STOP The Coal Rush Rally Sunday

by: Matt Glazer

Sat Feb 10, 2007 at 09:56 AM CST

Rick Perry is pushing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to "fast-track" 19 new, dirty coal-fired power plants. With more than half of Texans living in areas where the air fails to meet federal minimum health-based standards, an additional 124.5 million tons of carbon dioxide in the skies over Texas each year is the last thing we need.

More information, fact sheets, handouts, sample letters, and scripts are available at www.stopthecoalrush.com.

Texas State Capitol, 11th and Congress Ave. South Steps.

Where: 11th and Congress Ave. Austin, TX
When: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

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STOP The Coal Rush Rally Sunday | 3 comments

I wasn't able to go (0.00 / 0)

any reports????

Hill Country Ride for AIDSmy HCRA Page

by: BeckyH @ Mon Feb 12, 2007 at 00:36:23 AM UTC

It was a thing of beauty (5.00 / 2)

Luckily the rain held up until it was over.

As usual the local rag is way off on the crowd estimation

Environmentalists rally to stop new coal plants
Carrying signs with slogans of "Stop the Coal Rush" and "Shame on Texas," about 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol on Sunday to call for lawmakers to slow down a plan to build up to 18 new coal-fired power plants.

I bet there were 3 times that number of people there. Nice music in addition to the speakers, by Bill Oliver, Eliza Gilkenson and the final artist billed himself as Johnny Trash and did a version of "Ring of Fire" that went over really well.

Anyone who wanted one, got a free t-shirt that said "Face it - Coal is Filthy".

Rememer to call your representatives and senators tomorrow and tell them you support HCR43 - the The coal plant permit moratorium resolution.

by: sonia @ Mon Feb 12, 2007 at 03:28:42 AM UTC

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Thank you so much for the wonderful report and the effort to slow down Climate Change (0.00 / 0)

by: ProveOurDemocracy @ Mon Feb 12, 2007 at 05:50:20 AM UTC

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