Bloomberg versus coal

Image via WikipediaMayor Bloomberg Donates $50 Million To Sierra Club for Anti-Coal Campaign

New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving the Sierra Club a substantial gift -- $50 million to put toward battling coal-fired power plants across the nation.


The Washington Post reports that the donation will be spread out over four years, and will go straight toward the "Beyond Coal" campaign that has "helped block the construction of 153 new coal-fired power plants across the country since 2002."


But this time, instead of blocking construction of new plants, the strategy will be to figure out which are the nations oldest and worst-pollution coal power plants, get them shut down, and replace them with renewable energy.

Mayor Mike wants to keep NY off the "Top 20 States with the most toxic air list."

Bear in mind that this listing factors in toxic air pollution -- from coal and oil-fired power plants primarily -- not dumped waste or contaminated land or such.

Whatever the motivation - NICE!!!