original attached ---------- From: NRDC Online <[email protected]> Organization: NRDC Reply-To: NRDC Online <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 16:17:07 -0500 (CDT)
--- Begin Message ---Judy, Did you hear what happened at last week's public hearing on carbon pollution? Hundreds of Americans showed up to speak out in support of clean air -- but the coal industry, apparently unable to find many people willing to say we shouldn't protect our health from air pollution, resorted to using their profits to make up for the gap: they <b>posted an ad on Craigslist to pay people $50 to show up wearing pro-coal t-shirts. Luckily we caught them and got evidence of the under-handed tactic. But there are more hearings and events coming up this month across the country, and we need to make sure that if Big Coal does this again, their astroturf activists aren't mistaken for the real thing. Help spread the word by sharing this image on Facebook [ http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=eSxJYsslsaql1ZkukmsmBA ] If you don't have Facebook, you can still help! Just forward this email to five friends who do, and ask them to share it. The coal industry has been ramping up its campaign against the EPA's proposal to finally limit the amount of carbon dioxide pollution coming from new power plants with stunts like this, misleading ads, and increased political donations. The fact that Big Coal has to resort to paying people to make it look like they have real activists on their side shows us that while it may have a lot of money, the coal industry doesn't have the grassroots support that we do. But unless people like you spread the word about Big Coal's Craigslist ad and keep an eye out for tactics like this, the coal industry could succeed in making it look like they have real support to keep dumping unlimited carbon dioxide pollution into the air we breathe. Please don't let them get away with this click here to share Big Coal's stunt with your networks [ http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=-7oBj0BZtk3HUTzjxLWoeA ]. Thanks for your help! Natural Resources Defense Council ========== About NRDC ========== The Natural Resources Defense Council is a nonprofit environmental organization with 1.3 million members and online activists, and a staff of scientists, attorneys and environmental experts. Our mission is to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. For more information about NRDC or how to become a member of NRDC, please contact us at: Natural Resources Defense Council 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011 212-727-4511 (voice) / 212-727-1773 (fax) Email: [email protected] http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=qmG0Kitv0pS-jFjJ_mqAkg http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=o5igbpaJ8A-5G9J2PsSdUw We appreciate the opportunity to communicate with you and other NRDC Activists. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange or rent your email address. To update your contact information or manage your subscriptions, go to your profile editor: http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=tnJ8Z9iBXkT-OQo1bXmuRg If you would prefer not to receive these action alerts and updates, you can click here to remove yourself from this list: http://www.nrdconline.org/site/CO?i=gxUsGy09l8Wu0GF_oPp5GavsvbAVGbN2&cid=1481
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