This week, the Citizens Action Coalition, in coalition with Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan, marked Cover the Uninsured Week by releasing a white paper that analyzes the health insurance crisis that is facing Indiana and the nation. The white paper, Making the Case for Single Payer Health Reform: It is Time for Medicare for All, includes a significant amount of research regarding the effects of 47 million Americans being uninsured, including these facts:

• According to national consumer group Families USA, 460 working age Hoosiers died last year as a direct result of being uninsured.
• According to the Urban Institute, 22,000 Americans died last year as a direct result of being uninsured.
• Families in Indiana spend $922 more each year for health insurance to cover the costs incurred by the uninsured.
• Only 53% of Hoosier employers offer health insurance The majority of the uninsured in Indiana have at least one job.

We need your help in our work to call attention to the plight of Hoosiers fighting for justice against the health insurance industry!
Anthem/Wellpoint is the largest health insurance company in Indiana, and in the nation. Every year they post large profits, that come at the expense of their policy holders.

1. E-maill us your horror story!
   If you are one of the thousands of Hoosiers who've been left with unpaid medical bills or untreated medical problems because Anthem refuses to pay, please e-mail your story to staff@citact.org. We will use your story to help win health reform legislation that puts patients and providers in control of the health care system, not for-profit health insurers that care more about Wall Street than your health or budget.

2. Join us at our Rally for Universal Health Coverage!

   When: 9:00 am, May 21st
   Where: Downtown Indianapolis on Monument Circle, across the street from the Anthem/Wellpoint headquarters: 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis

   On May 21st, the Anthem/Wellpoint Board of Directors will meet at their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Join members of Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan as we gather outside the Anthem/Wellpoint meeting and call for an end to health insurance greed and for passage of H.R. 676, legislation to provide affordable, high quality health insurance for all Americans.

3. E-mail your U.S. Representative and demand justice in the health care system!
   We are working toward the passage of H.R. 676, "The United States National Health Insurance Act," or "Expanded & Improved Medicare For All," introduced by Rep. John Conyers, Jr. Representative André Carson has committed to co-sponsoring the bill and we expect him to sign on to the legislation very soon. He is, however, the only Indiana member of Congress on record in support of the bill. Urge your U.S. Representative to support H.R. 676. Tell them that single-payer health insurance is what Indiana needs because it will save money and lives. This Medicare-for-all approach is what has proved highly successful in many countries for providing good health care for all citizens at affordable cost.

For more information about the solution to our broken health care system, visit www.hchp.info.

Thank you for getting involved in our work to protect the health and the pocketbooks of all Hoosiers!

Indiana Survey: Hoosiers Would Pull Plug on Duke Energy's Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant in Edwardsport

Survey of 600 Indiana Adults Shows Strong Preference for Clean Energy, More Conservation & Energy-Efficiency; About 6 in 10 State Residents Would Be More Likely to Support Political Candidate Who Opposes Edwardsport Plant.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN., April 22, 2008 - Support in Indiana for plans by Duke Energy to build a dirty coal-fired power plant at Edwardsport is weak, according to a scientific survey of 600 state residents conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) for the independent Civil Society Institute, a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Newton, MA.

The survey found that four out of five Indiana residents (80 percent) – 76 percent of Republicans, 85 percent of Democrats and 81 percent of Independents -- agree that “Indiana should focus on increased energy efficiency and conservation steps and more use of sustainable energy to reduce demand for electricity before it goes ahead with a new coal-fired power plant.” Fewer than one in four (18 percent) disagree.

Other key Indiana survey findings include:

• Three out of four Indiana residents (75 percent) would pick clean wind or solar energy if they “could decide where to invest money in new electric power generation for Indiana.” Fewer than one in five (16 percent) would pick nuclear and just 7 percent favor coal as the power source.

• About six out of 10 Indiana residents (58 percent) -– including an equal number of likely voters --would be more likely to vote for “a candidate for public office who spoke out against Duke Energy's planned coal-fired plant for Indiana.”This support for power plant opponent candidates includes majorities of Republicans (50 percent), Democrats (66 percent) and Independents (57 percent).

