Today Al Gore called on young people to practice civil disobedience and demand an end to non-carbon-capturing coal plants. At a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental activist explained:
“If you’re a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration”
There are currently 28 coal plants under construction in the U.S., with 20 more waiting in the wings. And while some efforts are underway to capture and bury carbon, known as geosequestration, Greenpeace and other critics argue that there are far safer and cleaner alternatives.
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I hope the youth can have their chance to stand up to the over 50 crowd who have collectively run amok.
Indeed! Thanks for the comment.
You are very welcome, Danny!
I wrote this awhile back regarding this very important issue.
Me Generation!
Inspired by Mr. Serge LeClerc
We have it all. It was gifted to us.
The baby boomer bulge has much to discuss.
Our parents made rules, then sent sons to war.
They passed on the wealth. We took and craved more.
For gold sun we searched, and tore up the earth,
From Cancun to Cairo, Bangkok to Perth.
We thought we turned right, but we got it all wrong.
Our kids and their kids, sing such a sad song.
They talk about hoes, liquor and crystal meth,
And how desperate suicide is a number one death.
The smoke and the drink, has served man for years.
Then business added addiction. Now media controls fears.
We market destruction, using words and the sword,
So we can make money, man’s morals are ignored.
Our youth have it all, but what love can give.
We must wake up now, so our planet can live.
The Me Generation, has a chance to pay back.
The window is small. We must start a new tack.
The mistake was in living, “I need it for me!â€.
Survival comes when. “I want it for thee!â€.
Love Lora Bruncke
I just read America is going to lift the ban on offshore drilling!!
Our economy demands more coal AND more oil!
Are we stupid or just brain washed!
Lead the youth, Al!
To a future!