ACTION ALERT - CALL THE GOVERNOR AND ASK FOR A HALT TO BUILDING NEW COAL PLANTS - 515-281-5211
 
LS Power is planning to apply for their permits on Tuesday, May 15th.  The Governor has a chance to put a delay on the permitting process but today is the best day for it.  Call the Governor at 515-281-5211 and ask him to tackle global warming solutions and put a temporary stay on the permitting process for new coal plants until the legislature has had a chance to act on the Climate Change Advisory Council's recommendations for greenhouse gas reductions in Iowa.  If permitted, the two coal plants proposed by LS Power in Waterloo and Alliant Energy in Marshalltown along with the 790 MW behemoth MidAmerican built in Council Bluffs would contribute to a 60% increase in Iowa's global warming pollution since 1990.  If we're going to stop global warming and move our energy economy forward these plants cannot be built.  CALL THE GOVERNOR TODAY - 515-281-5211.
 
Thank the Governor for his powerful statement about global warming on April 27th:
 
"Global Warming is a real danger that threatens our very way of life, and it is our responsibility to take any and all steps that we can to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and hope to curb global warming. With this bill, we are doing just that," said Governor Culver. (Governor's Press Release)
 
Let him know that you want him to continue his leadership on this important issue.  We want to see Iowa be the true renewable energy capitol of the world, but that means saying "NO" to new dirty coal.  And he doesn't want to be known as the Governor who allowed 1350 MW of new coal to be built on his watch.
 
Thank you very much for your efforts, you are an invaluable part of this campaign!


Mark Kresowik
Midwest Clean Energy Campaign
Sierra Club
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