EM:/ Rally for Clean Energy Jobs Hits Lansing Capitol

*CLEAN ENERGY NOW*

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                  Contact: *Leigh Fifelski*

Thursday, July 16, 2009
                                  517.999.3646

               248.321.4579 Cell


 *Rally for Clean Energy Jobs Hits Lansing Capitol***

*Groups, citizens from across Michigan join fight against coal plants*

LANSING – Concerned citizens from across Michigan will flood the State
Capitol lawn on Wednesday, July 29, to rally for clean energy jobs and urge
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Legislature to jumpstart Michigan’s
struggling economy by increasing investments in one of the few growth
sectors of the global economy: clean renewable energy.

Buses will be unloading people at the Capitol at 2:30 p.m. to hear from
various speakers calling on Granholm to protect Michigan citizens from the
powerful coal special interests trying to send Michigan backwards with eight
coal plant proposals on the drawing board and chase away jobs.

*The event will provide outstanding visuals for TV, print and radio,
including citizens dunking “coal barons,” an online action tent and large
crowds of citizens calling for action.*

*WHAT:*           Rally for Clean Energy Jobs

*WHEN:*           Wednesday, July 29 @ 2:30 p.m.

*WHO:*             *Representative Alma Wheeler-Smith*; *Brandon Knight* of
Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition; *Bruce Nilles*, Sierra Club’s
Beyond Coal campaign director and one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s 2009
Agents of Change; *Rev. Charles Morris,* founder and policy director of
Michigan Interfaith Power and Light; *Peter Sinclair,* climate educator and
producer of Climate Denial Crock of the Week series; *Terry Miller *of Lone
Tree Council and Citizens Exploring Clean Energy; and hundreds of concerned
citizens from across Michigan; *Susan Harley*, Clean Water Action; *Casey
McKeel*, 350.org

For more information including our online take action, bands, and info on
bus transportation from various Michigan cities please go to
www.progressmichigan.org/cenrally.

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Leigh Fifelski, Communications Director

Progress Michigan
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Lansing, MI 48906

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