Photo: Lois Barber
February 2016 - President Obama has been very good on taking executive action to reduce carbon emissions for cars, trucks and power plants. To add to this, he recently called for a moratorium on issuing new coal leases on federal, i.e., public lands. This is a great first step. He needs to be thanked and encouraged to make the moratorium permanent.
US coal use is decreasing, but burning coal still accounts for 35% of US CO2 emissions. Currently, 40% of US coal is taken from public lands. Granting additional coal mining leases on public lands any time in the future will move us in the wrong direction.
ACTION
Thank President Obama for all he has done to keep our fossil fuels in the ground and to reduce our nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. Especially thank him for his recent announcement of a moratorium on new leases for coal mines on public lands, and ask him to do all he can to make this moratorium permanent.
CONTACT:
President Barack Obama
Web: www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Tel: 202 456-1111 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Fax: 202 456-2461
Mail:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Please use this info to write a letter to the editor of your local press.
Photo: Denver Fruit Market, 2015, Ruth Levine
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