Despite our serious global warming problem, the US Congress could vote in the next fews weeks on a bill that would double the greenhouse gas emissions from planes and cars, if a current plan to use "liquid coal" passes.
If interested, you can sign a petition urging Congress to vote no on tax breaks and subsidies on coal:
http://pol.moveon.org/stopkingcoal/?r_by=&rc=paste
You can also read more about it from this LA Times article: