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<body class='hmmessage'><BR>Looks like the Americans are getting increasingly desperate and turning to more <BR>
drastic alternatives such as liquid coal. <BR><BR><BR><BR>> --Action Alert--<BR>> <BR>> Tell your representative not to reverse important protections<BR>> against dirty fuels (and then watch our new video about liquid<BR>> coal)<BR>><BR>> Action Alert<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> The 2007 energy bill includes a provision that prevents federal<BR>> agencies from contracting to purchase liquid coal and other<BR>> "dirty fuels," such as tar sands and oil shale, that produce<BR>> more global warming pollution than conventional gasoline.<STRONG> But<BR>> now dirty fuel supporters in Congress have introduced<BR>> legislation that would repeal this important provision that will<BR>> help fight global warming, and energy companies are poised to<BR>> market dirty fuels to the government at the first opportunity.<BR>> The Air Force, for instance, is already pushing for a new liquid<BR>> coal plant on its Malmstrom base in Montana.<BR></STRONG>> <BR>> <STRONG>Liquid coal produces twice the global warming pollution of<BR>> conventional gasoline. Relying on liquid coal fuel also would<BR>> increase the harmful effects of coal mining, which means more<BR>> mining in the Rockies and more mountaintop removal mining in<BR>> Appalachia. Investing in liquid coal is also financially<BR>> unsound: while even under the most optimistic scenarios liquid<BR>> coal could replace no more than 10 percent of our oil use, these<BR>> plants would cost over four billion dollars each to build.<BR></STRONG>> <BR>> == What to do ==<BR>> Send a message urging your representative to oppose and vote No<BR>> on H.R. 5656 or on any other legislation that seeks to repeal<BR>> the dirty fuels provision of Section 526 of the 2007 energy<BR>> bill.<BR>> <BR>> == Contact information ==<BR>> You can send a message to your representative directly from<BR>> NRDC's Action Center at<BR>> http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_042508<BR>> If you prefer to call your representative, the Capitol<BR>> switchboard number is 202-224-3121.<BR>> <BR>> And speaking of liquid coal-<BR>> <BR>> NRDC has produced the film "Crude Substitute: The Folly of<BR>> Liquid Coal," about the dangerous implications of liquid coal on<BR>> our economy, our communities and our environment. You can watch<BR>> "Crude Substitute" (and learn more about liquid coal and other<BR>> dirty fuels) by going to<BR>> http://www.nrdc.org/energy/dirtyfuels.asp<BR>> <BR>> ==========<BR>> About NRDC<BR>> ==========<BR>> <BR>> The Natural Resources Defense Council is a nonprofit<BR>> environmental organization with 1.2 million members and online<BR>> activists, and a staff of scientists, attorneys and<BR>> environmental experts. Our mission is to protect the planet's<BR>> wildlife and wild places and ensure a safe and healthy<BR>> environment for all living things. <BR>> <BR>> For more information about NRDC or how to become a member of<BR>> NRDC, please contact us at:<BR>> <BR>> Natural Resources Defense Council<BR>> 40 West 20th Street<BR>> New York, NY 10011<BR>> 212-727-4511 (voice) / 212-727-1773 (fax) <BR>> Email: nrdcaction@nrdc.org<BR>> http://www.nrdc.org<BR>> <BR>> Also visit:<BR>> BioGems -- Saving Endangered Wild Places<BR>> A project of the Natural Resources Defense Council<BR>> http://www.savebiogems.org<BR>> <BR>> ===========<BR>> To update your email address or other information, visit your<BR>> subscription management page at http://www.nrdconline.org/nrdc/smp.tcl?nkey=ink7bg64a7ni73bn&. To unsubscribe from<BR>> Earth Action, reply to this message with "remove" or<BR>> "unsubscribe" in the subject line.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR><br /><hr />Find out: SEEK Salary Centre <a href='http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fcareer%2Dresources%2Fsalary%2Dcentre%2F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Ahet%3Asc%3Anine%3A0%3Ahot%3Atext&_t=764565661&_r=OCT07_endtext_salary&_m=EXT' target='_new'>Are you paid what you're worth?</a></body>
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