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Changing the energy capacity por/olio of the na2on “No one has done what we are doing before. Ever. There is no blueprint to take delivery of and execute on. We are crea2ng it as we act.” “Nothing builds power like winning.”

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Changing  the  energy  capacity  por/olio  of  the  na2on  

“No  one  has  done  what  we  are  doing  before.    Ever.    There  is  no  blueprint  to  take  delivery  of  and  execute  on.  

We  are  crea2ng  it  as  we  act.”  

“Nothing  builds  power  like  winning.”  

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Anecdotal  Strategies  for  Effec2ve  Movement  Building  

•  What  is  the  specific,  discrete  goal  or  desired  outcome?  –  And  how  is  success  determined?    Accountability?  –  Will  it  alone  achieve  the  desired  impact?    Consequences  of  failure?  

•  Who  are  the  decision  makers  that  can  deliver  that  outcome?  –  And  what  are  the  specific  criteria  and  constraints  of  the  decision  making?  –  Timeline  

•  What  is  the  process  and  context  within  which  the  decision  will  be  made?  –  Who’s  with  you?    Who’s  against  you?  Elected?  Appointed?  Anointed?  –  Public  opinion?  (not  anecdotal,  but  measurable  snapshot),  messengers  

•  What  are  your  available  resources?  –  Funding  (promised,  likely,  in  the  bank)  –  Partners,  staff  

–  Talent,  skills,  access,  experience  •  Are  you  sure?  

–  Can  you  deliver  your  core  strategy  in  one  sentence?  

•  Now…What  is  the  goal  or  desired  outcome?  

•  Repeat.    Not  necessarily  in  order.  

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GPACE  Holcomb  Strategy  

Defend  the  KDHE/Bremby  decision  and  make  the  conversa2on  public,  comprehensive,  and  factual.  

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Beyond  Coal  Campaign  Strategy  

Internalize  the  real  and  full  costs  of  coal  combus2on,  coal-­‐plant-­‐by-­‐coal-­‐plant.  

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Holcomb  Origins  

2001  –  VP  Dick  Cheney  chairs  NEPDG  behind  closed  doors  –  the  coal  rush  was  (re)born  

–   3rd  IPCC  Assessment  reported  2002  –  Nascent  Beyond  Coal  Campaign  begins  in  

Great  Lakes  region  

2004  –  Sunflower  has  Sand  Sage  coal  plant  permit  in-­‐hand,  w/extension  

–  Approx.  20  public  comments  –  Sierra  Club  Beyond  Coal  targets  every  

single  US  coal  plant  

2006  –  An  Inconvenient  Truth  –  Holcomb  Project  at  2100  MW  

2007  –  4th  IPCC  Assessment  reported  –  Mass.  v.  EPA  –  Bremby  denies  Holcomb  at  1400  MW  

•  Approx.  750  public  comments  2008  –  Sebelius  vetoes  2  coal  plant  bills  

–  Barak  Obama  elected  POTUS,  Lisa  Jackson  to  EPA  

2009  –  Parkinson  semlement  agreement  –  ACES  defeated  –  Electricity  demand  begins  downward  

movement  –  Natural  gas  prices  move  sharply  

downward,  shale  reserves  confirmed  2010  -­‐  Cohesive  federal  climate  policy  abandoned  

(Carol  Browner  leaves  WH)  –  Bremby  fired  –  KDHE  permits  Holcomb  at  895  MW  

•  Approx.  6000  public  comments  –  Tri-­‐State  G&T  public  IRP  shows  no  demand  

for  Holcomb  2011  –  Sierra  Club  files  suit  against  KDHE  permit  

–  Bloomberg  gio,  BCC  goes  from  15  states  to  45,  targets  1/3  of  exis2ng  coal  

2012  –  MATS,  CSAPR,  NSPS  –  BCC  achieves  9.5%  GHG  emissions  

reduc2ons,  federal  cap  &  trade  =  5%  –  Federal  court  rules  against  RUS  and  

Sunflower  –  KS  Supreme  Court  hears  arguments  re:  

KDHE  permit  

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Greenhouse  Gas  Emissions  from  the  Electric  Sector  (2009)    

Source:  U.S.  Energy  Informa9on  Administra9on;  March  2012  Monthly  Energy  Review,  Table  12.6  

Petroleum  2%  

Coal  81%  

Natural  Gas  17%  

Biomass/Other  1%  

Why  coal?    Strategic  underpinning.  

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Source:  U.S.  EPA,  “Reducing  Toxic  Pollu9on  from  Power  Plants,”  March  16,  2011,  p.  6.  Note:  The  figure  includes  emissions  from  oil-­‐fired  units  as  well  as  coal-­‐fired,  but  oil-­‐fired  units  account  for  only  1%  of  U.S.  electric  genera9on.  Air  emissions  are  not  necessarily  the  major  source  of  exposure  for  each  of  these  pollutants.  

Emissions  from  Fossil-­‐Fueled  Power  Plants  as  a  Percent  of  Total  U.S.  Air  Emissions  

Why  coal?  

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"Coal  pollutants  affect  all  major  body  organ  systems  and  contribute  to  four  of  the  five  leading  causes  of  mortality  in  the  US:  heart  disease,  cancer,  stroke,  and  chronic  lower  respiratory  diseases."  

   -­‐  Physicians  for  Social  Responsibility  

• More  than  50%  of  Americans  live  within  30  miles  of  a  coal  plant  

• Mercury  poisoning  impacts  at  least  one  in  twelve  U.S.  women  and  places  their  children  at  risk  

•   $100  billion  in  health  costs  annually  

•   13,000  premature  deaths  annually  

Why  coal?  

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0                  50                  75                  100                  150                  200                  250                  300                  350                  400  Levelized  Cost  ($/MWh)  

RENEW

ABLE  EN

ERGY  

CONVEN

TIONAL  

$109  -­‐  124  

$120  -­‐  198  

$58-­‐109  

Wind  

Geothermal  

Fuel  Cell  

Solar  Thermal  

Source:  Lazard,  June  2011  

Coal  loses  as  playing  field  leveled  

Biomass  Direct  

Gas  Peaking  

IGCC  

Coal  

$136-­‐192  

$96-­‐248  

$196-­‐258  

$90-­‐134  

$76-­‐115  

Solar  PV  Crystalline  RooRop  

Energy  Efficiency  

Solar  PV  Crystalline  Ground  Mount  

Solar  PV  Thin-­‐Film  

$80   $157  

$89  -­‐  179  $73  

$77-­‐150  

$73-­‐135  

$30-­‐79  

$0-­‐50  

Nuclear  

Gas  Combined  Cycle  

$63-­‐161