Attention Eco-Warriors! A Special Invitation from our friends at the Sierra Club. Help spread the word. This summer, President Obama committed the U.S. to be a global leader on curbing climate disruption and proposed that we start by limiting carbon pollution from power plants. Currently, there are no limits on the amount of carbon pollution spewed into the air by power plants. Its time to change that. As they prepare to set carbon pollution standards for existing power plants, the EPA is holding a listening session on November 7 in Dallas for community members and stakeholders. This is your opportunity to let your voice be heard and to tell the EPA that our planet and our futures depend on strong, just action to address climate disruption. RSVP today for the Dallas listening session to take action for climate protection! Event details: WHO: You, Sierra Club, and climate activists WHAT: EPA listening session on carbon limits WHEN: November 7 from 10:00 a.m. (registration starts at 9:15 a.m.) to 3:00 p.m. (EPA set the hours, not us!) WHERE: 1st Floor Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX RSVP now for the Dallas listening session to take action for climate protection! RSVP: tinyurl/ksuz5yu Questions: Contact Nia Martin-Robinson at [email protected] or 1-512-477-1729 x 112 Weve known for decades that carbon wrecks our health and our climate, and power plants are the nations top source. Their pollution fuels climate disruption -- it makes wildfires burn hotter and droughts last longer. Warm summer weekends become scorching heatwaves and floods become disasters. Unlimited carbon pollution means more smog, more asthma attacks, and more climate disruption. Now that President Obama has made tackling climate-destroying carbon pollution a priority we need to make sure theres a strong show of public support -- RSVP for the listening session in Dallas! For more info, see the EPAs main page at www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards and more detailed info at www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2013-09/documents/20130923statequestions.pdf where you can read that the EPA efforts to develop strategies to reduce carbon include other things than power plants, including energy conservation and stronger building efficiency standards. See stltoday/business/local/epa-listening-tour-precedes-coal-plant-carbon-rule/article_81011e29-e5d1-5697-b23f-cf33775befa7.html for an article about the different perspectives and groups who are going to these sessions. Dont let polluter supporters outnumber us at this listening session, as has happened at other some other locations. Dallas is one of the few places in the entire south where testimony will be heard. Lets make sure the EPA and coal proponents hear us loud and clear. I can e-mail some fact sheets and talking points documents to all who are interested. Those who wish to speak will have 3 minutes. If you dont want to speak, you can fill out cards and write comments to leave with the EPA. We will also have people there to videotape your spoken comments, without having to speak in front of others or wait in the official line, if you prefer. The videotaped comments will be compiled and submitted to the EPA. Texas facts: - Texas is the leading emitter of CO2 in the country. - Most of the coal Texas uses is lignite and Wyoming coal. - Despite a recent drop in emissions, Texas still the the led US in CO 2 emissions from energy with 663 metric tons in 2010, followed by California (370 metric tons) and Pennysylvania. Nearly 1/2 of Texas emissions come from petroleum fuels, according to US. Energy Information Administration Data. - Scientists indicate that pollution is contributing to some 540 deaths, 3700 asthma attacks, and 380 hospital and emergency room visits each year. - These health effects contributed to 188,000 people either losing their jobs or working retudeced hours. According to NRDC, the estimated health costs of coal pollution in Texas was $4 billion in 2011 alone. DFW facts: - Dallas is in non attainment with the Clean Air Act for air quality. - The coal plants of Big Brown, Monticello, Sandow, and Martin Lakes impact the DFW areas air quality. These plants, owned by Energy Future Holdings/TXU, are the largest sources of air pollution in Texas. Thanks, Molly Rooke Dallas Sierra Club P.S. - After you RSVP, be sure to forward this alert to your friends and colleagues and share it on your social networks! Click on the image or go to action.sierraclub.org/DallasCarbonListeningSession to sign up now!
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:41:01 +0000
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