The Gore family (including Al Jr.) has been deeply involved in, and profited from, Armand Hammer's Occidental Petroleum. Al Gore Sr. ran an Occidental coal mining interest in China. See this and scores of other reports of Al Gore's covered up connections to major environmental destruction at: http://www.debatethis.org/gore/enviro/ rak0408@earthlink.net wrote:
Pledge #1 should be rewritten: "To demand that my country join immediately an international treaty that cuts climate-wrecking pollution by 90% in developed countries within three years, by at least 75% worldwide within six years and completely worldwide within 10 years.
Pledge #3 should be rewritten: "To recognize that 'clean coal' is an oxymoron and to fight for an immediate ban on the construction and operation of industrial plants that burn coal, oil or any other pollution-generating substance."
There should be a pledge #8: "To demand federal legislation requiring that companies, organizations and individuals benefiting financially from the operation of pollution-producing plants or rolling stock (trucks, locomotives, delivery vehicles, aircraft, vessels, etc.) surrender all of their profits to a fund dedicated to environmental cleanup and public health."
Doesn't Gore's family own a coal mine in Tennessee?
By the way, there's a Time Travelers' Convention scheduled at Moscone Center the final weekend in April, 2005. Hope to have seen you there.
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:20:42 -0700, Eric Brooks <brookse32@aim.com> wrote:
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=577...
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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