Dear
Thank the members of the City Council for their pledge to move Austin Beyond Coal |
It's unanimous!
We're pleased to announce that every Austin City Council member has pledged to move Austin beyond coal and phase out of the Fayette coal plant.
Thank the City Councilmembers for their bold leadership in moving Austin towards a clean energy future.
In more good news, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) last week officially rejected a water permit for the White Stallion coal plantafter over 2,000 of you sent comments and demanded that LCRA not give another drop of our water to dirty coal. This LCRA victory comes on the heels of San Antonio's recent decision to shut down their Dealy coal plant and invest in clean energy.
These are huge victories for our Texas grassroots movement!
Since the 2009 Austin Generation Task Force, our volunteers have been urging Austin City Council to move beyond coal. You collected petitions, attended leadership trainings, hosted house parties, made phone calls, flyered events, contacted City Hall, and now your efforts have paid off!
Contact the Austin City Council and say thank you for standing up to Big Coal and protecting our public health.
Austin joins cities across the country that have recognized coal's health effects and increasing costs are too risky to sustain. It's no longer a question of IF Austin will move beyond coal; it's now a question of WHEN.
But our job is not done.
Our next goal is to work with Austin Energy and the LCRA to develop an aggressive timeline to shut down Fayette by 2016. If we succeed, Austin will be the biggest city in the country to phase out of a municipally-owned coal plant. This is an opportunity for us to lead by example, and we look forward to the challenge of making Austin #1.
Now more than ever, it's time to show Austin City Council we stand behind their vision for a clean energy future. You can help by sending a message today.
These victories showed that when we work together, we can build a cleaner, smarter energy future for our community. Thanks for all your help to get us there!
Sincerely,
Ian Davis
Beyond Coal Campaign
Sierra Club
P.S. Want to learn more? Join us this Sunday, December 4th, at a town hall event about the next steps to move Austin Beyond Coal.