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NEWS and ACTION Occupy the Courts, January 20 Move to Amend
11 AM-2 PM, at the federal courthouse in Bryson City, 50 Main Street.
4:30 PM, in Asheville, congregate at Pritchard Park for a march down Patton Ave to the Federal Building.
This will coincide with more than one hundred other demonstrations planned around the country to demand a constitutional amendment to rescind the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision that gives corporations the rights of people and allows them to make unlimited, unreported political campaign contributions.
700 seat Lipinsky Hall Packed for Bill McKibben in Asheville
A Canary Coalition REAL NEWS Report: McKibben's Inspiring Talk, in its entirety Not With Our Money! Action at Bank of America National Headquarters in Charlotte, NC
On
November 15, there was a dramatic demonstration in Charlotte at the national
headquarters of Bank of America, the largest bankroller of new coal plants and
mountaintop removal mining projects. It was organized by Rainforest Action
Network, with support from Coal River Mountain Watch, the Canary Coalition,
Appalachian Voices, Greenpeace, Occupy Charlotte and others.
More Than Ten Thousand Surround the White House To Protest Keystone XL Pipeline
On Sunday, November 6, Canary Coalition Board member Jean Larson (furthest on the left) joins the protest and reports on the issue
Stop US Senate Bill 1751!
A message from our friends at Appalachian Voices: Right now, the contents of your trash can are better regulated than the toxic coal ash from power plants. And some members of Congress want to keep it that way. Senate Bill 1751 is a dangerous bill that
would tie the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) hands from ever
placing minimum federal guidelines on coal ash, leaving the current patchwork
of weak or non-existent state regulations. Please join us today and call your Senators. Tell her or him to oppose S.1751 and any other attempts to gut the EPA’s efforts to protect us from coal ash pollution.
Public Hearings Packed with Angry Duke Energy Customers Utilities Commission gets an earful in Charlotte, Marion, Franklin, High Point and Durham
Similar scenes occurred In Marion on October 25, where about 150 people crowded into the McDowell County Courthouse, in Franklin, on October 26, where over 100 people overwhelmed the Macon County Courthouse with standing-room-only attendance, at the High Point City Hall on October 27, with 70 in attendance, and in Durham, on November 2, where an estimated 250 people crammed inside and outside the City Hall Council Chamber.
One more hearing will be held on the rate hike, in Raleigh, on November 28.
Grassroots community groups hold a press conference outside the Government Building in Charlotte prior to the public hearing on Duke Energy's proposed rate-hike.
Canary Coalition Executive Director Avram Friedman testifies at the Charlotte hearing
The Charlotte rate-hike hearing in its entirety (over 4 hours of testimony)
Duke Energy
has applied to the NC Utilities Commission for yet another rate increase in an
attempt to force ratepayers to finance the cost over-runs of their ongoing
construction on the new, un-needed coal-burning power plant at Cliffside.
This time Duke is asking for a residential rate increase of 17.4% on
top of the 5% they just received for the increasing cost of fossil-fuels. The
cost of street lighting for local governments (and taxpayers) will rise
another 8%, if Duke’s request is granted. Moving Planet Day in Asheville, NC
A video documentary report by the Canary Coalition
Every Breath Sings Mountains On the evening of September 23, 2011, there was a historic gathering and program of famous authors, poets, artists and musicians at the old Jackson County, NC courthouse (now renovated and part of the new library complex). They were there to celebrate the publishing of a new book on the Great Smoky Mountains landscape and heritage by Voices from the American Land. Participants included Thomas Rain Crowe, Charles Frazier, Wayne Caldwell, John Lane, George Ellison, Keith Flynn, Barbara Duncan, George Frizzell, Robert Johnson, Brent Martin, William Shelton and more. Music was provided by Ian Moore Song and Dance Bluegrass Ensemble. The House was packed. And the Canary Coalition was there, documenting the entire event for posterity. Here it is in its entirety, in this six part YouTube presentation:
Part
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Read story in the SmokyMountain News Keystone XL Pipeline Demonstration Video Report by the Canary Coalition
What do labor and environmental activists have in common? A
lot. And we need to work together to achieve mutually progressive goals.
At the urging of Kendall Hale, a Canary Coalition board member, I attended a labor rally in Asheville on Sunday, July 17 and felt completely at home with the spirit of solidarity and community that ran as a continuous thread of urgency through the words of each speaker, the nodding and sometimes verbal agreement of those listening and the general air of involvement that permeated the air at Pack Square....more
The real reason Duke Energy wants a 15 % rate hike:
image from http://aaronledesma.wordpress.com/
Write to the
NC Utilities Commission Chairman Edward Finley and request multiple hearings
throughout the state on Duke Energy’s application for a rate increase: Chairman
Edward Finley Email: finley@ncuc.net Phone: 919-733-6067 Breaking the Cycle of Destruction and the meltdown of the grassroots environmental community in North Carolina
Commentary by Avram Friedman, Executive Director of the Canary Coalition
Melting Clocks by Salvador Dali
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Watch this 3-part video presentation on the potential of utility rate restructuring for dramatically reducing global energy consumption (approx. 7 minutes each):
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2012 Fundraising Drive The Canary Coalition is a grassroots effort funded 100% by voluntary contributions from its members, the people who believe in our work. We accept no contributions from polluting industrial interests, grant foundations funded by polluting industries or any other source that might create a conflict of interest and compromise our standards of public health or environmental activism. There is no minimum membership fee. The size of your donation is entirely at your discretion. Donate online or please send checks or money orders to:
The Canary Coalition PO Box 653 Sylva, NC 28779
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Why I chose non-violent civil disobedience at Governor Perdue's Mansion in Raleigh Avram Friedman, Executive Director of the Canary Coalition
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"Clean Coal" Debate: Duke Energy vs. Canary Coalition
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Dear Governor Perdue: STOP CLIFFSIDE!
