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Coal is at the Heart of the Problem

Coal is at the Heart of the Problem. Coal-fired power plants account for more than 30% of our nation’s carbon dioxide emissions.

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Coal is at the Heart of the Problem

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  1. Coal is at the Heart of the Problem Coal-fired power plants account for more than 30% of our nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. Despite their poor environmental record, energy companies have proposed building more than 100 new coal-fired power plants across the country, virtually none of which have plans to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions. CO2 emissions from coal-fired electricity generation comprise nearly 80 percent of the total emissions, but the share of electricity generation from coal is only 50 percent

  2. U.S. Electric Power Industry Net Generation, 20064,065 Billion Kilowatt Hours

  3. Health Effect Pathways for the Electricity Sector Source: Markandya & Wilkinson (September 2007) Energy and Health. Lancet; Vol 370

  4. Health Effects of Electric Generation Source: Markandya & Wilkinson (September 2007) Energy and Health. Lancet; Vol 370

  5. Cost of Emissions Source: Electric Power Research Institute

  6. Code Black – Coal’s Assault on America’s Health

  7. The Coal Rush

  8. USA: The “Saudi Arabia” of Coal http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/acr_sum.html#fes1

  9. The Coal Rush

  10. Media Organizing Kit

  11. Postcard

  12. Code Black – Coal’s Assault on America’s Health Call to Action for Health Professionals to advocate for: • Moratorium on all new conventional coal fired power plants • Investment in research on efficiency, conservation and renewable energy

  13. Stopping Coal’s Assault: • Ongoing state-based campaigns • Connecting the health research on coal combustion and global warming to policy action • An organized and effective national medical / health voice opposing new coal-fired power plants

  14. What can Health Care Sector Do? Assess the Health Care Sector’s contribution to Climate Change Develop policies that support individual lifestyle changes for staff Integrate sustainability principles and practices in the design, construction, maintenance, and operations of health care facilities Support and Become Active In the Code Black Campaign

  15. Health Professional Associations Take Action • Action Alerts in Organization Publications • Association Resolutions and Position Statements • Unite Health Care Professionals around Principles to End Global Warming

  16. What PSR is Doing: • Educate Health Professionals about the health consequences of coal fired power plants, • Identify states and communities strategically relevant to the fight against new coal fired power plants, • Link health professionals into local coal opposition activities, • Mobilize health professionals to deliver the health message, • Guide a national campaign for organized opposition to new coal fired power plants with national partners.

  17. Current Activities: • Deseret Bonanza Utah Case • DC Circuit Court ruling on Mercury • Black Hawk County and Marshalltown, IA, and others • Greenleaf Coal Plant in GA • Wise County Virginia- Dominion Power

  18. How YOU Can Help • Join PSR Code Black Campaign. • Become a Health Messenger • Educate yourself. • Take action against new coal plants without carbon capture and sequestration. • Educate others. • Make a difference locally: fight the proposed plant in your state or promote renewable energy alternatives in your state

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