Green | December 19, 2008 | 14 comments

Make climate justice history!

source: http://www.coal-is-dirty.com/make-climate-justice-history

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JanforGore
Next year is the year. Next year we must make our voices loud, strong, and resolute. We must say to the governments of this world especially our own that we will no longer tolerate the snails pace at which action to mitigate and adapt to climate change is happening. We can no longer afford to pump 70 million plus tons of climate change pollution into our atmosphere daily. We can no longer afford to deforest thousands of acres a year of rainforest to feed a rapacious consumptive lifestyle that threatens our childrens' future. We can no longer afford to continue to waste and pollute our most precious resource, water, and expect that there will be enough to sustain ours and other species. We can no longer afford to blow up and destroy the pristine mountains of this country that give us a spiritual and historical significance that could now provide us with natural wind power instead of being reduced to ash and rubble.

We are reaching critical mass with the climate and water crisis (which is being exacerbated by the climate crisis) and coal is one of the chief causes of the excerbation of the climate change, toxic pollution, and water waste that is now affecting all corners of our world from the immoral mountaintop removal to its burning which will NEVER BE CLEAN. Two trillion tons of ice do not melt in the Arctic in the small space of time it has without the intervention of human behavior!

If you then have a chance to attend this rally in DC next March, please do. I am seriously considering doing this and being a part of the peaceful coal plant protest. This is now the only way to let our government know how important it is that we preserve our species and our planet. Nothing else of substance for society has been accomplished without a vocal grassroots movement. This is the essence of Democracy. The success of the Civil Rights and Women's Suffrage movements hinged on the action taken by people like you and me who were willing to cast aside doubt and fear and stand up for what was moral and right. This is our time again, and this time the prize is the most important one of all. Our Earth!
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14 comments // Make climate justice history!

  • onechance
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Youth Activism: King Coal.The Joke's On You

      Just look at this video with these IDIOTS wearing "clean coal" signs and handing out clean coal hats at a rally for Barack Obama! How could he allow that and not tell the truth? But youth across America are seeing the deception and lies and fighting back. This next year needs to see a mass movement by the youth of America who are going to stand up to the dirty ways of the past and fight for their clean energy future! And what better place to mobilize that action than here? Youth of America, this is your time, and I and many others will join you.

    • 3 years ago
  • Commentor
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      Commentor  

    • coal smokestacks should all be cleaned with the algae flue cleaner technology.

      It removes all the particulates could generate bio-diesel and fuel.

    • 3 years ago
  • darkhorsejim
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      darkhorsejim  

    • Thanks again for these vital environmental updates & associated links to valuable information. Acid rain in the Northeast kills our forests, fatally pollutes our waterways & has been peeling the paint off of our cars for years.

      Clean Coal is an oxymoron – like the idiot coal industry that thinks it can reinvent itself as our energy savior. We need this money invested in sustainable energy making fossil fuels extinct - ASAP.

    • 3 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • YES I'M 'CRYING' ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS KILLING PEOPLE HERE. WHY AREN'T YOU? And where here do you read me 'crying' about us because we make the most "shit" as you so eloquently put it? Did I not type 'the governments of this world?' At least China with its horrible record is now committing to start working on changing that ( which we must hope they do), but OF COURSE other countries matter in this as well. However, THIS government has done NOTHING and I live here so why shouldn't I "cry" about it?

    • 3 years ago
  • arcticspirit
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      arcticspirit  
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    • 3 k thick and made entirely of man made pollutants and extended from China thru India covering even more of Asia.

      And you are crying about America producing the most shit?

    • 3 years ago
  • Vierotchka
  • justright
  • JanforGore
  • SeaJade
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      SeaJade  

    • "CoalFinger" produced by GreenPeace five and a half minutes....

      A little bit of serious silliness from GreenPeace but you get the point....

      "Along with his dopey sidekick Dr. Anthracite, Coalfinger plans to cover the world in coal-fired power stations and destroy the climate in Operation Browncloud. Can Green stop them with the help of his glamorous assistant Katrina Hurkane? Is a top secret hideout involved? Are there plenty of double entendres?

      With a soundtrack by composer David Arnold (Quantum of Solace, Casino Royal), the animated Bond spoof features David Mitchell (C4s Peep Show) as secret agent Gaverson Green fighting to stop the evil plans of Coalfinger, voiced by Brian Blessed"

    • 3 years ago
  • huntre
  • JanforGore
  • JanforGore
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • From the link:

      Join a Mass Non-Violent Direct Action against the Capital Coal Plant in D.C. Mar. 2nd
      In late February 2009, the Energy Action Coalition will host Powershift 2009 in Washington DC, creating the largest youth mobilization on climate change in history. Conference organizers are hoping for 15,000 attendees (up from 6,000 in 2007) from across the country to attend the conference, focusing generally on making climate change, clean energy, and green jobs a priority for the new administration.

      Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network have proposed a mass non-violent civil disobedience to coincide with Powershift, with a goal of organizing at least 1,000 people (Powershift attendees as well as many other allies) to participate in a mass sit-in at the Capitol Power Plant. This is a mixed-burning facility that provides heat/steam/refrigeration to the entire Capitol Complex, including Congress. As part of the Greening The Capitol initiative, the House of Representatives has opted to replace their share of usage of the plant with natural gas, the Senate has refused to do so, and continues to use coal.

      The scenario for this activity would be in the direction of peaceful line-crossing and sit-in at the power plant. An action framework will be created accessible to all – from students, to elderly, to parents, to frontline communities and beyond.

      This event would aim to turn a new corner for the climate movement – we have already won the battles showing that climate change is real and that politicians and industry/people must act; now we are reflecting the urgency and depth of the required responses. Civil disobedience has played a vital role in every social movement for justice, and echoing the recent calls of people like Al Gore, James Hansen, Wendell Berry and others – we feel it is time to escalate our tactics and our demands, and show the new administration that the American people are demanding and taking action to in response to the urgency and seriousness of the climate crisis.

      What You Can Do:

      This peaceful action is about movement-building; about shifting the public’s understanding of the climate crisis; and inspiring others to act. We want to see a broad coalition of allies endorsing and supporting this action, and ensure the action reflects a diverse movement.

      * Encourage your organization to publicly endorse this action
      * Get involved in shaping the messaging and planning of the event
      * Help mobilize your membership, networks, or constituents to support this action.
      * Join us in Washington DC on March 2nd!

      For further information- www.capitalclimateaction.org

      ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS:
      350.org
      Blue Ridge Earth First!
      Chesapeake Climate Action Network
      Coal River Mountain Watch
      CoalSwarm
      Energy Justice Network
      Global Exchange
      Green Delaware
      Greenpeace
      Heartwood
      Mountain Justice
      Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
      Rainforest Action Network
      Rising Tide North America
      Student Environmental Action Coalition
      The Ruckus Society

      ENDORSING INDIVIDUALS:
      Wendell Berry - author
      Edward Herman- author, professor Wharton School of Business
      Bill McKibben - author
      Billy Parrish - founder, Energy Action Coaltion
      Gus Speth - author

    • 3 years ago
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