Comments on: My Hot Date with Lisa Jackson http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/09/30/my-hot-date-with-lisa-jackson/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Morgan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/09/30/my-hot-date-with-lisa-jackson/#comment-81628 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:14:33 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13378#comment-81628 Way to take charge of a situation and not let her get away without answering tough questions.

Did Carl Pope wear the hat?

]]> By: Caroline http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/09/30/my-hot-date-with-lisa-jackson/#comment-81613 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:38:01 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13378#comment-81613 Matt, Charles, and especially Sparki for posting, THANK YOU.

I can’t agree more — coal power is not inevitable, and neither is coal mining. There are other solutions, other energy sources, and just as important – other jobs for the people in Appalachia. NO young child dreams of being a coal miner. People do it because there are no other jobs in their community. Every town, every city, every state needs to train more people to be retrofitting our homes, insulating our walls and rooftops, installing geothermal heating and cooling systems, roofing with solar tiles.

Things will only continue as they are if we let them. Nothing is inevitable – the future is entirely in our control. I am so proud to be sharing this planet with people who are taking that control in their hands and showing what the new future can look like – and reminding them of why the present doesn’t look so sunshine-y in Business As Usual. Thanks again, Sparki!

]]> By: matt http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/09/30/my-hot-date-with-lisa-jackson/#comment-81610 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:46:41 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13378#comment-81610 Leon, I’m sure southern plantation owners thought the same thing about slavery. Coal is not inevitable, and we’re going to make damn well sure of it

]]> By: Leon Wood http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/09/30/my-hot-date-with-lisa-jackson/#comment-81601 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:51:15 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13378#comment-81601 We are continuing to mine and will continue long into the future. Coal is here to stay for at least the next 2 to 3 hundred years.

]]> By: Matt Dernoga http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/09/30/my-hot-date-with-lisa-jackson/#comment-81598 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:25:39 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13378#comment-81598 Good job, keep fighting!

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