"At a January Iowa Utilities Board hearing, an impressive slate of experts will testify that the proposed Marshalltown coal plant would be a costly mistake. Iowa's renewable energy revolution is the answer for our power needs, not a $1.5 billion investment in 19th century technology."
- Carrie La Seur, President, Plains Justice
Plains Justice, Environmental Advocates, Physicians for Social Responsibility and Sierra Club invite you to meet these experts.
Join Dr. James Hansen, Director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, speaking as a private citizen, along with six other nationally recognized experts on global warming, public health, energy conservation, alternative energy and economic sustainability. Dr. Hansen, Dr. Neil Harl, Tom Sanzillo, Dr. Kristen Welker-Hood, Scudder Parker, David Schlissel and Dr. Ezra Hausman will summarize their testimony and take questions from the audience.
A new poll shows that Iowans want an energy policy that safeguards our grandchildren's future, not cheap short-term fixes with devastating long-term consequences. Iowans have the vision and common sense to see the economic opportunity in alternative energy, efficiency and conservation, which keep our communities and our world healthy and sustainable.
Join us at one of these two events and be a part of Iowa's clean energy future
Wednesday, January 16th
State Historical Society of Iowa
600 East Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa
Moderator, Senator Rob Hogg
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 17th
Old Brick Community Center
26 E. Market St
Iowa City, Iowa
Moderator, Professor Craig Just
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
You Are Also Invited to a Plains Justice Fundraiser Before the Iowa City Speaker Event:
Thursday, January 17th,
Old Brick Community Center,
26 E. Market St., Iowa City, Iowa,
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
$15 per person, $25 per couple, $10 Seniors and Students
Beverages and hors d'œuvres will be served
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Plains Justice is an environmental justice law center based in Cedar Rapids. Our founding in 2006 was in part a response to a nationwide rush to build 150+ coal burning power plants, the biggest industrial source of global warming gases. Forty-two have been proposed in the Midwest alone. We have had some great successes as we challenge proposed plants in Waterloo and Marshalltown, Iowa; Big Stone City, South Dakota; and Gascoyne and South Heart, North Dakota
Finding alternatives to coal plants means working hard to create solutions. Our new Clean Energy Ambassador project, for example, will help small utilities improve their bottom line by implementing proven, cost-effective energy efficiency programs that lower bills.
This is a real fight to safeguard our grandchildren's future. The health and sustainability of our communities and our world are at stake. Stand with us as we work for truly clean energy, not short-sighted fixes with disastrous long-term consequences.
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