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Invite Media Briefing and Launch Greenpeace report "Cost of Coal fact"

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Coal is a source of energy the most dirty and contaminate the environment. Coal is also a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. 11 billion tons of CO2 to the atmosphere from diemisikan Power Steam Power-out of coal each year. So that nobody can doubt anymore, PLTU coal is one of the main kontibutor speed up the rate of global warming and climate change on the planet. Climate change is the biggest threat to the environment and humanitarian and economic challenges that have faced the world. Millions of people have felt the impact of climate change and the estimated 150,000 people die each year due to impact. The Government of Indonesia at this time plan to reduce oil use and switch to coal and gas to meet the electricity needs of this country. The government plans to build 35 new PLTU Batubara throughout Indonesia, are all planned to operate in 2010. PLTU whole new capacity is 10,000 MW.  The government made the price of coal is cheaper than other energy sources as an