I can’t say enough about the fact that my home state of Texas is becoming the next battlefield in the country’s dirty energy wars.
At least 100 demonstrators took part in protests at coal fired power plants in Brindisi, Marghera, Porto Tolle, Vado Ligure and Civitavecchia as part of worldwide actions targeting world leaders meeting at the G8 Summit in Italy.
G8 leaders must stop putting the interests of polluting industries such as coal ahead of the climate, Greenpeace said.
On April 30th, the 100th day of the new presidency, six grassroots delegates from communities disadvantaged by coal mining, processing, and burning will meet with Representatives of Congress, the EPA, and CEQ. The events are part of an inaugural effort to generate a unified voice for the transition away from coal from a diverse coalition of citizens, including those advocating for climate policy, environmental justice and indigenous rights.
The Coal-Olympics are part of
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