NO MORE COAL! Point sheet on Cliffside HAPS permit from Southern Environmental Law Center |
Write or call North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue and tell her to: - Fire Division of Air Quality Chief Administrator Keith Overcash and replace him with someone who will fight for clean air rather than for polluting industries.
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Duke Energy's REAL "Green" Power Initiative in North Carolina:
$744,000 in political campaign contributions
Related News Stories: Press conference to release report, Feb. 5, 11:30 A.M.(audio file) Raleigh News & Observer article Asheville Citizen-Times article McClatchy News Service article Charlotte Business Journal article Triangle Busness Journal article
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to Stop Cliffside Western North Carolina Alliance joins the Boycott
Every Sunday at 9pm, turn off all lights and place an LED candle in a window, for fifteen minutes in solidarity with:
Appalachian Coalition for Just and Sustainable Communities, Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy, Asheville Bioneers, Asheville Rising Tide, Canary Coalition, Carolinas Clean Air Coalition, Common Cause NC Global Warming Task Force of Henderson County, Moms Against Mercury, Mountain Voices Alliance, NC Interfaith Power & Light (a program of the NC Council of Churches), NC Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN) Nuclear Information and Resource Service, The Peace and Environmental Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Rainforest Action Network, Southern Energy Network, Wenoca Sierra Group and
Western
North Carolina Alliance (WNCA)
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On November 30, 2007, the Canary Coalition conducted its latest field trip to the TVA Pilot Wind Project at Buffalo Mountain, Tennessee for legislators, local government officials and community leaders. |
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Download, sign and circulate this petition to Stop Cliffside
Download and print NO MORE COAL! return address-size labels and paste them on your utility bill every month (requires Avery 8167 mailing labels or you can print on regular paper, cut and use scotch tape )
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North Carolina's 2007 Senate Bill 3 What needs to be done to reverse it's provisions by Avram Friedman |
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Membership Drive Clean air is a civil rights issue and the Canary Coalition is building a movement.
Join now by sending your contact information to info@canarycoalition.org
Donations may be sent to: Canary Coalition PO Box 653 Sylva, NC 28779
Volunteers Needed for upcoming events, email us
Join the online discussion group
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Jean Larson, William Letman, and Avram Friedman met with NC Representative Bruce Goforth and other legislators on March 28 during their lobbying excursion to Raleigh |
NAACP and Canary Coalition members team up to lobby for civil rights issues The People's Agenda: |
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Creating
a New Political Atmosphere in North Carolina and Beyond By
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Letter Writing Campaign When paying your next power bill, enclose a letter promoting efficiency, conservation and renewables, while opposing new coal and nuclear plants. |
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Do you believe nuclear energy is the answer to global warming and air pollution? |
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A Statewide Public Transportation Proposal for North Carolina |
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North Carolinians Taking a Hard Look at Wind Energy
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Canary Coalition Calls for Reform of the NC Division of Air Quality Action Alert call/write legislators in support of DAQ reform campaign DAQ reform point sheet and contact info other legislative air quality agenda items: |
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The Canary Coalition General Position Paper the mission statement and positions on important air quality issues |
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NC GreenPower How green is it? The Canary Coalition endorses the residential program, but gives thumbs down to the industrial program. |
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Ultrarunner Will Harlan Completes Smokies Run for Clean Air The Story Behind the Great Smokies End to End Run of 2003 Where I ran and What I ran for
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The Canary Coalition is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in western North Carolina. All donations are tax deductable. Join us today by sending your contact information to info@canarycoalition.org
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The Canary Coalition
Office location: 1286 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779
Mailing Address: Canary Coalition
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LIGHTS
OUT! 
On
Friday, January 20, there will be two Occupy the Courts rallies in western
North Carolina:
Congress
Threatens to Remove EPA Authority to Regulate Coal Ash
More
than 200 people tried to cram into a conference room at the Government Center
in Charlotte, NC, on October 11, to speak to the Utilities Commission and hear
the testimony related to Duke Energy's request for a steep rate increase to
pay for new power plant construction and other infrastructure expenses.
The Fire Marshall intervened and some had to wait in a separate room to keep
the occupancy level under the legal limit. The hearing lasted more than
four hours with all but a handful of the speakers opposing the rate-hike and
the financing of the Cliffside coal-burning power plant.
The Canary Coalition has been selected by the FCC to
receive a full-power,
non-profit
FM radio license in western North Carolina
If you read the information Duke
Energy is spreading throughout the news media in its vast public relations
campaign, you’re led to believe the request for a 15% rate increase (17% for
residential ratepayers) is a result of meeting new environmental regulations,
especially in building the new “state-of-the-art” coal unit at
Cliffside...
Frustration abounds in all the offices, meeting
rooms, FaceBook pages, blogs and forums of environmental and social change
organizations throughout North Carolina as we witness the backward motion of
the new majorities in both state legislative Houses and many local government
bodies...
