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johnbonitz

February 26, 2010 • 10:13 am PST
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I work for an envir group that promotes clean energy in the Southeast. in 2009 I was privileged to speak to audiences totaling more than 900 people. I have found people react very strongly to the following image: http://www.cleanenergy.org/images/factsheets/Coal-as-wealth-transfer.pdf

In contrast, renewable energy is home-grown energy that keeps money recirculating in the local economy. http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2010/02/04/it’s-about-the-jobs/

Is this the kind of transparency you might be interested in publishing?

Thanks!

John

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Tags: environment,; money,; energy,; renewable,; coal,; wealth,; your money

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