The Process
Coal is destructive at every step in the process: mining, burning and disposal.
Coal is NOT the Answer
“Coal fired power stations are death factories. Close them” — James Hansen
Hidden Cost of Coal
Big Coal and Child Victims (videos and article)
VIDEO: Coal is Dirty Business–Athens, Ohio
Coal Field Uprising an article by the Nation
Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Director, Articles on Grist
Coal Story by Green Peace
Mining
Information on Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining:
Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining
Big Coal and Mountain Top Removal
The EPA just vetoed the largest MTR permit in West Virginia history
- The Appalachians
- I Love Mountains
- Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
- Appalachian Voices
- Christians for the Mountains
- Coal River Mountain Watch
- Earthjustice
- Keeper of the Mountains
- Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
- West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
- Alliance for Appalachia
- Kentucky Waterways Alliance
- Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
- Save Our Cumberland Mountains
- Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment
- Public Justice
- Appalshop
- Appalachian Citizens Law Center
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- “Lost Mountain,” by Erik Reece
Burning
Interactive Map Identifying Levels of Pollution Across the Nation
Video Illustrating Health Risks Associated with Coal Burning
Information on Emissions from Coal Power Plants
Information on Financial Cost of Burning Coal which Causes Environmental and Health Problems
EPA Statistics on Health Risks Related to Coal Power Plants
Sierra Club Victories: 100 Coal Plants Defeated
New York Times Article on Scrubbers (which were recently installed at IU as part of Phase II renovations on the coal plant): Cleaning the Air at the Expense of Waterways
The Smithsonian Magazine Article http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/firehole.html?c=y&page=2
Disposing
Appalachian Voices Video Shows Destruction of the Emory River from the 2008 Coal Ash Spill.
Interactive Map on Water Pollution — The New York Times
VIDEO: CBS Report on Coal Ash
Coal Ash in the Dominican Republic
The Solution
Solar Power When the Sun Goes Down?
Enabling Wind, Sun to be our main power supplies
There is currently a huge project, called the Desertec Industrial Initiative, taking place that is trying to build solar plants in the Middle East to provide electrical power to Europe
United States Department of Energy information on geothermal power
United States Department of Energy information on solar power
Information dealing with alternative energy
Wind Energy to get 45% more funds from federal appropriations
Natural Gas Economics–An article from the Economist about this transitional fuel
Lower Natural Gas Prices Leave Coal Out in Cold, an article by the Wall Street Journal
The Urgency
Coal Industry and “Clean Coal” Technology
Truth Behind “Clean Coal”: Exposing the Advertising Campaign of the Coal Industry
VIDEO: This is Reality–Clean Coal Technology
Climate Change
Climate Change impact on Midwestern States and Farms
Mean and Green
Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Resource (SIREN) (Bloomington Organization)
For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy hosted the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students competed to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The Solar Decathlon was an event to which the public was invited to observe the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design.Check out their link for more information!
Indiana and IU
The Central Heating Plant (CHP) located on 11th and Fee Lane burns ~60,000 +tons of coal every year just to heat and cool IU’s campus. IU also purchases coal powered electricity from Duke Energy. For more information check out the links below!
Some facts and figures about the CHP and greening efforts
Important first steps–renovating the CHP
Indiana Geological Survey of Indiana University 2006
NRDC Indiana–Alarming facts!
Coal Free Campaign
Sierra Student Coalition–Beyond Coal Campaign
2 Dirty 4 College
Colorado University Boulder Coal Free Campaign Website
CU Boulder’s Coal Free Campus Campaign Video
University of North Carolina Coal Free Campaign Website
University of Minnesota Photo Page: Campaign Against Coal
Oregon’s Beyond Coal Campaign Website
