It would also be good to have better background information on:

--how plant closures might open up existing transmission infrastructures for alternative energy.

--plants that will be or are most likely to be closed, from industry and/or regulatory sources, and under what scenarios.

--investor willingness to go “whole hog” on renewables.

--market flexibilities if ethanol and, based on a recent report involving indirect land use costs, biodiesel don’t prove to do very well on the pollution and greenhouse gas fronts.

Leland Searles

Air Quality Program Director

Iowa Environmental Council

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From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Carberry
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 1:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Club's $50M gift from Mayor Bloomberg

This is good news. We need more staff in Iowa to help Neila and the volunteers!

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Wally Taylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

But we won't be successful in closing existing coal plants unless we can credibly promote a transition to clean and renewable energy sources. What I have heard from National staff and leaders is that the Club recognizes this fact and they are going to stress that transition. I hope the Bloomberg money will make a significant contribution to clean and renewable energy.

Wally Taylor

The Club is hiring 100 new staff to

work primarily on closing existing coal plants around the country.

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Buell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]

Sent: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 12:34 pm
Subject: Club's $50M gift from Mayor Bloomberg

I'm sure you've seen the announcements of the donation from Bloomberg

Philanthropies (NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg) to Sierra Club.  $50M over a couple

years, with $10M being c4 lobby funds and the rest for administrative advocacy,

etc, for the Coal to Clean Energy Campaign.  The Club is hiring 100 new staff to

work primarily on closing existing coal plants around the country.  Things are

gearing up.

How many coal plants does Iowa have?  The universities, the one in Mike

Gronstal's district, the monster one in Southern IA... ???

It's time to shut them down.  Thanks for the helping hand, Mayor Bloomberg.

Donna

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