Every time you switch on the lights, microwave a bag of popcorn, or watch TV, there is a good chance that the electricity you use -- and pay for every month -- comes from coal.
Across America, coal power plants are responsible for more than 80 percent of electricity's global warming pollution. But it doesn't have to be that way. You are a valued customer of your utility company, and what you say matters.
Utility companies can buy the power they sell you from coal and other fossil fuels, or from renewable energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal power. Yet less than 5 percent of total electricity sales in the U.S. comes from these sources. If enough customers demand that their energy come from these climate-friendly sources, your utility company will listen. And your policy makers will hear about it, too.
Demand renewable energy from your local utility. Start by doing the following:
- Call or email your utility company's customer service department and ask for more renewable power.
- Slip a piece of paper into your next utility bill that says, "I am your
customer and I want to buy electricity from renewable resources like wind and solar power."
- Talk with others. Tell your friends about renewable energy, and tell them to talk to their utility companies.
Sign Pledge
We signed the “Make Your Utility Company Carbon-Free!” Pledge!
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5:56 am PST, Nov 22,Andrea Watson, Colorado
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12:33 pm PST, Nov 2,Sarah Chamberlain, Colorado
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10:19 pm PDT, Nov 1,Kim Hulce, Virginia
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9:55 am PDT, Oct 19,Keith Wilkinson, Colorado
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6:59 am PDT, Oct 17,Julie F Hendrix, North Carolina
Renewable energy is what we need!! Leave the coal to turn into diamonds!
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6:52 pm PDT, Oct 3,Vance Reynolds, Pennsylvania
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1:43 pm PDT, Oct 3,Lisa Kyriacos, New Jersey
Many more viable sources than coal are available for use now that should be the primary source!! This should be the first goal for American utilities!
10:16 pm PDT, Sep 28,Charity Moschopoulos, Virginia
We need CLEAN energy sources. We need GREEN energy soucres. Drilling more is not the answer. We need to think LONG TERM! Not for the shourt term. As To Friedman says: Green energy is the next financial catalyst in the world. We need to get on board and become the leader.