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===Prominent individuals supporting a coal moratorium===
* Al [[Albert Gore, Jr.]]<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/gore-lecture_en.html Nobel Lecture], Oslo, December 10, 2007</ref>
* Banker and financier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sanzillo Tom Sanzillo], currently First Deputy Comptroller for the state of New York, called for a moratorium on new coal plants in the state of Iowa. Citing slow growth in electricity demand and better alternative sources of energy, Sanzillo said, "It's not only good public policy, it's great economics." <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG0pUjBr8KU Tom Sanzillo statement on YouTube]</ref>
* Mary Wood, Professor of Law at the University of Oregon, called for a moratorium on new coal plants in an videocast lecture to the University of Montana on February 19, 2008. Wood compared the urgency of the climate crisis to World War II: “Nothing less than a massive global effort on the scale of WWII can save our climate.” <ref>Peter Metcalf, [http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/law_professor_says_government_obligated_to_curb_climate_change/C38/L38/ "Law Professor Says Government Obligated to Curb Climate Change,"]New West, 2/20/08.</ref>
* On October 13, 2007, Pocatello, Idaho, mayor Roger Chase told other mayors from across the state attending an Association of Idaho Cities legislative committee that he favored a moratorium no new coal plants in the state. <ref>[http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7211810 "E. Idaho Mayor Doesn't Want Coal-Fired Plant in State,"] Associated Press, 10/14/07.</ref>
* On June 1, 2007, Park City, Utah, mayor Dana Wilson wrote a letter to [[Warren Buffett ]] expressing the city's opposition to three coal plants proposed by Rocky Mountain Power.<ref>[http://www.lesscoal.com/ParkCity%20Endorsement.htm Letter from Dana Wilson to Warren Buffett,] June 1, 2007.</ref>
* In November 2007, Salt Lake City mayor [[Rocky Anderson ]] expressed his support for a coal moratorium at a rally organized by the Step It Up! campaign.<ref>[<http://events.stepitup2007.org/november/reports/2097 "Event Report: Step It Up SLC,"] 11/3/07.</ref>
===Other politicians supporting a moratorium===
