Tell the Power Companies: Invest In Clean Power, Not Coal

Major power companies and their supporters in Washington are telling Americans that coal is the future of affordable energy. But acid rain, increased greenhouse gas emissions, dangerous coal mining, mercury pollution, increased asthma and human health problems, and serious groundwater pollution are costs that no one can afford. There simply is no such thing as "clean coal."

Investments made in new facilities today will lock in our energy sources for decades to come. Power companies such as Peabody, Dominion and others need to pay attention to their shareholders who are looking to the future. They need to get out of the coal business, and shift the billions of dollars they are spending on coal into green and renewable energy like solar and wind, as well as energy efficiency.

Early in 2009, Dynegy, a major power company, agreed to pull out of building coal-fired power plants in the United States -- and their stock responded quickly with a 19% jump in one day. The other big power companies need to follow Dynegy's lead. Click on the orange "send message" button at lower right to send the email message at right to the following power company executives:

Gregory Boyce, Peabody Energy CEO

Henry Givens, Jr., Peabody Energy Board of Directors

Margaret McKenna , Dominion Resources Board of Directors

Benjamin Lambert, Dominion Resources Board of Directors

Thomas Capps, Investor Relations, Dominion Resources

Mike Segal, CEO of LS Power Associates

Richard Kelly, President of XCel Energy

Michael Yackira, President, Sierra Pacific Resources

William D. Harvey, President/CEO, Alliant Energy

Walter Higgins, CEO of Nevada Power/Sierra Pacific

Richard Smith, President/CEO, Entergy

J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman/CEO, Entergy

Martin Rosenberg, President, Sithe Global Power

Bruce Wrobel, Chief Executive Officer, Sithe Global Power

Stephen G. Snyder, President & CEO, TransAlta Corporation

Jennifer Pierce, VP Communications & Investor Relations, TransAlta Corporation

Peggy Fowler, CEO, Portland General Electric

Jim Piro, President, Portland General Electric

David W. Joos, President & CEO, CMS Energy Corp./Consumers Energy Company

John G. Russell, President& COO, Consumers Energy Company

James E. Rogers, Chairman/President/CEO, Duke Energy

Roberta Bowman, Senior VP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Duke Energy

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CEOs and Board Chairs of energy companies planning new coal plants

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As an electric power consumer, I am writing to ask you to shift your investments away from dirty coal and towards truly clean electricity sources. Shareholders are calling on power companies to make significant reductions in their toxic emissions and to seriously address climate change.  The best way to respond to these concerns on climate change is for your company to get out of the coal business, stop building new coal-fired power plants, and to stop misleading the public about non-existent "clean coal" technologies.  I'm sure you're aware that when Dynegy recently announced they were pulling out of building coal-fired power plants, their stock price went up by 19% in just one day.

We all know there's nothing clean about coal and it is not the answer to America's increasing energy needs. No matter what technologies are employed, coal-fired power plants inevitably contribute to global warming, air pollution, and environmental degradation from the mining and burning of coal.

I urge your company to invest in solar, wind and other renewable energy technologies as a way of meeting growing consumer demand for energy. Energy efficiency technologies should also be funded and deployed on a massive scale. Only renewable energy and conservation will provide our country with energy security, reduce toxic pollution and global warming, and create competitive green jobs for years to come. I look forward to your response to my letter and direct action in this matter.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

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