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Watch this excellent short video from Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute:
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Report: Cliffside permit hearing in Charlotte
T The NC Division of Air Quality refused to hold a public hearing in Charlotte, the most populated region within North Carolina directly downwind of Duke Energy's Cliffside coal-burning power plant. So, the Stop-Cliffside Coalition organized a hearing at the Government Center in Charlotte to provide the opportunity for this population to be heard.
The Executive Director of the Canary Coalition, Avram Friedman speaks in Charlotte at the Cliffside Permit Hearing. |
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2010 Fundraising Drive In appreciation for a donation to the Canary Coalition of $50 or more you'll get this powerful tool for air quality and climate activism.
This attractive steel pen is also a 1 gigabyte flash drive. It is pre-loaded with: - an inspiring 12-minute video about the Canary Coalition - a library of air quality, climate change, renewable technology and transportation information - a 15-minute Power Point presentation you can show at public forums or to friends. - And there is still about half a gigabyte of space for music, pictures, documents, or whatever data you choose to store. Please send donations to:
The Canary Coalition PO Box 653 Sylva, NC 28779
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. |
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Why I chose to get arrested at Governor Perdue's Mansion in Raleigh Avram Friedman, Executive Director of the Canary Coalition
photos courtesy of Greenpeace |
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HOT-LINK
HEADLINES
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arrested trying to stop generator travelling to Cliffside GROUNDSWELL OF PUBLIC OPPOSITION ROLLS THROUGH FRANKLIN, NC, AT CLIFFSIDE RATE-HIKE HEARING Standing room-only crowd greets NC Utilities Commission in Macon County Courthouse.
2009 RELAY FOR CLEAN AIR, AUGUST 29
EPA RELEASES LIST OF 44 MOST DANGEROUS COAL ASH PILES 10 belong to Duke Energy.
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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 newly-elected 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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Eight Arrested at Cliffside |
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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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Two people from Rising Tide scaled the pole and hijacked this billboard outside Asheville to protest the proposed power plant in Woodfin |
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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
Avram Friedman, Executive Director of the Canary Coalition |
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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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Think nuclear energy is the answer to global warming and air pollution? Read this |
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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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by Abby Hylton
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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
Central Office location: 1286 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779
Mailing Address: Canary Coalition
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