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We Don't Need More Dirty Coal!

To: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House

Sponsored by: Union of Concerned Scientists

Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of global warming pollution in the United States-yet right now, our country is poised to increase these emissions by building many new dirty coal plants.

Virtually all of these proposed plants lack carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which aims to capture a plant's global warming-causing carbon emissions and store it underground. Building more plants without CCS would lock us into decades of rising carbon emissions at a time when we are trying to rein in global warming pollution.

Please urge Congress to oppose the construction of new coal-fired power plants unless they feature CCS technology. We already have renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies readily available that can meet our country's near-term energy needs.

Sign the Letter

We don't need more dirty coal!

Dear Representative,

Please oppose the construction of new coal-fired power plants that lack the ability to capture and store their carbon dioxide. Building new pulverized coal plants would lock the United States into decades of dangerous carbon emissions that will make it extremely difficult to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.

Funding of carbon capture and storage technology should be limited to 5 to 10 demonstration plants until the technology is proven to be safe, reliable, and cost-effective.

Analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists has found that the country can meet its near-term energy needs and curb emissions through using readily available renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. I urge you to support more aggressive deployment of these cleaner, safer technologies.

[Your name here]

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Emily Boves Knoxville, TN

Sent letter to Jimmy Duncan , Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker

Aug 14
Viviana Ramos Los Angeles, CA

Sent letter to Maxine Waters , Dianne Feinstein , Barbara Boxer and Laura Richardson

Aug 13
Christina Keating Granby, MO

Sent letter to Roy Blunt , Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill

Aug 13
Charles Decker Mansfield, PA

Sent letter to Arlen Specter , Bob Casey and G.T. Thompson

Aug 13
Lisa Drapkin Whitestone, NY

Sent letter to Gary Ackerman , Joe Crowley and Chuck Schumer

Aug 13
Susy Grenier Paris, France

Sent letter to Dick Durbin and Roland Burris

Aug 13
Karen Wildmo Flint, MI

Sent letter to Dale Kildee , Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow

Aug 12
FREDERICK RUTLEDGE JACKSONVILLE, FL

Sent letter to Corrine Brown , Cliff Stearns , Ander Crenshaw , Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson

Aug 12
June Harrison Long Branch, NJ

Sent letter to Frank Pallone , Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez

Aug 12
CTYankee Aeon Christianstead, VI

Sent letter to Donna Christensen

"If any Global Warming complainers out there really want to do something there is a solution just waiting to be deployed:

It's called CSP-DG and it stands for Concentrated Solar Power - Distributed Generation. 95% of the commercial buildings can accept a CSP system to power all or part of the building, and the nation reduces the demand for coal fired electricity by 50% -- without any other impact.

But it will not happen unless someone is willing to *BUY* -- the complainers will not change the reality, only the laws. And the result is that everyone will pay more for inferior solutions. Sounds just like government ;^)

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Aug 12