We've noticed a trend lately -- when coal-fired power plants are stopped or abandoned, utilities are switching to wind power. This is great news for the fight against global warming. Burning coal is one of the biggest contributors to global warming, and switching to clean energy to power our homes and businesses should be our country's focus.
Not using coal doesn’t mean we have to sit in the dark. There are cheap and clean alternatives that don’t contribute to global warming -- no matter what the coal companies try to tell us.
Thankfully some utilities are seeing that reality -- even if it's just one or two projects. For example, Alliant Power in Wisconsin recently announced a switch to wind power for one plant, as did Oklahoma Gas & Electric and even Dominion Power is looking at building a wind farm in southwest Virginia.
Interested in helping continue this trend? Then learn more about the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, which has helped keep well over 100 million tons of CO2 out of the air by stopping coal-fired power plants.
7 Ways to Rock Your Earth Day!
April 22, 2009 will be the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! We could easily come up with 40 amazing things to do to mark the occasion, but we know you're busy -- so we narrowed the list down to an easy seven. And you don't even have to do all of them.
Just pick even one and you'll be giving something back to the lovely ball of blue that gives us all a place to hang our hats.
Really: Seven easy Earth Day activities await, so pick one (or more) today.
Climate Ride: Take Action with Your Bike
Now's the time to sign up for the second annual Brita Climate Ride: More than two hundred cyclists will join together from September 26 - 30, 2009, to embark on a journey from New York City to the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The ride makes a powerful statement about the need for renewable energy and climate change awareness throughout this beautiful 300-mile bicycle ride.
You don't have to sign up for the whole ride. Join them for as long as you’re able! Learn more at the Climate Ride website. There are photos and videos from the 2008 Ride, and for a limited time, early registrants will receive a discounted sign-up fee of $60 (regularly $100) through May 1st. They also have a number of fundraising prizes and incentives this year including an all-expense paid trip to the December 2009 Climate Conference in Denmark!