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USA national photo petetition for truly clean energy, not nuclear

Dirty Energy Hunt in Florida through 1Sky, CleanEnergy Footprints , June 9th, 2010 ›  by Debbie Attiasa  A nationwide “Dirty Energy Hunt” organized by 1Sky to form a national photo petition from dirty energy sites, such as coal and nuclear power plants, as well as protests on beaches where oil from the recent Gulf oil spill is beginning to wash up. These photos are a visual reminder to U.S. Senators that we are not happy they have included incentives and support for such sources of (dirty) energy in proposed federal energy bills….
Andrea Cuccaro from 1Sky Florida and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy says: “We want to urge U.S. Senators to maximize incentives for renewable energy in the current energy policy they are reviewing, and remove incentives for new drilling, new nuclear, and new coal technology. For years, 1Sky has urged leaders to reduce greenhouse gases in time to meet requirements outlined by scientists to prevent the worst effects of climate change, to create millions of jobs in the clean energy sector and to transition us away from dirty energy to the renewable power economy.”……
1Sky urges Congress to jumpstart a clean energy future by limiting greenhouse gases that are exacerbating climate change, and focusing on investments in renewable energy – not for new nuclear power, new oil rigs, or “clean” coal, which is only experimental has many high costs of its own, and still emits plenty of carbon. …
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June 10, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | AUSTRALIA, climate change, energy efficiency, global warming, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind