Burning the Future: Coal in America

We are all affected by coal-fired power, so we encourage anyone who cares about the future to please sign on to Citizens Lead for Energy Action Now (CLEAN). Here you can join a national campaign to make smart energy choices for now and for our children’s future.

Some Americans are faced with immediate challenges to mining expansion or power plant construction. These links are for those confronted with specific issues in their local area.

Mountaintop Mining & Coal Slurry/Sludge Impoundments

If you or your loved ones are facing the permitting of new mountaintop mining sites, or suffering from the collateral damage of an existing site, please visit the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition. They can directly help those in West Virginia and will lead others to grassroots resources in other states. In addition, if you have coal waste in your drinking water, visit the Sludge Safety Project where you can locate coal slurry impoundments in your area and take steps to fight new impoundments, stop slurry injection, and protect your water.

New Power Plants

If you or your loved ones live in the vicinity of a proposed coal plant, or anywhere in the country for that matter, please join CLEAN and then visit Beyond Coalwhere you will find vast resources for education around the issue and engaging on a national or local level.

Maria Gunnoe in Burning the Future from Specialty Studios on Vimeo.

Goldman prize winner Maria Gunnoe in Burning the Future sounds off about the connection between the power we consume and its impact on the the lives of people in West Virginia.

Watch it on Public Television stations around the US during April on Earth Day. Check listings at http://www.BurningtheFuture.com