Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/29/2008 11:32:32 AM
Well, there we were at Invesco Field last night. Barack Obama was about to give his big speech, when we ran into Cynthia Harris of Huntsville, Ala., who was proudly cooling herself with an America's Power fan.
Our street teams had been handing them out all week, and it was nice to see so many people using them at Invesco Field!
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/29/2008 12:49:01 AM
In front of an estimated 84,000 people at Invesco Field tonight, Barack Obama said:
"As president, as president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power."
We were encouraged to hear Obama, now officially his party's nominee, commit to a platform that supports the funding of clean coal technology.
Now it's time to head to the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention. We can't wait to see if they agree.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/29/2008 12:46:56 AM
In front of an estimated 84,000 people at Invesco Field tonight, Barack Obama said:
"As president, as president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power."
We were encouraged to hear Obama, now officially his party's nominee, commit to a platform that supports the funding of clean coal technology.
Now it's time to head to the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention. We can't wait to see if they agree.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/28/2008 05:13:07 PM
We’ve had a lot of fun this week talking to people at
the Democratic National Convention. At one point, you couldn’t walk down
Of course, not
everyone was supportive – and since this is the Democratic Convention, we even
encountered a celebrity who fit that category.
Darryl Hannah (of
Splash fame) approached one of our
street team members and politely whispered to her, “(clean coal) it’s a myth.”
That’s not true.
Clean coal
denotes a suite of real,
working technologies used to reduce emissions in the coal-based electricity
sector. Constantly
evolving technology will allow for additional emissions reductions – including the
capture and storage of carbon.
Every credible
forecast shows that we will continue to use coal for centuries to come. That’s
why we’re in Denver telling folks how important clean coal technology is to America
We
know that 100 percent emission-free coal is a work in progress. But instead of
dwelling on the problem, join us in finding the solution.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/28/2008 07:30:00 AM
The theme yesterday at the Democratic National Convention was national security, but the other message of the day was unity.
On this site, we talk about how America’s abundant coal reserves helps promote energy independence and helps secure our nation. But in the theme of unity, I also want to point out something that we always say time and time again:
We believe that we will need all of America’s domestic resources to meet our growing energy needs and protect our energy security.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/28/2008 01:15:52 AM
With Joe Biden and former President Clinton speaking tonight, some other speakers got lost in the mix. One such person was Sen. Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.).
Here's what Rockefeller had to say:
"We need a leader who will re-establish America as an energy superpower by pursuing every resource at our disposal: alternative fuels, drilling and our most abundant domestic resource, tomorrow's clean coal."
Surprise, surprise... we agree.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/28/2008 01:08:08 AM
All week, we've been shuttling Democratic delegates to various events around Denver. (We'll be doing the same thing next week in the Twin Cities.)
Today, our team rode the shuttle bus with Illinois delegation. We chatted with delegate Jacqueline Y. Collins, who is a state senator from the 16th district of Illinois. As you can see in the picture, she is proudly wearing an Obama: Clean Coal pin. In fact, so was everyone on the bus.
Thank you to the delegations from all across the country for proudly spreading the message on our commitment to clean.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/27/2008 12:45:00 PM
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" is taping here in Denver this week, and they'll be in the Twin Cities next week.
With a long line of ticket-holders waiting to enter the studio, we've been stopping by handing out water and fans.
On a hot summer day in August... the folks in line appreciate the handouts.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/27/2008 12:22:00 PM
Welcome to Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Last night was all about energy and the economy, and we had a lot to say about that. Today, the theme is national security – and we’re going to have something to say about that too!
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer set up this conversation when he kept talking about America’s reliance on imported oil. But here is something to keep in mind. America has more energy in the form of coal than the entire rest of world has oil.
And like many of the speakers have mentioned, rising to the challenge is something that we Americans do. To promote energy independence we can and will find new ways to use our abundant coal reserves – which today already accounts for over half of the electricity we use each day.
Posted by Joe Lucas on 08/27/2008 09:51:24 AM
Did you hear Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer at the Democratic National Convention last night?
Here's what he said: "There's no single platform for energy independence. It's not a question of either wind or clean coal, solar or hydrogen, oil or geothermal. We need them all to create a strong American energy system, a system built on American innovation."
I couldn't agree more. To meet our growing energy demand, we'll need all our domestic energy sources, including clean coal.
Joe Lucas helped form Americans for Balanced Energy Choices in 1999 and is Senior Vice President, Communications for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. He has spent his entire professional career shaping energy and environmental policies at the state and federal levels.
