Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
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| Established | 1998 |
| Exec. Dir. | Mr. John Hanger [1] |
| President | Rev. K. Joy Kauffman |
| Headquarters | Harrisburg, PA, United States |
| Homepage | http://pennfuture.org |
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
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[edit] History
Pennfuture was founded in 1998, with the mission to work to "create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis"[2].
In February 2008, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future announced that Teresa Heinz, Chair of The Heinz Endowments, Rebecca Rimel, President of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore would speak at the organization's 10th Anniversary Gala in Philadelphia.[3]
[edit] Issue stances
Some of the policies endorsed by Pennfuture include clean energy, air quality, and water quality, and mining. According to Pennfuture, "air pollution is shortening lives, contaminating fish, killing streams and forests, and inexorably warming the global climate. Watersheds are thoughtlessly being undermined and paved over, and good water quality is becoming a rare commodity. Thousands of acres of land are defiled by past coal mining, and communities, streams, and families still suffer from destructive mining techniques"[4].
To achieve success in their mission, the organization is "working to replace old outdated dirty sources of power with clean renewable Pennsylvania-made electricity, fighting factory farm pollution, helping to stop damage from mining, protecting watersheds from sprawl and pollution, reducing global warming pollution, watchdogging state government, and providing $2 million per year of free legal services to protect the environment[5]."
[edit] Press
- 12 February 2008 PennFuture praises state House for moving Pennsylvania into national leadership with passage of energy savings bill[6]
- 8 February 2008 PennFuture Lauds Court Decision Striking Down Federal Mercury Rule[7]
- 18 June 2007 New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Energy Independence[8]
- 22 May 2007 PennFuture, Environmental Integrity Project Launch Legal Action to Stop Massive Air Pollution from Bruce Mansfield Power Plant[9]
- 1 February 2007 PennFuture Files Endangered Species Act Petition Against Bush Administration[10]
