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Students stage mock battle against dirty energy
Boston, MA - Feb 14, 2005 Students from Boston and the Northeast converged at the State House today to 
demand a Clean Energy Revolution. The students, along with EnviroCitizen and Clean Power Now, want the revolution to begin here in Massachusetts, with the approval of the Cape Wind Project by the Army Corps of Engineers. Hundreds of letters and postcards gathered by students were presented to various offices and politicians today.
To highlight their support for renewable energy, the students staged a mock battle between a wind turbine and a coal plant stack. After a difficult struggle, the wind turbine finally defeated the coal stack to claim the victory.
Renewable Energy Revolution
Dugan Hayes, an MIT student and Clean Power Now member, spoke out in favor of the wind farm. "I will be 
proud to have the renewable energy revolution begin in my back yard," he told the assembled students, press and legislative aides. Students were concerned about the effect of global warming on their futures. "It is today's generation of youth that will bear the brunt of climate change impacts, so we need to work now to stop global warming," said Aditya Nochur of Tufts University.
Delivering Letters
The students also attempted to deliver hundreds of letters written by fellow scholars in support of Cape Wind to Governor Romney, but no one from his office came to the event. Several legislative aides were present however, as was Representative Matt Patrick of Falmouth. The conference closed with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt, read by graduate student Kathleen Mikulski of Boston College: "I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use the natural resources of our land; but I do not recognize the right to waste them, or to rob, by wasteful use, the generations that come after us." The students were asking that present policy makers look to the future and approve the Cape Wind project. In a letter, HyunJoo Lee of Boston College said "The pros far outweigh the cons. What are we waiting for? Please do not let us down."
About Clean Power Now
Clean Power Now is an independent citizens environmental organization advocating viable renewable energy projects and the timely development of the wind farm on Nantucket Sound. Website: http://www.cleanpowernow.org
About EnviroCitizen
The Center for Environmental Citizenship/EnviroCitizen was founded in 1992 by college students working to increase the citizen participation of their peers with regard to environmental issues. CEC works to build leadership, ignite youth power, and replenish the environmental movement with a diverse base of innovative emerging leaders dedicated to winning environmental and social justice victories. Website: http://www.envirocitizen.org
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Matthew Palmer
Executive Director
email: mpalmer@cleanpowernow.org
phone: (508) 775-7796
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Riley Neugebauer
Organizing Fellow
email: rileyn@envirocitizen.org
phone: (617) 427-3598
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