The Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan — a 10-year roadmap for proposing to phase out the use of fossil fuels at Austin Energy and replacing them with clean energy — is getting an update.
Alarmingly, Austin Energy’s (AE) current proposal recommends a dangerous fossil fuel direction. Instead of replacing existing fossil fuel power, Austin Energy is asking the City Council to support adding a more polluting methane gas-burning power plant in (probably) East Austin!
There is an alternative Working Group Plan. This plan has no fossil fuels . AE is not cooperating with the community for a fossil fuel free future!
“Fossil fuel generation causes multiple environmental problems. Burning fossil fuels is very dangerous to vulnerable groups like the very young, the very old and those with respiratory illnesses.” “Energy and the Environment” United Women In Faith
We need your help. You can make a difference. Use this link to contact Austin City Council. This link uses Texas Public Citizen run by our own church member Adrain Shelly. It is safe and secure:
Highlight this link, click once, click “open Link” : https://act.citizen.org/
There is a message in the link. Please act promptly. You can make a life saving difference.
Beki & Richard Halpin, Green Sanctuary Ministry, green@austinuu.org, 512-658-2599 or 512-917-6018