• Nearly three out of four Indiana residents (75 percent) would oppose “the building of another coal-fired power plant in Indiana if they knew it would result in additional mercury contamination and carbon dioxide pollution, which scientists believe contribute to global warming.” Over half (53 percent) of residents would strongly oppose such construction, which would be favored by only one in four state residents. Only 31 percent of Republicans, 16 percent of Democrats and 22 percent of Independents would support such construction.

Civil Society Institute Senior Fellow Gail Pressberg said: “Duke Energy clearly does not have the support of Hoosiers when it embraces a 19th Century solution like coal to deal with the challenges of a 21st Century world that requires clean energy solutions that create new jobs and cut global warming pollution. Indiana residents know that Jim Rogers is on the wrong track in relying on a dirty power source at the same time that more far-sighted utilities and the state governments that regulate them are canceling plans for coal-fired power plants.”

Grant Smith, executive director, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN., said: “The public understands that going forward with construction of the Edwardsport coal gasification plant would be a financial disaster for ratepayers and an ecological travesty. It is simply unethical and irresponsible for Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers to pursue completion of the Edwardsport plant due to extravagant costs to ratepayers in these difficult economic times, the lack of any technology that can control carbon dioxide emissions, and the availability of cheaper, cleaner options that can easily meet electric demand in Duke’s monopoly territory and create many more jobs than a coal plant. The public just isn’t buying Rogers’ self-serving coal-now-and-forever spin.”

Other Survey Findings

Opinion Research Corporation Senior Researcher Graham Hueber said: “It is clear from the survey that Indiana residents are looking ahead to a future of cleaner energy. For example, nearly nine out of 10 Hoosiers (86 percent) agree with the following statement: ‘A national energy strategy based on a 'phasing in' of new technologies and a phasing out of carbon based energy sources would require specific actions. America should commit to a five-year moratorium on new coal-fired plants and, instead, focus on aggressive expansion of wind, solar and other renewable energy sources. Tax and other incentives should be provided for all new construction to help reduce energy consumption. Homeowners should get incentives to make their homes more energy efficient to help reduce energy demands.’”

Other key Civil Society Institute survey findings for Indiana include the following:

• Likely voters favor more conservation/energy efficiency over power plant construction by a margin of 79 percent to 19 percent.

• Four out of five Indiana residents (80 percent) say they are “concerned about the possible ill health effects -including asthma, heart problems and mental retardation in children --that could be experienced by you, your family members and others as the result of increased pollution from a new coal-fired power plant in Indiana.”Fewer than one in five state residents (19 percent) say they are not concerned by such health issues.

• About nine out of ten Indiana residents (84 percent) – including a bipartisan 80 percent of Republicans, 88 percent of Democrats and 87 percent of Independents -- agree with the following statement: "A sound energy policy is central to solving some of the most urgent problems facing our country. An energy policy that promotes energy efficiency and sustainable power would encourage innovation, create new green jobs and make for a stronger economy. It also allows the U.S. to disentangle itself from unstable and hostile regions of the world while also reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions.“

• Roughly nine out of 10 Indiana residents (89 percent) “think it is time for the leaders of our nation to start thinking in terms of the concept of a ’new industrial revolution, ’one that is characterized by the orderly phasing out of fossil fuels and the phasing in of clean, renewable energy sources -many of which are available now, such as wind and solar for electricity, hybrid and clean diesel technologies for cars.”

• Over four out of five Indiana residents (81 percent) agree that “the effects of global warming require that we take timely and decisive steps for renewable, safe and clean energy sources. We need transitional technologies on our path to energy independence. There are tough choices to be made and tradeoffs. We cannot afford to postpone decisions since there are no perfect options."

• Over four-fifths of Indiana residents (83 percent) have little (15 percent) or no (68 percent) awareness of “plans by Duke Energy to build a new coal-fired power plant at Edwardsport in Indiana.” Only 17 percent say they are aware, with just 4 percent “very aware.”

For full findings from the new survey, go to http://www.citact.org/pdfs/Indiana_Coal_Survey_04-08.pdf.

Survey Methodology

Results are based on an Opinion Research Corporation survey for the Civil Society Institute consisting of telephone interviews conducted among a representative sample of 602 adults age 18 and over, living in private households, in the state of Indiana. Interviewing was completed during the period of April 4-7, 2008. All completed interviews were weighted by two variables: age and gender, to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the adult population. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for the sample of 602 adults. Smaller sub-groups will have larger error margins.

