We Need Clean Energy, Not Clean Coal!, 68°

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During the Vice Presidential debate, both Senator Biden and Governor Palin touting their support for "clean coal". But both presidential campaigns and Congress are missing the point: Conventional coal-burning power plants are the leading cause of global warming pollution in the United States. "Clean Coal" is a myth--a contradiction in terms. Coal companies claim they can develop coal plants at some point in the distant future that will capture and sequester carbon pollution. But carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is unproven and exorbitantly expensive.

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We need real solutions, not coal industry myths. Use the form below to send a message to both Presidential campaigns: We need clean, green energy now!

8 comments about this action

C Robb W.

From always on anything to cool boxes in markets with no doors,
From grid charged electric cars to electrically dependent tar sands extraction,
From mountaintop removal to climate chaos,

Continued reliance on coal is insane!

in October

Andrew A.

Right on C. Robb! Thanks for taking a bold stance to stop the development of coal.

Help spread the petition around to all your contacts!

in October

Leslie B.

The clean coal lovefest is so aggravating! Like the offshore drilling insanity that came before it.

in October

C Robb W.

When will we get politicians that are willing to speak truth to the public? Maybe this banking fiasco will bring about change but I'm not holding my breath.

in October

Sudeep Bhaumick

A. Viza... am from India and its the same sky over here too, i filled out the petition and realized i could not put my address there are no options in your form... can you please do something about that ?

clean coal, bio-diesel, nuclear energy... different versions same story... myopic greed...

Rob, i will not bet on the banking fiasco either... they still dont get it or dont want to accept that the true problem lies with energy depletion and catastrophic damage being done to the environment...

they just seem to be hell bent on driving off the cliff...

in October

Terry G.

I don't know what debate you guys saw, but I heard both candidates said they would do the following three actions for energy: CLEAN COAL, DRILLING and NUCLEAR. In fact, I heard a radio commercial bragging that BOTH CANDIDATES support CLEAN COAL. Although I work every day at the Obama campaign, it kills me that he can speak out in support of a woman's right to choose and gay rights, but he caved in on true renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, ocean wave and electric vehicles).

In order to achieve these goals, our leaders need to STOP speaking the terms, coal, drill and nuclear.

in October

Andrew A.

Sudeep--we are looking into the problem and will let you know as soon as we figure out how we can add international entries. sorry for any confusion!

in October

Sudeep Bhaumick

A. Aviza - Keep up the good work. These minor problems do happen, that's ok.

in October