Kicking Coal Out of the U.S. Capitol

REPOST from Sierra Club

Coal may have just been sent packing from our nation’s capitol.

House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today requested that the Capitol Power Plant in Washington D.C. stop burning coal and instead switch to clean burning natural gas.

Won’t you join me in thanking Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid for their leadership in moving Washington D.C. beyond coal?

Their request comes just one day after the Sierra Club, along with its allies Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice, sent this letter to Congressional leaders requesting their support to end coal burning in the District.

As the only power facility in Washington D.C. still burning coal, the plant was a symbol of our country’s dependence on dirty energy. This is a highly symbolic request that sends a clear signal to cities and states across the country—after eight long years, our Government leaders in Washington are serious about clean energy and green jobs. With the U.S. House of Representatives having ceased using coal power from the plant in 2007, this request will now make D.C. completely coal free.

Please click here to thank Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid for requesting the Capitol Power Plant stop burning coal.

Thanks for all that you do to protect the environment.

Bruce Nilles
National Director, Move Beyond Coal Campaign