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

 

Panel Discussion

Thank you for everyone that attended or was in someway involved in the panel discussion last night! We had over 70 people in attendance which is fantastic–the room was packed. We would like to thank our panelists Bill Brown, Ben Brabson, Jeff Kaden, and Michael Beczkiewicz for sharing their knowledge and opinions on this issue through intelligent discussion.

If you missed the panel discussion last night, check out the article in today’s IDS!

Don’t forget to check the calendar for the big events we have coming up next week like our sneak peek showing of Coal Country.

Thanks,

-Coal Free IU Team

Why scrubbers aren’t enough!

A new article by the New York Times yesterday exposed how scrubbers on coal fired plants do not actually prevent toxic contaminants from polluting our environment. Instead of releasing chemicals into the air, scrubbers simply trap the waste. This then usually gets discharged into local water supplies.

IU’s Central Heating Plant recently finished installing scrubbers as a part of an upgrade to meet environmental quality air standards. To learn more about physical plant updates, visit the IU website.

*Check out the NYT VIDEO!*