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EnergyAction alert from Al Gore: Call now for clean energyCall Your Senators Now:
Senator Gregg:
Senator Shaheen: Tell them you want strong clean energy and climate legislation this year. Then, report your call. I've been working on solutions to the climate crisis for a long time -- and right now, we're on the cusp of what could be the biggest breakthrough in decades, with a bipartisan Senate clean energy and climate bill under negotiation right now. That's why this week, supporters like you have already made over 42,000 calls to your Senators to demand the strongest legislation possible. It's been one of the largest call-in campaigns in the history of our movement, and we've definitely got people's attention. But we have only one day left until our deadline tonight, and we need to demonstrate exactly how broad and deep this movement is. Can you make your voice heard by calling your Senators now? Call Senator Gregg now at 202-224-3324 By admin at 03/04/2010 - 12:26 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Governor Lynch requests investigation of Vermont Yankee Nuclear facility
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Gov. Lynch Calls for Investigation of Vermont Yankee Governor Today Sent Letter to Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch today sent the following letter to the chairman of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner asking for a full investigation into the recent tritium leak and overall operation of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant: February 10, 2010 The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Dear Chairman Jaczko: I want to share my deep concerns about the operation and safety of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant owned by Entergy Corporation, and to strongly urge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to thoroughly investigate the safety and management of the plant before affirming an extension of its license. Last month New Hampshire was made aware of elevated levels of tritium discovered in groundwater monitoring wells at the plant. Entergy had previously told Vermont officials that there was no underground piping carrying water that could contain radioactivity. However, in the search for the source of contamination, we learned that, in fact, a leak of underground piping containing tritiated water could be involved. By admin at 02/10/2010 - 12:02 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Youth leaders on sustainable energy ask Obama about his support for (unsustainable) nuclear powerAnd there's NH's own, DFNH co-founder Zo Tobi right there too!
Gov. Lynch, legislative leaders announce bipartisan support for increased electric assistance
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch and Democratic and Republican legislative leaders announced today legislation aimed at eliminating the waiting list for thousands of New Hampshire families and seniors seeking help through the state’s Electric Assistance Program. “In these difficult economic times, more of our families are struggling to make ends meet. This bipartisan effort will help thousands more of our citizens pay their utility bills and provide so much needed relief,” Gov. Lynch said. “I am proud that we have come together in a bipartisan manner to help those citizens who truly need our help.” The legislation will be sponsored by Sens. Maggie Hassan, Peter Bragdon, Martha Fuller Clark and Jeb Bradley; and Reps. Mary Jane Wallner, Sherman Packard, Naida Kaen and Robert Introne. “With the weather growing cold, it’s time to make a commitment to New Hampshire families in need and make every effort to fast track this bill so people can get some real relief in a timely way,” said Sen. Hassan, prime sponsor of the legislation. US youth at COP 15 take off clothes to demand actionHow old will YOU be in 2056?
Why politics-as-usual may mean the end of civilizationSOURCE: Huffington Post Why Politics-As-Usual May Mean the End of Civilization Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com. Most political arguments don’t really have a right and a wrong, no matter how passionately they’re argued. They’re about human preferences -- for more health care or lower taxes, for a war to secure some particular end or a peace that leaves some danger intact. On occasion, there are clear-cut moral issues: the rights of minorities or women to a full share in public life, say; but usually even those of us most passionate about human affairs recognize that we’re on one side of a debate, that there are legitimate arguments to the contrary (endless deficits, coat-hanger abortions, a resurgent al-Qaeda). We need people taking strong positions to move issues forward, which is why I’m always ready to carry a placard or sign a petition, but most of us also realize that, sooner or later, we have to come to some sort of compromise. European legislation creates 62 MPG gas cars… from Ford
SOURCE: MatterNetwork
European Legislation Creates 62 MPG Gas Cars… From Ford By Susan Kraemer In the US, Ford is still behind the 5 major foreign auto makers in fuel efficiency, surpassing only GM and Chrysler. Yet Ford of Europe already achieves dazzling mileage that we Americans can only dream of. Imagine a gas-fueled car that gets 62 miles to the gallon: “With start-stop, regenerative brakes and an Eco Mode system, the new Focus gets 62 MPG (U.S.) on the European scale and emits just 99 grams of CO2 per kilometer” Available in Europe next Spring. What is even more startling about this achievement by European Ford is that this mileage is achieved with just good old-fashioned tweaks on the traditional ICE gas car. There is no major technological breakthrough. Why doesn’t Ford make cars like that here? It’s partly to do with differences in regulations making it hard to build those engines to meet US specs, but a large part of it has to do with differences in attitudes towards the climate change crisis we are facing. Ask Governor Lynch to withdraw PSNH pensioner Raymond Donald's confirmation to the Air Resources Council