About the Civil Society Institute

The nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org) is a Newton, Massachusetts-based think tank that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. Since 2003, CSI has conducted more than 15 major national and state-level surveys on energy and global warming issues. The Civil Society Institute also is a of the Citizens Lead for Energy Action Now (CLEAN) campaign at http://www.cleanenergyaction.net. CSI is the organizer of both 40MPG.org (http://www.40MPG.org) and the Hybrid Owners of America (http://www.HybridOwnersofAmerica.org).

Contact: Ailis Aaron Wolf, (703) 276-3265 or aawolf@hastingsgroup.com.

Editor's Note: A streaming audio replay of the news event will be available on the Web at http://www.hastingsgroupmedia.com/CSI/042208INDukesurvey.wma.

Citizens Action Coalition / NC WARN: North Carolina Waste Awareness & Reduction Network

NEWS RELEASE

Climate Expert Says Energy Chiefs Have Stolen Big Tobacco’s Playbook

New study says carbon levels are already too high; NASA’s Hansen urges Duke Energy’s Rogers to cancel coal-fired plants and help avoid disaster

Durham, NC – The nation’s leading climate change scientist has called on a top greenhouse polluter to cancel construction of power plants in North Carolina and Indiana, to meet with him this spring, and turn hard toward energy efficiency to help avert climate disaster. New research by NASA’s Dr. James Hansen shows that atmospheric carbon levels are already 10% higher than the level required to maintain the climate to which humanity and wildlife are adapted, and that major reductions are urgently needed.

Today Dr. Hansen released publicly a letter he sent to Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers last Thursday as “a plea for cooperation and leadership.” He noted that Rogers is uniquely positioned to influence the energy industry, and seems to “comprehend the gravity of the problems we face.” But he also urged the CEO to reconsider actions that fly in the face of his public statements of concern about climate change: “…your suggestion that new, more efficient coal-fired power plants, which do not capture CO2, can be part of a solution ignores the basic facts and urgency of terminating coal emissions.”

Hansen told the nationally prominent utility boss that promotions of “cleaner” coal plants are false “solutions” that parallel the path taken by Big Tobacco when it first became clear that smoking caused serious health problems. He wrote, “Unfortunately, although the public will ultimately hold polluters accountable, it will not necessarily be soon enough or have enough impact to prevent environmental and human disasters. It may drag out as in the tobacco case, but with much more serious consequences.”

Sending Rogers the new study, “Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?” Hansen told him: “The Earth is nearing climate ‘tipping points’ with potential effects, many irreversible, including extermination of countless species, ice sheet disintegration and sea-level rise, and intensified regional climate extremes. A world filled with desperate climate refugees, we are warned by retired US generals and admirals, would be not only tragic, but dangerous for everyone.”

The NASA scientist – widely seen as one of the world’s leading experts on global warming – also mailed his letter and study to the governors of Indiana and North Carolina, and to each of the Charlotte-based power giant’s board members. He warned of increasing financial and legal liability for energy suppliers, citing both the tobacco industry and a new suit by the Inuit village of Kivalina against EXXON/Mobil, Duke Energy, and others “who bear special responsibility for the emissions that drive climate change.”

In the summary to the new study, Hansen and his co-authors wrote: “Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions, for even another decade, practically eliminates the possibility of near-term return of atmospheric composition beneath the tipping level for catastrophic effects. …

“If we stay our present course … we will soon leave the climate of the Holocene, the world of recorded history. … With simultaneous policies to reduce non-CO2 greenhouse gases, it appears still feasible to avert catastrophic climate change. …

“The most difficult task, phase-out over the next 20-25 years of coal use that does not capture CO2, is herculean, yet feasible when compared with the efforts that went into World War II … Near-term energy needs can be met with massive but feasible conservation and efficiency programs, cogeneration, solar, wind, and biomass generation. … The stakes, for all life on the planet, surpass those of any previous crisis. The greatest danger is continued ignorance and denial, which could make tragic consequences unavoidable.”

