On April 14th, 2009 at 9:30 AM, coal barons are finally testifying in front of Congress about the “The Role of Coal in a New Energy Age.”
Coal is the single most dangerous form of energy and, despite many claims by industry spokespeople, is not clean and cannot be cleaned. While industry front groups are spending millions of dollars convincing Americans that CO2 emissions from coal can be tucked away safely, all evidence shows the contrary, that doing so is technically dubious, extremely expensive, and environmentally disastrous.
Young people will welcome these criminals that deal in coal, the most deadly weapon of mass destruction! We will let them and anyone watching know that young people don’t want coal to have a role in the New Energy Age, that we demand fair worker transition programs for coal miners, clean energy for the nation, and stable climate for future generations!
If you live in the D.C. area, sign up here to help organize the welcoming reception. If you’d like to walk around and sign people up with some old school tabling or canvassing, you can find a handy sign-up form here.
Coal seems the most important front for securing a prosperous and sustainable future and one where the least progress has been made in terms of concrete legislative achievements.
Correct. They are due to receive $60 billion dollars from the climate bill if it passes. This would obviously somewhat undermine the whole premise of a climate bill considering that coal is the #1 culprit to human caused emissions.