Comments on: Tribes Building New Coal Plants http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/08/15/tribes-building-new-coal-plants/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:18:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Morgan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/08/15/tribes-building-new-coal-plants/#comment-67210 Morgan Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:32:29 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5360#comment-67210 Not knowing the people involved, its hard to get a better picture of the choices these tribes are facing. I'm obviously disappointed to see building coal-to-liquids as the best option available. The Nazis and apartheid South Africa (I know, this point gets brought up a lot) also used coal-to-liquids when there was no other choice available. Maybe if congress could renew and improve renewable energy tax credits, the choices of these tribes would be different. As an activist from afar (reading about these things, making calls to politicians and signing pledges) I'm still a hell of a lot more interested in targeting large corporations to radically re-envision their power supply because they have the resources and responsibility to do so. But I do hope that the few tribes that might take on this kind of dirty project (please don't try and tell me its clean - we can start with the picture on the post). Not knowing the people involved, its hard to get a better picture of the choices these tribes are facing. I’m obviously disappointed to see building coal-to-liquids as the best option available. The Nazis and apartheid South Africa (I know, this point gets brought up a lot) also used coal-to-liquids when there was no other choice available. Maybe if congress could renew and improve renewable energy tax credits, the choices of these tribes would be different.

As an activist from afar (reading about these things, making calls to politicians and signing pledges) I’m still a hell of a lot more interested in targeting large corporations to radically re-envision their power supply because they have the resources and responsibility to do so. But I do hope that the few tribes that might take on this kind of dirty project (please don’t try and tell me its clean - we can start with the picture on the post).

]]> By: Natasha Yurk http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/08/15/tribes-building-new-coal-plants/#comment-67194 Natasha Yurk Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:17:41 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=5360#comment-67194 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This just goes to show that environmental justice isn't being prioritized as it should. Thanks for shedding light on this important topic. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This just goes to show that environmental justice isn’t being prioritized as it should. Thanks for shedding light on this important topic.

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