Coal Country Movie Screening TONIGHT

Coal Country

8pm, November 10th

Woodburn Hall rm. 120

Coal Country is a new documentary exploring modern coal mining and the controversy over such practices as strip mining and Mountain Top Removal. Set to officially premier the 14th on Discovery Channel, this focuses on coal’s cradle-to-grave portrait, and the environmental and community impact the mere extraction of coal causes, before the latter issues of global warming and harmful emissions emerge.

Jason Wilber, a local musician who worked on the companion CD to Coal Country, will speak before the film.

Questions? Email Novella Shuck at nshuck@indiana.edu

FMI: http://www.coalcountrythemovie.com/

http://www.sierraclub.org/scp/coalcountry.aspx

 

Coal Free IU at Bloomington 350

Check out some of our photos from Bloomington 350~

(You can find more on our photo website!)

Join us tomorrow: Bloomington 350

Tomorrow as part of a national day of action people from all over the world representing over 177 countries will come together to take action on climate change. Scientists say that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe upper limit for humanity. We are currently over 387.

Coal is the #1  contributor to CO2 emissions nationwide, accounting for over 30% of global warming pollution in the United States. That means a lot for us living in Bloomington. Indiana’s carbon dioxide emission per capita is number one in the country, with a significant portion of that coming from coal-fired plants including IU’s Central Heating Plant on Fee Lane.

Bloomington residents and IU students are coming together this Saturday to take action and call for change. Join Coal Free IU and the Bloomington 350 Coalition for a day full of events:

• Mayor Mark Kruzan will kick off the event at 12:00pm at the Bloomington Community’s Farmers Market
• Then join the parade to Third Street Park at 12:30pm
• From 1pm – 5pm join us for speakers, music, and artistic demonstrations in Third Street Park

Make sure to come find the Coal Free IU Campaign and take a photo petition to call for transitioning IU beyond coal to 100% clean, renewable energy! We will be wearing our yellow Beyond Coal shirts and buttons!

Also, check out the coverage of the event in the IDS!

Bloomington 350 Event Tomorrow!

Join us tomorrow for our Bloomington 350 Event!

Guerrilla Theater and Petitioning

Tomorrow, Friday 10/16

12:30pm in front of Sample Gates

We will have a short skit followed by collecting some signatures on our petition so be sure to catch us before we move locations (Sample Gates 12:30pm–12:45pm)! Hope to see you there!

This event is done in coalition with Bloomington 350. October 24th is the International Climate Action Day with events planned in over 100 countries and people all over the Earth taking action to demand leaders take bold steps to address climate change. 350 ppm is the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. To learn more or connect with the international movement, go to http://www.350.org.

For a full calendar of events, see below.