Climate and Energy Project (CEP)
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See www.climateandenergy.org. The Land Institute formed a new project on climate and energy in February 2007.
Climate change threatens agriculture and sustainability. Salina's river, the Smoky Hill, went bone dry one day last summer and drove that reality home. The Land Institute held public forums on water then and recognized the need for broader conversations about these critical topics.
Determined not to let our core work on agriculture slip, we hired a director for the new project on climate and energy. That one-person effort has grown to a staff of six, based in Lawrence, Kansas.
Web site
CEP seeks to build unexpected coalitions and make climate and energy -- issues that affect every citizen -- post-partisan.
Because solid factual information can be hard to find in one place, CEP launched a new website. You can find it at: www.climateandenergy.org
We invite you to "Explore the issues, Learn more, Take steps, and Pass it on." And please, let us know what you think.
CEP press release, January 2008
In October, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment denied air permits for two 700 megawatt coal-fired plants on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions. The decision had been characterized as risky, bad for business, and unpopular. CEP, which conducted a poll to guide its programs and activities, was surprised to find that in fact, "By a 2:1 margin, Kansans agree with the recent decision to deny air quality permits for two proposed 700-megawatt coal burning plants in their state. In an independent statewide poll, a majority of Kansans agree with the decision, with overall support rising to fully 70% in the Johnson County region. In western Kansas – the proposed location of the plants – only two in five citizens oppose the decision while 51% favor it."
Contacts for CEP
Web site: www.climateandenergy.org
Staff:
Nancy Jackson, Project Director
Climate and Energy Project
P.O. Box 442217
Lawrence, KS 66044
Ph: 785-331-8743
jackson@climateandenergy.org
www.climateandenergy.org
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