A summary of coal actions that includes student organizing in communities and campuses across the country posted on RAN's Understory.
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National Coal Finance Day of Action
A summary of coal actions that includes student organizing in communities and campuses across the country posted on RAN's Understory.
Students Protest Bank of America
Student action on campus at U.C. Santa Barbara to protest Bank of America's financing of the coal industry.
http://independent.com/news/2007/nov/17/students-protest-bank-america/
Fact Sheet on the Myth of Clean Coal
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The Energy Justice Network put togther two documents on The Myth of Clean Coal: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants. One is a short two page handout, and the other is an in depth fact sheet.
http://www.energyjustice.net/coal/igcc/
No New Coal Plants: Coal Victories
The Rainforest Action Network has put together a list of recent coal victories. This abridged list represents recent victories against proposed coal plants and can serve as inspiration to those working for a clean, green future!
Financial Associations Between Major Banks and Coal-Intensive Companies
This report presents preliminary research done on the financial involvement of targeted bank holding companies and major coal-intensive companies. These companies include Bank of America, Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.
Rainforest Action Network
Coal Report - A Message to Wall Street: No New Coal
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As part of the Global Finance Campaign, RAN is spearheading a “No New Coal” campaign – calling for a moratorium on the construction of new coal-fired power plants. This demand is also being made by people like Vice President Al Gore, Senators John Edwards and John Kerry, Dr. James Hansen (chief climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute) – and a growing list of respected scientists, politicians, NGO’s and everyday citizens. Our dependence on fossil fuels like coal presents an unacceptable burden on public health, the environment, and our climate.
Film: Kilowatt Ours
This thing is inspiring. I had been hearing about Kilowatt Ours for years, especially from my climate friends in the Southeast, but had never watched it until recently. It puts the issue in very human and simple terms and spends a full half of the movie going through solutions each of us can take to make a real impact. It's worth the donation price, big time!
Along the way, Jeff and his wife Heather share a plan to eliminate their use of coal and nuclear power at home by employing energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
Through their learning experience, viewers discover how they can save hundreds of dollars annually on energy bills, and use a portion of the savings to purchase newnewable energy.
Kilowatt Ours invites viewers to help build a net zero nation, by conserving energy to the greatest extent possible at home, then using clean renewable energy to provide the electricity used.
There are two versions of the film available on the same DVD: a 38 minute version and a 64 minute version.
http://www.kilowattours.org/
