very good slide on climate change and human health put out by the TN Dept of Health, suggesting that they aren't hiding their head in the stand. The way different state-level agencies can position differently is interesting -- and something we need to watch across sites.
from Taylor (editing out a few things not ready to be public)
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Taylor Prince <taylor.lane.prince@gmail.com> wrote:
The round table was a success. Organizing for Action appointed me to [to host the discussion] at the last second. They liked the points in my thesis and decided having me host would look more grassroots & less partisan. [an initiative of the Knoxville city mayor discussing the new power plant emissions plan and how it relates to asthma.]
Its a collaboration of organizations, I think mainly Moms Clean Air Force. I joined SOCM, a TN community organizing group recently. They were impressed with my logo campaign, so they paid my way to Bonnaroo to table for them. This lady approached me about the Clean Power Plan, which fits in perfectly with the allergy practice's asthma campaign, as well as TAF. I've included their message below, so we can look into how to assist in their campaign.
initiative Taylor was part of --
The Clean Power Plan — Protecting Our Communities and Growing Our Economy Core Message: We have an obligation to protect our children and future generations from the impacts of climate change by addressing its main cause: carbon pollution from power plants. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan does just that, drawing on the strength and ingenuity of American innovation to slash dangerous carbon pollution being dumped into our air while driving investment in energy efficiency and clean energy that will power the 21st century. The Clean Power Plan means we will never have to choose between healthy communities and a healthy economy. Power plants are responsible for 40 percent of the carbon pollution in the United States, our single largest source. Carbon pollution fuels climate change, which triggers more asthma attacks and respiratory disease, worsens air quality, and contributes to more frequent, destructive, costly and deadly extreme weather events. The Clean Power Plan will prevent up to 150,000 While we already set limits for mercury, arsenic and lead, polluters are taking advantage of a loophole allowing them to dump unlimited carbon pollution into our air, fueling climate change and putting our health at risk. The Clean Power Plan means less carbon and more jobs, as states around the country use the flexibility it allows to craft plans that fit their needs and build on the progress they’ve already made. Three-Part Formulation
We have a moral obligation to act.
Communities all over America are already being harmed and taking action.
The Clean Power Plan gives states the flexibility to achieve carbon pollution reduction goals in a way that works for them.
We Never Have to Choose Between Healthy Communities and A Healthy Economy
The Clean Power Plan will prevent up to 150,000 asthma attacks and 6,600 premature deaths annually by 2030, while slashing the carbon pollution from power plants fueling climate change. Additionally, the co-benefits of cutting other pollution in this plan could prevent nearly 3,300 heart attacks, 2,800 hospital admissions and close to a half million missed work days each year.
While cutting carbon pollution from power plants will protect public health, it will also drive innovation in clean energy sources that will power the 21st century, growing our economy and creating jobs. In fact, according to former Bush Administration EPA Administrator Christie Whitman, from 1970-2006 the U.S. GDP grew 195 percent while we put numerous environmental protections in place.
The Clean Power Plan has public health and climate benefits estimated at $55-$95 billion per year by 2030, far outweighing the costs. From the soot and smog reductions alone, each dollar invested in the Clean Power Plan could net American families $7 in health benefits.
Other Key Points
The Clean Power Plan is achievable, allowing states the flexibility they need to develop customized plans that will keep our energy affordable and reliable, while ensuring our children have clean air to breathe.
This is not a one-size-fits-all solution. The Clean Power Plan recognizes that every state is different, and has varying challenges that will require solutions uniquely their own to succeed.
Manufactured facts and scare-tactics, like those from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are only meant to protect the status quo for polluters while choking off our right to breathe clean air, to keep our communities safe and to meet our moral obligation to protect future generations from the impacts of climate change.
Power plants account for 40 percent of the carbon pollution in the United States.
Right now we limit mercury, arsenic, lead, soot and other dangerous pollutants from power plants but not carbon pollution – the key driver of climate change. The Clean Power Plan will close that loophole and limit carbon pollution for the first time.
Carbon pollution exacerbates climate change, contributes to more frequent and more violent extreme weather that costs communities, the federal government, and our economy billions every year and threatens public health.
Nearly half of all Americans live in areas where the air is unsafe to breathe, making the Clean Power Plan a breath of fresh air for communities across the country, according to the American Lung Association.
