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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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coal is the worst fuel.
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I am all for solar power -- we need to move away from coal power plants -- the pollution they cause is making it difficult for us to decide how to stay healthy. Will the fish we eat be polluted with mercury? If we can eliminate the coal powered plants, we will all be better off in the future.
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This one is a no-brainer...
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I am a woman from West Virginia. I am aware of how desperately we here need coal to be important. I am also aware of how dependent we are on coal. So much so it has become a crutch. I would like to see coal phased out completely. I want West Virginia knocked off of it's crutch and forced to join a new, clean, eco-friendly world. This is one of the best ways I know to make West Virginia join the modern world.
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It is affordable.
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We need to cut our global warming pollution.
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I live in a neighborhood that is toxic from evivomental hazards. The air stinks, your skin and hair gets dirty, and it is unsafe to enjoy the outdoors. Where I live is just another example of the many reasons that new coal plants should not be built. The reson being it is dangerous to people.
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Coal is dangerous and dirty. Mine safety has not been enforced and miners die needlessly. Mountain top removals has devastated the environment and destroyed communities, coal fired plants poison the air and warm the planet.
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How about this: Mr. Sessions, YOU get INVOLVED in ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES(Nuclear, wind, solar,etc.), and I'll re-consider VOTING for your next re-election! Nuff' said?
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We cannot affort the cost to our individual health and our environment.
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