This is a GREAT article. The Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign has been working to close coal-fired power plants for the last six years, as an essential step to save the climate. We stop more Mountaintop Removal mining by arguing economics and closing coal-fired power plants than we do by protesting at mine sites. So when there is a long, boring hearing on some utility application or rate request, "Sierra Club shows up". That means writing letters and staying informed, doing our homework.
As the final quote says
"It's a long fight. This is how we win."
Thanks to Mike Price for sharing.
Jim Kotcon
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I am sure some of you are aware of this info in this article but it is very interesting reading. Mike http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/05/inside-war-on-coal-000002
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Inside the war on coalhttp://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/05/inside-war-on-coal-000002 www.politico.com Inside the war on coal. How Mike Bloomberg, red-state businesses, and a lot of Midwestern lawyers are changing American energy faster than you think.