Feel free to correct any mistakes I make here because I wrote this from the top of my head and I’m not an environmentalist.

In the past week, James Hansen, NASA climate expert, told congress that if we don’t starting doing something today to reduce CO2 in the world, in ten years “we will be toast” –it will be too late then to reverse the catastrophic climate changes that will occur. He says we should start with getting rid of coal burning plants immediately. They put off more CO2 than gas. Virginia Dominion Power wants to open a coal burning plant in Wise county, VA. (Go here http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/423/t/1906/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=736 ). Robert Grey, one of Richmond’s mayoral candidates, is being backed by Dominion Power chief, Tom Farrell. (go here http://www.styleweekly.com:80/article.asp?idarticle=17235 )

I know that the mayor has no power over what happens in Wise County or with State issues, but this corporation is wanting to install the very thing that is frying the world. If I were a mayoral candidate, I wouldn’t want the devil backing me.