I wanted to take a quick break and plug an important renewed initiative for clean energy in the USA. Cheaper transportation, cleaner air and water, and general sustainability - these are some of the things I think everyone should be able to get behind.
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This afternoon I received a mailing from MoveOn and decided it was something worth passing on. Ever since the 2000 elections, I get a lot of mailings from many political groups, from ACLU and the EFF, to Factcheck and other anti-spin sources, to Greenpeace and Planned Parenthood. I admit that since I get one almost every day, most I just quickly skim. It’s not asking for money and as far as their emails go it’s relatively apolitical. In the past, MoveOn supported petitions have helped stop or pass laws, so it isn’t just going to sit on the internet (like your favorite petition asking for a Star Control sequel - see how I snuck that in there?) Here’s the complete letter:
Dear MoveOn member,
Al Gore took a big risk when he called on us to get 100% of our electricity from cheap, clean sources within 10 years.
It’s an achievable goal, but it’s already under attack from the oil and coal companies. They’re calling his plan unrealistic, impossible, and crazy.1
We’re in a crisis. If this is the fate of any new idea to get us out of this crisis alive, we’re toast. Gore’s challenge will live or die on the reaction of people like us.
We can turn back Big Oil’s attack if hundreds of thousands of us personally endorse Gore’s challenge to power our country with 100% cheap, clean energy within 10 years—and then we urge Obama, McCain, and Congress to get on board.
Clicking here will add your support to Gore’s challenge:
The petition says: “America must commit to producing 100% of our electricity from cheap, clean renewable energy sources, like solar and wind, within 10 years.”
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