Ask Governor Lynch to withdraw Raymond Donald's confirmation to the Air Resources Council for not revealing his relationship with PSNH. Contact Governor Lynch and Commissioner Burack before December 9th! New Hampshire Sierra Club has an appeal pending before a NH Department of Environmental Services tribunal, the Air Resources Council (ARC). This appeal is challenging a PSNH air permit for violations to the Clean Air Act at the coal plant in Bow. ARC Presiding Officer Raymond Donald never revealed that he used to work for PSNH and currently receives a PSNH pension. Gov. Lynch has nominated Mr. Donald for another term. The New Hampshire Executive Council has put Raymond Donald’s confirmation to the ARC on hold because he did not reveal this important conflict of interest and it has destroyed the integrity of the appeal process. By admin at 11/30/2009 - 08:08 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Vigil for SurvivalSat, 12/12/2009 - 4:00pm Milford Oval, Milford, NH Saturday, December 12, 2009 Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm Location: Milford Oval, Milford, NH Join us for our local VIGIL FOR SURVIVAL on the Milford, NH Oval. Saturday, December 12th at 4:00 pm. (with a raindate of Sunday, Dec. 13th at 4:00) People all over the world will gather in their communities, and will light candles of hope to stand in solemn solidarity with the citizens of the nations whose very survival is threatened by the climate crisis. These nations are calling for a “survival pact,” for commitments by the developed world to cut emissions enough to get the atmospheric concentration of CO2 back to 350. They know the simple, mathematical truth of global warming: 350 = Survival. We know that it is crucial to get this message out.. so join us on Sat. late afternoon/evening Dec. 12 and let's do our part! Via our vigils, we are sending a very important message to the leaders of the world as they convene in Copenhagen! Thanks and please forward this to those who'd be interested. By admin at 11/24/2009 - 11:11 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | calendar
Repower America Clean Energy Economy RoundtableWed, 11/18/2009 - 7:00pm SEA Solar Store, 187 New Rochester Rd (Rte 108), Dover, NH 03820 Join Repower America, the Green Alliance and members of the seacoast business community for a round table discussion on the economic benefits of clean energy.
Sarah Brown, project director for the Green Alliance, will talk about how small businesses have contributed to the growth of the seacoast green economy. Jan Pendlebury, senior field associate for the Pew Environment Group/Pew Charitable Trusts, will discuss research showing how the emerging clean energy economy has already created hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide. Jeff Haydock of Waterline Renewable Energies will provide an overview of his company's work providing renewable energy solutions to customers across New England. The floor will be open for discussion, providing local residents and business leaders with the opportunity to share their own stories. This is a great chance to get involved in Repower America's campaign to build broad-based grassroots support for comprehensive federal clean energy and climate legislation that will create 1.7 new clean energy jobs! Host a Coal Country house party
A Stunning Documentary All Communities Should See
![]() Coal Country is a stunning new documentary that reveals the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and communities of Appalachia. Produced by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller, Coal Country brings us inside the lives of Appalachian residents who are directly threatened by mountaintop removal, a destructive mining practice where mountaintops are blasted away to expose the coal; the waste is then dumped in the waterways of nearby communities. As it takes us through each stage of coal mining and processing, Coal Country reveals the shocking true cost of America's over-reliance on coal. We need to get this film in the hands of Americans nationwide. Help spread the word and end mountaintop removal coal mining by hosting a Coal Country House Party. These community house parties will happen nationwide the week of November 10th through 14th. Coal has an impact on every single community -- one way or another. Join this national movement by sharing this important film with your friends and neighbors. Hosts will receive a "how to" packet and a free sneak-peek Coal Country DVD*. By admin at 10/24/2009 - 07:55 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Give Congress a wake up call: Flash mob on Sept. 21 for clean energy!Mon, 09/21/2009 - 8:00am Your neighborhood Posted by Whit Jones on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 11:30 am
Last week we experienced a real wake-up call in this country. We've organized our communities, we've fought to make our campuses models of the clean energy future, and we've rocked the vote. But when it comes to national policy, our work is far from over. Over the weekend, Van Jones, green jobs champion and special adviser to the White House resigned after weeks of harassment by Glenn Beck and Fox News. He resigned in the spirit of keeping the focus on the real fight in front of us. Van's resignation is difficult for us all to swallow -- but it's also a wake-up call to our movement. Now's our chance to channel our confusion, frustration & anger, by standing up for the vision of clean energy jobs to which Van has dedicated his life's work.
