Petition to Gov. Mike Beebe: Stop the Hempstead Coal Plant

Dear friends,

Arkansas took a wrong turn last month when its Public Service Commission approved, in a 2-to-1 decision, Swepco's planned 600-MW coal-fired electric power plant near Texarkana. This plant will pump as much planet-killing CO2 into the atmosphere every year as half the cars and light trucks in Arkansas. There are better options: energy efficiency, renewable energy, and, if necessary, natural gas (which emits half as much CO2 as coal). States such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, are doing better than Arkansas by cancelling planned coal plants in favor of healthier alternatives.

Governor Beebe can stop this plant by placing a moratorium on construction until the newly-appointed Governor's Commission on Global Warming has had a chance to evaluate it and report to the state legislature late next year.

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WE CAN TURN THIS DECISION AROUND:
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO GOVERNOR BEEBE AT http://www.PetitionOnline.com/nocoalpp/petition.html.
You needn't be an adult, or an Arkansan, or a U.S. citizen to sign. Global warming affects us all.
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If you signed a petition against this plant a few months ago, this is a NEW petition. The previous petition went to the Arkansas Public Service Commission. Please sign this petition also!
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