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No New Coal Power Plants!

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored 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.

deadline: 3-3-2009
goal: 50,000

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Dear [member of Congress],

Many of the world's climate and global warming experts, including former Vice President Al Gore and James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Space Institute, have suggested that we put a moratorium on the building of any new coal-fired power plants that do not have the capability to trap and store CO2 in order to take action against the effects of climate change.

I am counting on you to make this happen. This is the best way to cut our global warming pollution and take a critical and necessary international role in the reduction of global warming pollution. Scientists agree that we have the alternatives and technology available to move away from these dirty coal plants. Scientists even say we can get 69 percent of our electricity from solar power by 2050, and 100 percent by 2100.

[Your comment]

It is up to you, and as your constituent, I urge you to make it happen.

Thank you.
[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “No New Coal Power Plants!” petition!

# 45,898:

12:34 am PST, Feb 26, Pearl Gilman, Washington

# 45,897:

1:51 am PST, Feb 19, Brittany Hoffer, Ohio

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1:59 pm PST, Feb 18, Cecilia Bowerman, Australia
Please I urge to act now. A moratorium on coal-fired power plants is needed now in order to halt the effects of climate change. Thank you for your urgent consideration. Regards

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11:10 am PST, Feb 16, Agostina Giobio, Florida

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10:20 am PST, Feb 16, Name not displayed, New York

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11:43 am PST, Feb 10, Terry Harris, South Carolina

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4:57 pm PST, Feb 8, Catherine Garrigus, Ohio

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3:47 am PST, Feb 8, Kevin Anderson, Pennsylvania

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5:32 am PST, Feb 7, Leeann French, Colorado

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6:59 am PST, Feb 3, Barbara Freitas, Florida

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10:11 am PST, Feb 1, Kristina Chan, Canada

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8:42 pm PST, Jan 28, Bruce Williams, California

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9:55 am PST, Jan 28, Joseph Wilson, Illinois

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9:23 am PST, Jan 26, Hazel Seymour, Canada

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9:55 am PST, Jan 25, Candice Davis, Texas

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12:16 am PST, Jan 24, Niki Gianni, Illinois

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9:28 pm PST, Jan 23, Name not displayed, Washington

# 45,881:

2:09 pm PST, Jan 22, Dave Lacey, Oregon
Pollution is crippling our oceans and watersheds. It's time to change our ways and be energy independent!

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7:56 am PST, Jan 22, Rachel Gugelberger, New York

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11:56 am PST, Jan 20, Dirk Neyhart, California

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2:09 pm PST, Jan 18, Llew Taylor, Pennsylvania

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6:53 pm PST, Jan 17, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey

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5:49 pm PST, Jan 12, Richard Sacksteder, Kentucky

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1:47 pm PST, Jan 7, Matthew Martin, Massachusetts
Coal plants were fine when electricty was becoming popular in the 20th century, but they are outdated now.

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10:03 am PST, Jan 7, Kenneth Hoppe, Texas

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2:05 pm PST, Jan 5, Gail Costic, Pennsylvania

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2:10 am PST, Jan 2, Zara Ivanova, Bulgaria

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11:27 am PST, Jan 1, Emma Ward, Massachusetts

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5:35 pm PST, Dec 28, ANDRZEJ KOPEC, United Kingdom

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7:27 am PST, Dec 27, Filomena Pereira, United Kingdom

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10:44 am PST, Dec 22, Andres Vasquez, Massachusetts

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1:40 am PST, Dec 22, Marco Beato, Italy

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8:40 pm PST, Dec 18, Dan Hale, Florida

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9:40 am PST, Dec 18, Melinda Manderbach, California
Many of the world's climate and global warming experts, including former Vice President Al Gore and James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Space Institute, have suggested that we put a moratorium on the building of any new coal-fired power plants that do not have the capability to trap and store CO2 in order to take action against the effects of climate change. Scientists agree that we have the alternatives and technology available to move away from these dirty coal plants. A moratorium on coal-fired power plants is needed NOW in order to halt the effects of climate change.

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8:55 pm PST, Dec 17, Joyce Barone, Pennsylvania

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10:30 am PST, Dec 14, Ashley .............., Costa Rica

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9:52 am PST, Dec 14, Mervi Rantala, Finland

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8:02 am PST, Dec 11, Michele Bucci, New Jersey

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3:51 am PST, Dec 9, Mandy Reinhold, Florida

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7:18 am PST, Dec 5, Arlena Morton, Indiana

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7:51 am PST, Dec 3, Heather Ferris, Connecticut
It is time to take action and do the right thing.

# 45,857:

10:21 pm PST, Nov 30, Angela Moreno, Illinois

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2:13 pm PST, Nov 29, Eleanor Navarro, Arizona

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5:50 pm PST, Nov 24, Dean A, Florida

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