Hansen urged Rogers not to “leave a legacy that you will regret,” and to help arrange a day-long meeting this spring at Columbia University with the nation’s top energy experts for “a realistic assessment of potential and timelines, with quantitative assessment of climate implications and identification of practical constraints.”

Citizen coalitions in North Carolina, Indiana and other Duke Energy states recently joined forces, saying they will amplify their challenge of Jim Rogers’ contradictions and block his coal-fired plants. They also intend to expose his “Save-a-Watt” plan – proposed in several states – as a highly deceptive and hyper-profitable scheme that would inhibit the transition to clean, efficient energy.

“As of today, Duke Energy’s board is on direct notice,” said Grant Smith, Executive Director of Citizen Action Coalition of Indiana, speaking of Hansen’s letter. “They will no longer be able to plead ignorance about the risky path that Jim Rogers has plotted for the corporation.”

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See Dr. Hansen’s letter to Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers:
http://www.ncwarn.org/Programs/NewCoalPlants/DrHansenLtrToJimRogers3-24-08.pdf

See the full study, ­­­Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/2008/TargetCO2_20080407.pdf

See the one-page summary of Dr. Hansen’s new study:
http://www.ncwarn.org/Programs/NewCoalPlants/TargetAtmosphericCO2Summary.pdf

CAC is a statewide consumer advocacy organization of 70,000 members that has represented Hoosier households on utility and energy issues since 1976.

NC WARN is a grassroots non-profit using science and activism to tackle climate change and reduce hazards to public health and the environment from nuclear power and other polluting electricity production, and working for a transition to safe, economical energy in North Carolina.

Pursuing new power plants is squandering our chances to slow global warming.

Jim Warren, Executive Director
NC WARN
North Carolina Waste Awareness & Reduction Network
Ph: 919-416-5077
Fax: 919-286-3985
PO Box 61051
Durham, NC 27715-1051
Email: Jim@ncwarn.org
Web: www.ncwarn.org

Utilities Thwarted Again in 2008 Legislature

As in the 2007 legislative session, the Indiana Energy Association (IEA), the lobbying arm for Indiana’s major gas and electric utility companies, pushed more unnecessary legislation designed to short circuit regulation over their business plans and profits.

The front man for utility interests in the Indiana General Assembly is Senator Brandt Hershman (Monticello). He has recklessly disregarded ratepayer concerns since becoming chair of the Senate Utilities & Regulatory Affairs Committee.

Fortunately, utility companies have been thwarted in their efforts to gain more ready access to ratepayer wallets. This year, Representatives Dave Crooks (Washington), Russ Stilwell (Boonville), Dale Grubb (Covington) and Kreg Battles (Vincennes), joined by Senator Richard Young (Milltown), worked with CAC to gain a better understanding of utility plans to gut consumer protections in the law.

As a result, the utilities were prevented from plans to weaken regulatory oversight in order to pursue virtual automatic rate increases for speculative investments that could cost ratepayers hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars.

Perhaps the worst proposal was Senate Bill 224 authored by Sen. Hershman. This bill would have had ratepayers pick up research and development costs for carbon dioxide controls on coal-fired power plants. The utilities estimate this technology will not be available for 20 years, so this proposal was an open-ended blank check to foist possibly billions of dollars onto ratepayers without any positive result. As it stands now, many are skeptical that capturing and shooting carbon into the ground to keep it out of the atmosphere will ever work or be financially viable. Meanwhile, off-the-shelf technologies that can produce billions in savings for ratepayers languish because the utility industry controls the Senate Utilities & Regulatory Affairs Committee.

Ratepayers should demand from the Governor and state legislature:

• Repeal of anti-consumer provisions currently in Indiana statute;
• A five year moratorium on new coal plants;
• A statewide RES without coal or nuclear; and
• A statewide energy efficiency program to avoid the need for new base load generation.

Renewable Energy Standard Held Hostage by Utility Interests & the Governor

Representative Dave Crooks (Washington) has been a great advocate for a statewide Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) over the last few years. He will be missed as he has retired from the General Assembly.

Rep. Crooks filed House Bill 1102 this year to create a statewide RES. It died in committee by a vote of 8 to 3 because utilities and the Governor did not support it.

