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The True Cost of Coal: Three Days of Events Co-sponsored by Canaries in the Coalfields (a project of the Thomas Merton Center), Tristate Citizens Mining Network, Allegheny County Green Party, Mountain Justice Summer. Contact info: 412-310-4641 (Jessica) or canariespgh@riseup.net Events Calendar Sunday, June 5: THE TRUE COST OF COAL
Free Community Conference Monday, June 6: GREEN ENERGY EXPO
in Market Square 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday, June 7: RALLY & MARCH--Join the
Clean Energy Revolution
THE TRUE COST OF COAL Free Community Conference Sunday, June 5 A gathering to examine the impacts of coal power throughout its lifecycle—from the mine to the smokestack and beyond—on urban and rural communities in SW Pennsylvania. Speakers will examine mining and coal power production from the perspective of its environmental impacts, its human health effects, and its importance to workers and communities in the past and the present. The afternoon will examine the potential of sustainable energy alternatives in SW Pennsylvania to provide quality jobs while maintaining a healthy environment for future generations. AGENDA: 10:00 Registration (coffee & snacks provided) 10:15 Introduction to the Conference 10:30 The True Cost of Coal Mining in Southwest PA
11:30 The Costs of Coal Power in Southwest PA: Panel Discussion
12:00 Coal Mining, Workers and Community
12:45 Mountaintop Removal and Mountain Justice Summer
1:30 Lunch (meals will be provided at no cost) 2:30 Alternatives to Coal Power - Green Energy Technologies
3:00 Developing Green Energy Policies and Practices in Pennsylvania--Panel Discussion
3:45 Can We Have a Future With Good Jobs, Vibrant Communities and a Clean
4:30 Concluding Remarks, Everyone Goes Out to Change the World... * Daycare will be available at the center during the conference. Monday, June 5 11:00 AM – 5 PM Market Square, Downtown Pittsburgh A public exhibition of new and old technologies for clean energy production and energy conservation—it can be done! Come see how! Technological innovations for the future and practical steps ordinary people can take right now in our everyday lives. Displays will include:
Rally for Clean Energy—Health, Jobs, & Energy Independence Can Be Our Future Tuesday, June 7 11:30 rally at Gateway Center Parkette 12:00 March to Convention Center 12:30 Speak out about the costs of coal power at the David Lawrence Convention Center (site of the National Coal Conference). Join activists from across Pennsylvania and throughout Appalachia coming together to testify to the devastation that our dependence on coal has caused our communities. Add your voice to this landmark convergence, bringing together rural and urban concerns from across the coalfield region of Appalachia, to demand a clean energy policy. Speakers include:
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