13 Mar Austin’s Most Destructive Environmental Impact + Austinites Taking Action….
All of a sudden there's LOTS going on, re Austin Quitting coal: 2 petitions, 1 lawsuit, a Photo Essay at the State Capital, and more. Here's a short list of highlights:
Petition A
Sign to support the big ole Sierra Club's initiative to "Phase Out Fayette" Coal Plant by 2020, http://tinyurl.com/sierra-fcp
Petition B
Sign to auto-email your letter of concern to ATX City Council, re: Austin Coal Plant's negative impacts on people/planet, http://tinyurl.com/change-fcp
LawSuit
Filed by three leading TX non-profits, against Austin's coal plant. Read all about it, http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2011/03/07/suit-filed-over-texas-coal-fired-plant.html
Meet Up
Sierra & GreenPeace gathering to strategize on "Phase Out Fayette" initiative, in 10 days, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=207692815913749
Photo Essay
And press conference and rally at the Capital, next Tue. "Protecting What We Love: Our Health. Our Water. Our Air." Photos will show Texas's natural beauty, clean & green jobs growth, brave citizen advocates against fossil fuels, children playing in the dangerous places they live (near toxic refineries and chemical plants on the coast). In 4 days: 11:30AM, Tue 3/15, http://texasgreenreport.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/protecting-what-we-love/
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Visit the links above and/or Austin Has a Dirty Secret (Facebook group), to get more involved. Your voice can help transform the world.
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