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No New Coal Power Plants!
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: Care2
At this time last year, former Vice President Al Gore testified in Congress about why we need to stop building any new coal-fired power plant until we have the capability to safely capture and store the CO2.
More recently, the director of NASA's Goddard Space Institute, James Hansen, told congress that such a moratorium is "the most critical action for saving the planet at this time."
But even with these recommendations by such high figures, there are still over 110 coal-fired generating plants being built or planned in the United States. But there IS an alternative. Experts say that about 69 percent of U.S. electricity needs could be met by solar power by 2050, and that solar power could be the nation's sole electricity source by 2100.
Tell Congress that a moratorium on coal-fired power plants is needed now in order to halt the effects of climate change.
More recently, the director of NASA's Goddard Space Institute, James Hansen, told congress that such a moratorium is "the most critical action for saving the planet at this time."
But even with these recommendations by such high figures, there are still over 110 coal-fired generating plants being built or planned in the United States. But there IS an alternative. Experts say that about 69 percent of U.S. electricity needs could be met by solar power by 2050, and that solar power could be the nation's sole electricity source by 2100.
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We signed the “No New Coal Power Plants!” petition!
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Solar power is the way to go. This is 2008; please, let us go the route that is safe and clean for the planet.
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Enough is enough. Please stop pillaging the planet and instead support simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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I support solar and wind power. Coal power plants should be shut down because they are so polluting. Do you care about our future and our childrens future?
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Let's start moving FORWARD, not repeating the same old mistakes over and over.
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Hopp!
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Please for the future survival of my children and yours do what is best for the environment.
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if scientists support this, what spin benefits the world?
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Please, please, please don't try to create more coal plants. Coal is not environmentally safe and the coal mining is definitely not safe! We cannot ignore Global Warming and ever hope to save the planet if you keep using such dangerous and polluting energy sources when other sources of energy are clearly available and workable!
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We need to stop thinking about the easiest way to make money in the short term; and start thinking about the condition of our planet in the long-term.
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