Tag: coal
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Proposed Coal Export Terminals Putting People and Planet at Risk
There are currently two active coal export proposals in Washington and one proposal in Boardman, OR, that would export a total 100 million metric tons per year if built. Formally submitted by Earthjustice, the petitioners ask the Army Corps to conduct …
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Summer Heat: Mass Action to Stop the Climate Crisis
We believe that mass action can breathe life into even the most hardened political fights, and so these actions will all aim to bring thousands of people to stand together—perhaps sometimes on the wrong side of the law.
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Lobster Boat vs. Coal Ship
The captain of the Energy Enterprise called us on the radio, shortly after we spoke to the police. He said the ship was carrying American coal from West Virginia, and he didn’t understand what were protesting. After Jay explained that burning domestic …
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The Koch Brothers’ Toxic Mountain of Petroleum Coke
The toxic mountain of petroleum coke, or petcoke, is like coal but dirtier, and is being sold by Koch Carbon to fuel the coal plants of countries like China.
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A Better World Lies Beyond Coal, Oil and Gas
Last week, the fragility of that thin blue shield was underscored by the news that we’ve reached a daily average of 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. That’s the highest level in at least 3 million years. In less than two centur…