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| Environment Georgia called on incumbents and candidates for Georgia’s congressional delegation to support policies to move Georgia and the nation beyond oil and coal and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| Washington, DC: Today the House of Representatives voted 241 to 172 to pass “The New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act†(H.R. 3221), including an amendment to establish a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The passage of the RES along with the package of legislation included in H.R. 3221 will make significant steps toward a cleaner and more secure energy future for the United States. | |
| Atlanta, GA – Citizens from around the state demonstrated their opposition today to the building of yet another coal-fired power plant in Georgia. The plant will add to the already high level of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that pollute the air in this state. The case against this proposed plant is among the first legal challenges to power plant emissions since the historic Supreme Court decision in April requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming. | |
| The state issued a final permit today for a 1200 MW coal plant in Early County , Georgia . The proposed 1200 MW plant is larger than most US plants, and would be powered by dirty, last-generation technologies that would do little to secure Georgia ’s energy future. | |
| Atlanta, GA— At an event in Atlanta today, Environment Georgia congratulated Rep. John Lewis (GA-5th) and Rep. Elect Hank Johnson (GA-4th) for supporting the New Energy Future platform to move America beyond fossil fuels and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| Environment Georgia today congratulated Congressman John Lewis, who will represent the 5th District, Congressman-elect Hank Johnson, who will represent the 4th District, and Congressman Sanford Bishop, who will represent the 2nd District in the U.S. Congress next year, for supporting the New Energy Future platform to move America beyond fossil fuels and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| Atlanta, GA—In the final week of a comment period for a proposed coal burning power plant in Early County, environmentalists, green energy researchers and businessman gathered at Georgia Tech’s world renowned photovoltaic center to call for a more environmental and economically sound solution to Georgia’s energy needs. The proposed 1200 MW plant is larger than most plants that have been proposed elsewhere, and would be powered by dirty, last-generation technologies that would do little to secure Georgia’s energy future. | |
| Savannah, GA—Environment Georgia today unveiled the ten best opportunities to move America beyond fossil fuels and toward a cleaner, more secure energy future for America. | |
| “There are cleaner energy production alternatives and there are greater energy efficiencies in buildings, lighting, and transportation becoming available every day. Our state doesn’t have to sacrifice the health of its citizens to achieve economic development. We need to embrace the “green†economy of the future.†| |
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