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New Tools Show Impacts of Energy Choices Data Connect People with Their Power Washington, D.C.: Thanks to three new on-line databases, Americans can now see where their energy comes from and how their present and future energy choices contribute to global warming. The databases, released by the Sierra Club, the Center for Global Development and Appalachian Voices, break down the carbon emissions from the world’s power plants, making it possible to chart the global warming emissions of each individual coal-fired power plant, both those currently in use and those on the drawing board. Consumers can now even track the coal that powers their homes back to the place it was mined to see its impact on the local community. "One thing this new data makes clear is that from the time it is mined to when it is burned coal is a dirty business." said Bruce Nilles head of the Sierra Club’s national coal campaign. "There are cleaner, more efficient ways to meet our energy needs, ones that can improve public health, protect our outdoor heritage and fight global warming." Sierra Club’s New Coal Plant Tracker: www.sierraclub.org/coal Want to know if there is a new coal plant planned for your backyard? The Sierra Club’s New Coal Plant Tracker can tell you. The Tracker lists every new proposed coal-fired power plant in the U.S., where it is in the permitting process and how much global warming pollution it will emit. Through a collaboration with the Rainforest Action Network, the Tracker can even tell you who is funding many of these dirty new plants. Center for Global Development, Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA): www.CARMA.org Through this expansive new database you can find the global warming emissions of over 50,000 power plants worldwide. Not only can you find out how much carbon the plants in your state emit, you can also calculate the carbon footprint of the companies that own them. You can even compare the global warming emissions of your state, county or metro area with others across the nation to see how your area stacks up. Appalachian Voices, Your Connection to Mountaintop Removal Mining: www.ilovemountains.org/myconnection Starting Thursday, enter your zip code to find out how your electricity is connected to devastating mountaintop removal mining. Use Google Maps to see how mountaintop removal tears communities apart, poisoning water supplies, polluting the air and destroying our nation’s natural heritage--all while making global warming worse. The Sierra Club’s new National Coal Campaign is working to ensure coal is mined responsibly and burned cleanly. Across the country the Campaign is fighting to stop the construction of dirty new coal plants and direct the proposed investments into energy efficiency, renewable resources, and other clean alternatives. ### |
