Coal activist strategies

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Phasing out coal

• Opposing new coal plants
• Phasing out existing coal plants
• Cap-and-trade laws
• Carbon taxes
• Carbon dioxide emissions standards such as the Schwarzenegger clause
• Eliminating federal loans
• Discouraging private finance

Limiting coal supplies

• Placing coal reserves in parks or private trusts
• Prohibiting mountaintop removal
• Discouraging new transportation infrastructure
• Restricting exports of coal from federal lands
• Blocking new coal mines
• Limiting expansion of existing mines through strict enforcement of environmental standards
• Making climate change a factor in federal coal leasing

Promoting alternatives

• Renewable portfolio standards
• Feed-in tariffs
• Promoting efficiency and conservation
• Developing wind, solar thermal, photovoltaic, geothermal,

Resources

External resources

• Climate Case Chart

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