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Call Your Senators Now:

Senator Gregg:
202-224-3324

Senator Shaheen:
202-224-2841

Tell them you want strong clean energy and climate legislation this year. Then, report your call.

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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

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.

And there's NH's own, DFNH co-founder Zo Tobi right there too!

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.

How old will YOU be in 2056?

SOURCE: 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.

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.

Dear Friend,

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.

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*.

Sign up to host a house party today!

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.  

Will you get some friends together for a September 21 "Wake-Up Call" flash-mob event?
http://www.powershift09.org/wakeupcall

SOURCE: Alternet

Big Business's Hidden Hand in the Smear Job on Van Jones
By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Posted on September 8, 2009, Printed on September 8, 2009

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.

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.

The good news is we now have a chance to tell NH Department of Environmental Services that it is time for them to step up and do their job as regulator of Merrimack Station.

THE AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2009

• Call 877-9-REPOWER (877-9-737-6937) and we'll connect you to your Representative right after providing you with talking points. (We're expecting high call volume, and if you are unable to be connected please use our secondary line, 866-590-0971.)
• When connected to your Representative's office, just remember to tell them your name, that you're a voter, and that you live in their district. Then ask them to "vote 'yes' on comprehensive clean energy legislation."
• Then, report the call below so we can coordinate the campaign.

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.

SOURCE:Star Tribune

Idea of a global uranium producer gains support

By CHARLES J. HANLEY, AP Special Correspondent

Last update: June 4, 2009 - 4:55 PM

VIENNA - Warren Buffett's bankroll, President Obama's clout and the partnership of a savvy ex-Soviet strongman may turn the steppes of central Asia into a nuclear mecca, a go-to place for "safe" uranium fuel in an increasingly nervous atomic age.

The $150 million idea, with seed money from billionaire Buffett, must still navigate the tricky maze of global nuclear politics, along with a parallel Russian plan. But the notion of fuel banks is moving higher on the world's agenda as a way to keep ultimate weapons out of more hands.

SOURCE:C-SPAN VIDEO