10 won't clean up environment -- MercedSunStar.com

Good intentions are never enough to fix a problem. But sometimes, good intentions can do more harm than good. That's the case with Propositions 7 and 10 -- both billed as pathways to a cleaner environment and less polluted future.

We're all for saving the environment and developing cleaner energy. But poorly conceived or even disingenuous proposals should not be written into state law. Voters should reject Propositions 7 and 10.

Environmentalists, industrialists, municipal and private utilities, labor unions and scientists all have linked arms to oppose this plan. Why would such a diverse group put aside their huge differences to gang up on a proposition that purports to help clean up bad air and reduce global warming? Because it is more likely to have the opposite effect.

The heart of Proposition 7 requires all electricity providers to get 50 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025.