At the end of the legislative session, the issue resurfaced as Reps. Russ Stilwell (Boonville) and Dale Grubb (Covington) attempted to revive the RES with compromise language in House Bill 1117.

CAC worked for a stand alone RES without coal and nuclear being added as renewable resources. Coal ended up in the compromise proposal. CAC did not support various provisions in the compromise, including trackers and coal. To their credit, Reps. Stilwell and Grubb worked with CAC to reduce the impact of these provisions on ratepayers.

Senator Brandt Hershman’s (Monticello) unwillingness to compromise was reflected in an outrageous counter-proposal that included nuclear for AEP (Indiana Michigan) and coal for Duke Energy and that further weakened regulatory oversight. He also included tracking provisions from Senate Bill 24. His actions at session’s end proved that he was never serious in his support for a meaningful renewable energy market.

The utilities and the Governor are threatening Indiana’s economy and health and well-being of its citizens by continuing to work against a rational energy policy for the state. The reason utility companies do not support a statewide RES is because it would save ratepayers money, money the utilities wouldn’t otherwise get their hands on. The Governor’s “Homegrown Energy Plan” published a few years ago mirrors utility interests in that it marginalizes renewable resources and energy efficiency while promoting coal at all costs to ratepayers.

Please contact Senator Hershman (s7@in.gov) and Governor Daniels (mdaniels@gov.in.gov). If you are supportive of a statewide RES, please voice your disappointment and encourage a change of heart because purposefully withholding lower utility bills and cleaner air from Hoosiers is simply unethical behavior.

Please also contact Representatives Stilwell (h74@in.gov) and Grubb (h42@in.gov) and thank them for working with us to forge a healthy, sustainable and affordable energy policy for Indiana and for refusing to consider policies that place the profit-motivated interests of investor-owned utilities ahead of the interests of consumers and our state.

Legislature Continues to Support Raw Coal Plant Deal for Ratepayers

In the 2007 legislative session, New York-based, power plant developer Leucadia Corporation convinced state legislators that gas ratepayers in Indiana should essentially finance a non-regulated coal gasification plant to protect Leucadia from financial risk, guaranteeing their profits from the project.

House Bill 1722, authored by Russ Stilwell (Boonville), locked ratepayers into a 30-year contract for synthetic gas being produced by the coal gasification plant once the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved the contract currently being negotiated between Leucadia, Vectren (Indiana Gas and Southern Indiana Gas & Electric), and NIPSCO gas (Northern Indiana Public Service Company). Citizens Gas in Indianapolis dropped out of the negotiations.

However, Leucadia hit a snag. The company could not get a 30-year coal contract in Indiana. So this year’s bill, Senate Bill 223 authored by Brandt Hershman (Monticello), allowed Leucadia to import coal from out of state, contrary to the “Homegrown Energy” spin to get HB 1722 passed in 2007. SB 223 passed and has now become law.

HB 1722 and SB 223 could cost ratepayers billions, including costs incurred by the coal gasification plant for carbon dioxide regulations expected to be adopted by Congress within the next few years.

CAC has intervened in the IURC proceeding that will determine whether the final contract, sight unseen at the moment, gets approved by state regulators.

In response to HB 1722 and SB 223, Vectren customers should contact Neil Ellerbrook, CEO of Vectren and demand that Vectren drop out of the negotiations. Write Mr. Ellerbrook c/o Vectren, P.O. Box 209, Evansville, IN 47702-0209.

NIPSCO customers should contact NiSource CEO Bob Skaggs and demand that NiSource drop out of the negotiations. Write Mr. Skaggs c/o NiSource, 801 E. 86th Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410.

Jim Rogers: Poster Boy for the Utility Business Plan

Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, is traversing the country attempting to convince Congress and the public that we can address global warming by building new coal plants. Why? Because that’s where Duke and its cronies make the most money.

Duke’s proposed coal gasification plant at Edwardsport, Indiana is too expensive and unnecessary. Duke customers, please contact Mr. Rogers and demand that he dump his plans for a coal plant in Indiana c/o Duke Energy, PO Box 1090, Charlotte, NC 28201-1090.

