• A new coalition that says it includes 36 organizations plans to "advance a nine-point 'American Clean Energy Agenda' and to push for a serious renewable energy agenda" supported by responses to a survey.
• The new effort is organized by two groups, the Civil Society Institute in Newton, Mass., and the Environmental Working Group. They say they believe the utility industry has "undue influence" in Washington.
• The long statement of broad goals from the coalition includes "phasing out nuclear power, natural gas, coal and industrial biomass in favor of efficient use of renewable, non-polluting resources" and opposing "a 'clean energy standard' that includes coal, nuclear, oil, gas and unsustainable biomass."

From the article:

Fed up with the undue influence of the energy companies, utilities, lobbyists and other interests that are making it impossible for Washington to move forward decisively in achieving America's clean energy future, 36 citizen organizations with more than 1.1 million combined members are joining forces to advance a nine-point "American Clean Energy Agenda" and to push for a serious renewable energy agenda no matter who is the next President or which party controls Congress.