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Stop Speculative Coal Power Proposal for Somerset

Global warming is staring us straight in the face and Massachusetts has responded by taking real steps to reduce global warming pollution from power plants and other sources. We must continue this progress by investing in innovative solutions that build a cleaner energy future for our children, not by pushing projects that continue our dependence on dirty fossil fuels.

In Somerset, Massachusetts, the NRG corporation has proposed to significantly extend the life of one our state's oldest, dirtiest coal-fired power plants by converting to a new technology called coal gasification. This proposal would actually increase the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released into the air and would be a big step backward. Unfortunately, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has given the project draft approval.

Take Action: Tell officials to force the plant to shut down or conduct a full-scale environmental review of the project under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act


Say No To New Coal Subsidies

The Green Communities Act, passed by the Massachusetts House on November 15, 2007, has the potential to put energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy at the heart of new energy policy. It is a bold next step on the road to climate friendly energy legislation that will address our energy problems, reduce global warming from power plants and buildings, and launch our state into the forefront of the energy debate nationally.

But the bill also includes provisions that call for the use of public money to subsidize coal gasification technologies which will increase greenhouse gas emissions.
New or retrofitted power plants running on gassified coal produced without permanent sequestration - the mass capture and permanent storage of carbon dioxide (C02) - will actually exceed average global warming pollution emissions rate in New England. Given that this type of mass storage of CO2 has not been proven, and may not be for several years, it does not make sense to direct public incentives toward fossil fuel technologies when there are still significant untapped opportunities to invest in clean, renewable resources and energy efficiency. Read testimony about the bill by the Massachusetts Climate Coalition.
Sign the petition and let your legislators know that you support clean, renewable energy and not public subsidies for polluting, fossil fuels.


Support Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals

More than 1/3 of the U.S. population is suffering from a range of chronic diseases, including cancers, asthma, learning and developmental disabilities, birth defects, endometriosis, diabetes, ALS ("Lou Gehrig's Disease), Parkinson's disease, and others. Find out more about how these toxic chemicals to this epidemic of diseases and disorders.


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