Developments at CAC

It’s been a hard winter in many ways. Tornadoes in January. Temperatures fluctuating between 60 and 20 within days. Economic woes for the country. Nonetheless, CAC members have come through again with their gracious and generous support. Our canvass directors Kelly, Mary and Kerwin wish to thank you for keeping us strong and healthy.

CAC will be addressing the following issues over the rest of 2008:

• Federal legislation that addresses carbon dioxide;
• Promoting a 5 year moratorium on coal plants;
• The AEP rate case;
• The Leucadia project in southern Indiana;
• Duke’s proposed coal plant in southern Indiana;
• Continued advocacy for renewables and energy efficiency.

Getting Involved
The public can have a profound impact on public policy issues by jumpstarting and maintaining a public dialogue on these critical issue. Here are some ideas:

• Letters to the Editor It is important that the public be involved in state decision making on energy policy in order to make the process as open and equitable as possible. Please write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about your perspective on RES legislation, global warming, energy efficiency, clean air, the public health implications of coal-based power or renewable energy. Please visit our website (www.citact.org) and that of our sister agency (www.cacefindiana.org) for more information. To find the contact information for your local newspaper, please visit http://www.usnpl.com/innews.php/.

• Arrange Meetings with Your Legislators E-mail or call us if you would like to arrange a meeting with your legislator in your hometown to discuss utility or energy issues.

• CAC Speakers E-mail or call us if you would like a CAC representative to speak to a local organization or group.

Sierra Club

NEWS RELEASE

Sierra Club Challenges Duke Energy’s Emissions Scheme - Pollution Limits on New Coal Plant Artificially Inflated

The Sierra Club today took steps to hold Duke Energy accountable for failing to install modern pollution controls at its aging coal-fired power plant in Edwardsport, Indiana, and trying to skirt stringent pollution limits on its new coal power plant proposal. Specifically Sierra Club filed a citizen enforcement action in federal court in Indiana seeking an order prohibiting Duke’s illegal pollution.

Sierra Club took particular aim at Duke’s CEO, Jim Rogers, who has been vocal about the need to curb pollution, but has consistently refused to commit his company to any meaningful action. In fact in this case, Duke is using its past pollution violations to try and skirt stringent emissions requirements for its new coal-fired power plant. Duke is proposing massive new coal plants in Indiana and North Carolina that would dramatically increase emissions of global warming pollution.

“Duke’s actions don’t match the company’s green rhetoric,” said Bill Hayden, Chair of the Sierra Club’s Hoosier Chapter Executive Committee. “Duke’s failure to install modern pollution controls and lead on global warming shows that the company is not serious about cleaning up its act.”

Under the Clean Air Act, coal-fired power plants are required to upgrade their pollution controls when they undertake major modifications. Over the past two decades Duke has modified its existing Edwardsport coal plant several times, investing millions of dollars in upgrades. However, the company failed to also upgrade its pollution controls to use the best available technology, resulting in unlawfully high levels of pollution.

“Duke should not be allowed to benefit from breaking the law—especially at the cost of our air and our health,” said Hayden. “Indiana already gets more than ninety percent of its electricity from coal and Duke is leading the charge to increases Indiana’s over reliance on coal to the exclusion of clean energy alternatives.”

Pollution from coal-fired power plants can trigger heart attacks and strokes, worsen asthma, and even lead to premature death. In fact, each year in the U.S. 24,000 lives are cut short by pollution from coal-fired power plants.

“We owe it to our children to move beyond coal and invest in smarter, cleaner, healthier energy options,” said the Hoosier Chapter’s Executive Committee Chair.

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Across the country the Sierra Club’s coal campaign is fighting to stop destructive mining practices and the construction of dirty new coal plants and direct the proposed investments into energy efficiency, renewable resources and other clean alternatives.

To view the Federal Duke Air Permit Complaint Filing, follow this link: http://www.citact.org/pdfs/Federal_Duke_Air_Permit_Complaint_Filing_04-08.pdf

*Note: Citizens Action Coalition is not listed as a plaintiff on this filing. We have joined Sierra Club on the State appeal of Duke's air permit, but not on the Federal appeal. We continue to work closely with the Sierra Club to stop this coal-fired power plant from being built in Edwardsport, IN.