That's why, on September 21, we are excited to deliver our leaders a "Wake-Up
Call" of their own. Folks everywhere are getting together in public places
for "Wake-Up Call" flash-mob events, pressing for bold action on climate & clean
energy jobs this year. Give Congress a wake up call: Flash mob on Sept. 21 for clean energy!Posted by Whit Jones on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 11:30 am
Last week we experienced a real wake-up call in this country. We've organized our communities, we've fought to make our campuses models of the clean energy future, and we've rocked the vote. But when it comes to national policy, our work is far from over. Over the weekend, Van Jones, green jobs champion and special adviser to the White House resigned after weeks of harassment by Glenn Beck and Fox News. He resigned in the spirit of keeping the focus on the real fight in front of us. Van's resignation is difficult for us all to swallow -- but it's also a wake-up call to our movement. Now's our chance to channel our confusion, frustration & anger, by standing up for the vision of clean energy jobs to which Van has dedicated his life's work.
That's why, on September 21, we are excited to deliver our leaders a "Wake-Up
Call" of their own. Folks everywhere are getting together in public places
for "Wake-Up Call" flash-mob events, pressing for bold action on climate & clean
energy jobs this year. By admin at 09/10/2009 - 15:19 | Accountability | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Big business's hidden hand in the smear job on Van JonesSOURCE: Alternet Big Business's Hidden Hand in the Smear Job on Van Jones If you thought the targeting of Van Jones for vilification by the right was about his race, his youthful flirtation with socialism, or a petition he signed about the 9/11 attacks, you'd only be a little bit right. And if you think it was about the Color of Change campaign against Glenn Beck's show on FOX NewsChannel, you'd really miss the mark. The racism and red-baiting suffered by Jones at the hands of Beck and his admirers are simply key elements in a marketing strategy designed to serve Very Big Business -- the oil and other business interests that support the astroturfing group Americans for Prosperity. The strategy is simple: prey upon the worst fears of the right-wing folks who live next door in order to get them to organize against their own interests. By admin at 09/10/2009 - 07:04 | Accountability | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Peace Day Exeter - 2009Sun, 09/20/2009 - 12:00pm Swasey Parkway, Exeter, NH The Peace Day Exeter festival will be held on Sunday, September 20, 2009 in the lovely downtown Swasey Parkway between the hours of Noon and 5 PM. Activities for the festival include workshops and games for children, music and poetry, guest speakers, panel discussions on peace and sustainability issues, and other events at the Swasey Parkway gazebo and surrounding green. Some of the participants and speakers to date include: Julia Simon-Mishel, the National Managing Director of the Student Peace Alliance; Kelly Moore, founder of Music For Mankind®, Inc.; the Taoist Tai Chi Society; Eric Cohen with the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and The Tents of Hope Project; Sarah Brown from The Green Alliance; Open Minds with Marilyn Kellogg; Andrea Renz with Exeter Area Interfaith CropWalk; Barbara Thorngren from Nashua Community College; music by Tom Duffy and Chordwood, Scott Ouellette, Ami Antonucci and friends, Tito Mambo, Courtney Brooks, the Leftist Marching Band, and other musical guests. Clean Energy & Green Jobs Now Beach PartyMon, 08/10/2009 - 12:00pm NH Statehouse Clean Energy & Green Jobs Now Beach Party This is the year for a clean energy bill and we need to tell our senators it's time to act. Let's ... On sidewalk in front of NH Statehouse ( gold-domed Capital building) 107 N. Main St Concord, NH INFO By admin at 08/08/2009 - 08:45 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | calendar
Take action to cut coal plant smog in NH!Dear Friend, Act to Cut Smog Pollution from Dirty Coal in NH
Did you know that much of our state's population lives in an area that fails to meet national air quality standards due to pollution commonly known as smog? The dirty Merrimack Station coal plant run by Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) is the largest single source of smog pollution in New Hampshire and it continues to spew over 10,000 tons of global warming pollution into our air everyday. By admin at 08/03/2009 - 08:34 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Gore: Support responsible energy legislationTHE AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2009
SOURCE: Repower America In the next day or so, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the boldest effort in our history to rethink how we produce and use energy in this country. I recorded a video message to describe what's at stake and how we need your help urgently. Take a moment and please watch it.
By admin at 06/25/2009 - 10:46 | Action alerts | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
"safe" uranium fuel production proposal
SOURCE:Star Tribune
Idea of a global uranium producer gains support By monica smith at 06/11/2009 - 00:35 | Energy | Environment | login or register to post comments | read more
Sanders/Gregg Exchange on Health Care and ReconciliationBy monica smith at 04/01/2009 - 09:36 | Economy | Education | Energy | Health care | Video | login or register to post comments | read more
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