How Much Time Do We Have Left?How Much Time Do We Have Left?

The Coal Wars -- the Fight of ALL LifeThe Coal Wars -- the Fight of ALL Life

How Far Can We Go?How Far Can We Go?

20 Years ago NASA Scientist Dr. 20 Years ago NASA Scientist Dr. James Hansen testified before James Hansen testified before Congress that the Globe was warming Congress that the Globe was warming and that people were the cause.and that people were the cause.

Top scientist worked to calculate the Top scientist worked to calculate the COCO22

COCO22 Parts Per Million Parts Per Million

550 ppm – first extreme upper guess550 ppm – first extreme upper guess

450 ppm – first estimate450 ppm – first estimate

Currently at 383 ppmCurrently at 383 ppm• GreenlandGreenland• HimalayasHimalayas

Hansen’s New CeilingHansen’s New Ceiling

350 ppm350 ppm

Where we are headingWhere we are heading Studies at the bottom of the Studies at the bottom of the

ocean have revealed that when ocean have revealed that when the last Ice Age occurred 35 the last Ice Age occurred 35 million years ago, the earth was million years ago, the earth was at 450 ppm.at 450 ppm.

Hansen says that is we reach Hansen says that is we reach and stay at 450 ppm, it is likely and stay at 450 ppm, it is likely to melt all ice and sea levels to melt all ice and sea levels will rise by 75 meters (more will rise by 75 meters (more than 246 feet). than 246 feet).

HansenHansen Dr. Hansen said that Dr. Hansen said that

the earth’s climate is the earth’s climate is approaching a critical approaching a critical tipping point that, if tipping point that, if passes, would lead to passes, would lead to “practically a different “practically a different planet” which for planet” which for Texas would mean a Texas would mean a permanent dust-bowl.permanent dust-bowl.

The Concern about the EconomyThe Concern about the Economy

What Non-Attainment What Non-Attainment means for Commercemeans for Commerce

What renewable energy What renewable energy conversion means for jobsconversion means for jobs

What health means for What health means for productivityproductivity

What is happening in our What is happening in our backyard?backyard?

Dynegy Sandy Creek Coal PlantDynegy Sandy Creek Coal Plant• In Riesel – 12 miles from Waco and emissions In Riesel – 12 miles from Waco and emissions

will blow toward Waco most of the timewill blow toward Waco most of the time

Oak Grove – TXU Oak Grove – TXU • 50 miles south of Waco – will be among the 50 miles south of Waco – will be among the

dirtiest in the Nation, if not dirtiest in the Nation, if not thethe dirtiest dirtiest

Fairfield Plant Fairfield Plant

How Can You Help?How Can You Help? Call your U.S. RepresentativeCall your U.S. Representative and urge and urge

him/her to co-sponsor the Safe Climate Act him/her to co-sponsor the Safe Climate Act to require nationwide reductions of global to require nationwide reductions of global warming pollution. You can reach your warming pollution. You can reach your Representative by calling Representative by calling 202-224-3121202-224-3121. . If you don't know who your Representative If you don't know who your Representative is, that's OK. Just tell the operator your zip is, that's OK. Just tell the operator your zip code, and they will connect you to the code, and they will connect you to the right office.right office.

How Can You Help?How Can You Help? Call State RepresentativesCall State Representatives Call Local RepresentativeCall Local Representative Write Letters to the EditorWrite Letters to the Editor Speak Out – Loudly and ClearlySpeak Out – Loudly and Clearly Call Dynegy and TXU and Express your Call Dynegy and TXU and Express your

FeelingsFeelings Buy Green Energy: Buy Green Energy:

www.powertochoose.comwww.powertochoose.com

How Can You Help?How Can You Help? Join Environmental OrganizationsJoin Environmental Organizations

• TPOWERTPOWER• Public CitizenPublic Citizen• Environment TexasEnvironment Texas• SEED CoalitionSEED Coalition• Sierra ClubSierra Club

Prepare you church to be a Disaster Relief Prepare you church to be a Disaster Relief ShelterShelter

How Can You Help?How Can You Help?

Unseat representatives who do not Unseat representatives who do not adequately protect the environment adequately protect the environment and then run new candidates who will. and then run new candidates who will.

Conserve, recycle, use energy efficient Conserve, recycle, use energy efficient products, native plants, build green, products, native plants, build green, build windmills, plant gardens, buy build windmills, plant gardens, buy local, share rides, walklocal, share rides, walk

But most of all, ACT and ACT now.But most of all, ACT and ACT now.

First and FastFirst and Fast Hansen says that the first thing we must do Hansen says that the first thing we must do

to change the climate is to IMMEDIATELY to change the climate is to IMMEDIATELY halt the building of any new coal plants halt the building of any new coal plants anywhere on this planet.anywhere on this planet.

We know that China is opening at least one We know that China is opening at least one new coal plant per weeknew coal plant per week

Hansen said in 2006:Hansen said in 2006: We have at most 10 years – We have at most 10 years –

not 10 years to decide upon not 10 years to decide upon action, but 10 years to alter action, but 10 years to alter fundamentally the trajectory fundamentally the trajectory of global greenhouse of global greenhouse emissions.emissions.

Note: In 2008 – this is now 8 yearsNote: In 2008 – this is now 8 years

If ever there was a time for Global If ever there was a time for Global Revolution – It is now.Revolution – It is now.

We have less than a decade to turn things around.We have less than a decade to turn things around.Let’s do it!Let’s do it!