In this Issue:

And Now a Word from Our Friendly Neighborhood Power Plant
Monday Night Mixer October 22nd, 2007
Release of Audiobook and Marty Ruiz Repliques in H4PJ Store
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Inside the H4PJ Blog: Wal-Mart: High Cost of Low Prices?
H4PJ Online Action Center: Make a Difference Today!

And Now a Word from Our Friendly Neighborhood Power Plant

The right-wing talking heads at Fox News spent this past Sunday mocking Al Gore for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Perhaps they should have waited and read what the CEO of one of the country’s biggest polluters had to say Monday morning in the Washington Post.

In what must be the most startlingly honest article I have ever read, David Crane, the CEO of NGR Industries, acknowledges that his company alone produces more greenhouse gasses than the nation of Norway. He then reminds us that they are the 10th largest power company in the country, and invites us to think of the pollution produced by numbers 1-9. Mr. Crane then calls on the U.S. Congress to enact legislation that would require coal-burning power plants to clean up their acts. In his view it not only CAN be done, but it MUST be done, not soon but NOW. He wrote:

I emphasize the word “now.” We are not running out of time; we have run out of time. Decisions we make today in the U.S. power industry will have a significant impact on the size of the problem we bequeath to our children. Without a price on C02, our industry will build a veritable tidal wave of traditional coal-fired power-generation facilities. Traditional coal plants are, and will be for some time to come, the least expensive and most reliable way to generate electricity on a large scale in the United States, China, India and much of the rest of the world—that is, so long as the C02 emissions associated with burning coal in these countries remain free.

These are not the words of some liberal/environmentalist/Democrat; this is the CEO of a power company. We need to endorse his view and build pressure on the Congress to take action. You can go to H4PJ’s TAKE ACTION page to send a copy of this article to your Representatives and Senators.

Now, if we could only do something about eliminating all the pollution and hot air Fox News generates!

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Monday Night Mixer October 22nd, 2007
H4PJ to celebrate audio book release of “The Real Antichrist.”

Hope for Peace & Justice’s next “Monday Night Mixer” will be Monday, October 22, at BarBelmont in Oak Cliff’s historic Belmont Hotel, 901 Fort Worth Avenue; Dallas, TX 75208. The event will begin at 5 p.m. and last until around 7 p.m. BarBelmont offers happy hour pricing on Mondays nights. Rev. Michael Piazza, President of H4PJ, will be on hand as we celebrate the release of his latest book, The Real antiChrist: How America Sold Its Soul, on CD read by Dr. Tim Seelig. Click HERE for an exclusive audio excerpt.
 
The “Monday Night Mixer” is a free event, and everyone is invited! This is a great way to meet other people who are passionate about peace and justice issues, and an excellent opportunity to introduce your friends to the work that we are doing. We have not had a mixer is some time now, so Mike and Tim would like to challenge each of our regular attendees to bring at least one friend along to introduce them to our organization.  There are a lot of exciting things happening and we will give everyone updates on what to expect.  Don’t miss it and consider staying for dinner at the Belmont Hotel’s recently-opened Cliff Café!

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Release of Audiobook and
Marty Ruiz Repliques in H4PJ Store
On Monday, you will be able to purchase several new and exciting items at our website  shopping cart.  One is the first of a series of audiobooks available on CD, “The Real Antichrist” read by Art4PJ Program Director, Dr. Tim Seelig. The other exciting addition is the commissioned piece of artwork my Marty Ruiz available in two replique sizes. 

Check out the Hope for Peace & Justice Store for these new additions and all of the exclusive items available with the new Hope for Peace & Justice logo.

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Calendar of Upcoming Events
Friday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.
Charlie King Concert presented by Journey of Hope
Come hear the music of Charlie King, one of folk music’s national treasures, and the stories of those on the Journey of Hope who have experienced the effects of the death penalty and have emerged seeking a path of love and compassion for all of humanity. Charlie will share the stage with Edward Mpagi Edmary, an exonerated death row inmate from Uganda. Sponsored by the Dallas Peace Center, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Hope for Peace & Justice, and Amnesty International USA at Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas. Suggested donation: $5 at the door.

Sunday, November 4, 6:30 p.m., “Together We  Can”  Concert
Location: Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Rd.
Featuring: Denise Lee, Gary Floyd, and Clementine
Art for Peace & Justice presents Squeaky Wheel Tour benefiting GINA for missing persons

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Inside the H4PJ Blog

Wal-Mart: High Cost of Low Prices? Hello. I hope this blog finds you well. During a retailers conference held recently, the CEO of Wal-Mart was asked by an audience member if Wal-Mart would buy more U.S.-made products to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of global transport and to bring manufacturing jobs back from places like China. His answer: "Right now, the way it works, our model is `We sell for less.' If we put products out there and we have to sell them for more because our competitors are sourcing more efficiently and more effectively for the same quality of product, our model doesn't work. We cannot be at a price disadvantage." MORE...

H4PJ Online Action Center
Make a Difference Today!

To better equip our supporters to work for peace and justice in their communities, Hope for Peace & Justice launched the H4PJ Online Action Center to help you and thousands of others to contact your elected officials and the media about important issues and legislation.

With the H4PJ Online Action Center you can:

• stay up-to-date on current legislation and votes
• find who represents you at the Local, State and Federal level
• know how your representatives are voting
• email your representatives
• contact local, state and national media organizations
• Sign up for updates on important legislation

The Online Action Center gives you the ability to quickly and effectively cause change. You can easily find out information about important legislation and send alerts to your friends and family. You have been faithful in taking action with the H4PJ Action Alerts and we know you'll continue to help now as well via the Online Action Center.

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