- very good slide on climate change and human health put out by the TN Dept of Health, suggesting that they aren't hiding their head in the stand. The way different state-level agencies can position differently is interesting -- and something we need to watch across sites.
https://tn.gov/health/article/climate-change- from Taylor (editing out a few things not ready to be public)
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Taylor Prince <taylor.lane.prince@gmail.com> wrote:The round table was a success. Organizing for Action appointed me to [to host the discussion] at the last second. They liked the points in my thesis and decided having me host would look more grassroots & less partisan. [an initiative of the Knoxville city mayor discussing the new power plant emissions plan and how it relates to asthma.]
We made the local news, although they forgot to mention the CPP, or climate for that matter-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hk2h1aih9gbg39e/Air%20Quality%20Impact.mp4?dl=0
Its a collaboration of organizations, I think mainly Moms Clean Air Force. I joined SOCM, a TN community organizing group recently. They were impressed with my logo campaign, so they paid my way to Bonnaroo to table for them. This lady approached me about the Clean Power Plan, which fits in perfectly with the allergy practice's asthma campaign, as well as TAF. I've included their message below, so we can look into how to assist in their campaign.
- initiative Taylor was part of --
The Clean Power Plan — Protecting Our Communities and Growing Our EconomyCore Message: We have an obligation to protect our children and future generations from the impacts of climate change by addressing its main cause: carbon pollution from power plants. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan does just that, drawing on the strength and ingenuity of American innovation to slash dangerous carbon pollution being dumped into our air while driving investment in energy efficiency and clean energy that will power the 21st century. The Clean Power Plan means we will never have to choose between healthy communities and a healthy economy.
Power plants are responsible for 40 percent of the carbon pollution in the United States, our single largest source. Carbon pollution fuels climate change, which triggers more asthma attacks and respiratory disease, worsens air quality, and contributes to more frequent, destructive, costly and deadly extreme weather events. The Clean Power Plan will prevent up to 150,000
While we already set limits for mercury, arsenic and lead, polluters are taking advantage of a loophole allowing them to dump unlimited carbon pollution into our air, fueling climate change and putting our health at risk. The Clean Power Plan means less carbon and more jobs, as states around the country use the flexibility it allows to craft plans that fit their needs and build on the progress they’ve already made.
Three-Part Formulation
- We have a moral obligation to act.
- Communities all over America are already being harmed and taking action.
- The Clean Power Plan gives states the flexibility to achieve carbon pollution reduction goals in a way that works for them.
We Never Have to Choose Between Healthy Communities and A Healthy Economy- The Clean Power Plan will prevent up to 150,000 asthma attacks and 6,600 premature deaths annually by 2030, while slashing the carbon pollution from power plants fueling climate change. Additionally, the co-benefits of cutting other pollution in this plan could prevent nearly 3,300 heart attacks, 2,800 hospital admissions and close to a half million missed work days each year.
- While cutting carbon pollution from power plants will protect public health, it will also drive innovation in clean energy sources that will power the 21st century, growing our economy and creating jobs. In fact, according to former Bush Administration EPA Administrator Christie Whitman, from 1970-2006 the U.S. GDP grew 195 percent while we put numerous environmental protections in place.
- The Clean Power Plan has public health and climate benefits estimated at $55-$95 billion per year by 2030, far outweighing the costs. From the soot and smog reductions alone, each dollar invested in the Clean Power Plan could net American families $7 in health benefits.
Other Key Points- The Clean Power Plan is achievable, allowing states the flexibility they need to develop customized plans that will keep our energy affordable and reliable, while ensuring our children have clean air to breathe.
- This is not a one-size-fits-all solution. The Clean Power Plan recognizes that every state is different, and has varying challenges that will require solutions uniquely their own to succeed.
- Manufactured facts and scare-tactics, like those from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are only meant to protect the status quo for polluters while choking off our right to breathe clean air, to keep our communities safe and to meet our moral obligation to protect future generations from the impacts of climate change.
- Power plants account for 40 percent of the carbon pollution in the United States.
- Right now we limit mercury, arsenic, lead, soot and other dangerous pollutants from power plants but not carbon pollution – the key driver of climate change. The Clean Power Plan will close that loophole and limit carbon pollution for the first time.
- Carbon pollution exacerbates climate change, contributes to more frequent and more violent extreme weather that costs communities, the federal government, and our economy billions every year and threatens public health.
- Nearly half of all Americans live in areas where the air is unsafe to breathe, making the Clean Power Plan a breath of fresh air for communities across the country, according to the American Lung Association.
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