[Sustain] Uncovering Gore's Seven Point Pledge (Full Text)

[Eric Brooks]

Hi again all,

Below is the text of the seven point pledge that Gore is asking you to 
sign. As you read it, ask yourself how you would react to it, if the CEO 
of Peabody Coal was the one who was at the microphone reading it; the 
one putting the pledge document into your hands.. Then, below the Gore 
pledge, read a recent press release from Peabody Coal (recently renamed 
Peabody Energy) which indeed quotes their CEO speaking to their vision 
for coal's future.

/I PLEDGE:

1.To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 
2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries 
and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to 
inherit a healthy earth;

2.To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing 
my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become 
"carbon neutral;"

3.To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating 
facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store 
the CO2;

4.To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, 
workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;

5.To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy 
sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;

6.To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and 
protecting forests; and,

7.To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to 
solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and 
prosperous world for the 21st century.

/Now, the report on Peabody's vision for coal. See below or 
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=129849&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=577869&highlight=

Peabody Energy Commits $3 Million to Clean Coal Technology Development

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing to advance 
development of next-generation coal-fueled technologies, Peabody Energy 
today said it has made a second $1.5 million commitment to support 
America's most sophisticated research facility for coal-fueled electricity.

The Power Systems Development Facility in Wilsonville, Ala., is a 
national center for testing cleaner, more efficient and more 
cost-effective coal-fueled technologies for commercial use. Peabody has 
committed a total of $3 million to support facility research since 1997.

"Our nation's ever-growing demand for more energy requires new and 
innovative ways to provide that energy," said Dr. Charles Goodman, 
senior vice president for research and environmental affairs at Southern 
Company, which operates the facility. "We must continue to use coal as 
an energy source, and use it more cleanly than ever before. The support 
of companies such as Peabody are key to the success of our efforts here, 
which will go a long way in securing a balance in energy production that 
our nation so badly needs."

The Power Systems Development Facility began testing advanced century 
power technologies in 1996. The effort reflects a joint partnership 
between the U.S. Department of Energy and a range of energy and 
technology companies including Peabody Energy, Southern Company, the 
Electric Power Research Institute, the Kellogg Brown and Root Company, 
Foster Wheeler and Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation.

A number of applications are being tested, which include a 
high-efficiency gasification system that current studies show may offer 
the most effective clean coal solutions at the lowest cost. High 
efficiency and high temperature gas cleaning devices also are among the 
technologies being assessed.

The facility continues a long track record of improved emissions in the 
United States, even as coal use has increased. Reliable, abundant, 
inexpensive coal-fueled electricity has resulted in significant 
electricity use and economic growth over the last three decades.

"Clean coal technologies have already allowed America to triple the 
amount of coal used for electricity generation since 1970 while reducing 
emissions," said Irl F. Engelhardt, chairman and chief executive officer 
of Peabody Energy. "Advanced coal-fueled technologies such as those 
demonstrated by the Power Systems Development Facility provide a 
continued path toward coal growth and emissions improvement."

Peabody continues to support increased efficiencies at every level of 
energy production as well as enhancement of carbon sinks and development 
of technologies to sequester carbon. Peabody also is an advocate of the 
U.S. Department of Energy's "Vision 21" program, which has established a 
long-range goal of coal-fueled power plants that feature zero emissions.

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) is the world's largest coal company. Its coal 
products fuel more than 9 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and 
more than 2 percent of worldwide electricity generation.

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http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X11034372
SOURCE Peabody Energy
Web site: http: //www.peabodyenergy.com
CONTACT: Vic Svec of Peabody Energy, +1-314-342-7798


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