Citizens Lead for Energy Action Now (CLEAN) - a new effort by clean power and coalfield state grassroots organizations facilitated by the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI) -- is now circulating a comprehensive national "call to action" on energy policy for endorsement by other grassroots organizations across the U.S. You can sign up here!
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Don't miss this powerful extended preview of the upcoming documentary film, "Burning the Future: Coal in America," from director David Novack.
Larry Gibson, Ohio Valley Environmental Action, speaks at a May 8, 2007 news event held by Appalachian coalfield groups outside of the United Nations in New York City.
In the midst of a climate crisis and record energy prices, policymakers must not succumb to the false promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS), which would prolong dependence on dirty and dangerous energy sources and reward the world's biggest polluters, says a new Greenpeace report. The technology seeks to capture carbon dioxide from power plants and store it underground. But, despite being unproven and expensive, coal and power companies are advertising the scheme as a solution to global warming in order to justify building new coal-fired power plants, the single largest contributor to global warming. The Greenpeace report, "False Hope: Why Carbon Capture and Storage Won't Save the Climate," calls on governments to invest in safe, clean and proven energy technologies like wind and solar to find a long-term solution to the climate crisis. You can see a letter sent to Congress by a consortium of environmental groups and individuals can also take action here ...
Where We Are
In addition to the groups in the above map, also signing the CLEAN Call to Action are 110 individuals from 25 states.
