Take a look at Greenpeace's latest campaign to stop new coal-fired power stations which energy companies around the world are forging ahead with plans for, despite the drastic effect on the climate.
There are plans the world over for even more coal-fired power plants. The British government is reviewing plans for the first coal-fired power station in 30 years at Kingsnorth in Kent, with another seven in the pipeline behind that. India has plans to build another 73 coal plants in the next 10 years. Germany utilities are planning 27 new coal plants, six of which have already been stopped by environmental campaigns.
And it doesn't stop there, the US is literally blowing the tops off of mountains to get at thin seams of coal which has damaged or destroyed about 1200 miles of streams. There are plans on the drawing board to build over 150 new coal plants in the US in the next few years, but 63 of these have already been stopped by environmental groups and people like you.
In Australia, it's the same story, there are only six weeks to convince Prime Minister Rudd to stop the planned billion dollar handouts to coal power generators.
For much more information on this, and to see how you could get involved, visit coalfinger.com
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