1Sky to Obama and McCain: Get Off Misleading Call for 'Clean Coal'. 1Sky.org, October, 2008. "During the Vice Presidential debate, both Senator Biden and Governor Palin touted their support for 'clean coal'. But both presidential campaigns and Congress are missing the point: Conventional coal-burning power plants are the leading cause of global warming pollution in the United States. 'Clean Coal' is a myth--a contradiction in terms. Coal companies claim they can develop coal plants at some point in the distant future that will capture and sequester carbon pollution. But carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is unproven and exorbitantly expensive. We need real solutions, not coal industry myths. Use the form below to send a message to both Presidential campaigns: We need clean, green energy now!" The 1Sky letter campaign calls for "1) Enacting an immediate moratorium on new coal-fired power plants that emit global warming pollution; 2) Dedicating resources to renewable energy such as solar and wind; 3) Setting strong, science-based targets for the reduction of global warming emissions of least 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, and at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050; 4) Creating 5 million new green jobs and pathways out of poverty with a sweeping national mobilization for climate solutions and investment in a new energy economy."
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