by Melissa Hope, Missouri Chapter Development Director
Leading the charge against more coal burning power plants;
- Supporting solutions for a clean energy future;
- & leading the fight against global warming!
If we all work together, we can take the kind of bold, visionary action needed to help us fight global warming, end our dangerous addiction to fossil fuels, and jumpstart the new energy economy. Our Clean Air & Energy Campaign is energizing citizens across the state to demand smart energy solutions.
Scientists tell us that we need to reduce our global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050 if we are to avoid the most catastrophic effects of global warming, and that we have at most ten years to act before it’s too late. That works out to an achievable average annual reduction of 2 percent a year. Everyone has a role to play—individuals, businesses, cities, states, our leaders in Washington, and, in particular, utilities and other energy companies.
With your help our Missouri Clean Air & Energy Campaign will continue to be effective, leveraging recent successes and moving the public, our leaders, and especially energy providers toward cleaner, safer and cheaper solutions to meet the state’s long-term energy needs.
No More Coal in Missouri!
Sierra Club expects to launch legal challenge soon!
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) is moving forward with its plans for a new coal-burning power plant in Norborne, MO. Despite AECI’s investment in two Missouri wind farms they continue to insist on a $1.7 billion investment in more coal capacity. We expect to launch two separate legal challenges in the coming months, utilizing provisions of the Clean Air Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), with the help of Washington University School of Law’s Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center.