PowerPastCoal

Communities against coal export.

[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

There is no climate justice without racial justice.

We demand justice for #GeorgeFloyd, #BreonnaTaylor, #AhmaudArbery, #TonyMcDade, and so many other Black lives lost to police brutality and anti-black violence. #BlackLivesMatter

[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

The Washington State Court of Appeals has affirmed the Shorelines Hearings Board decision supporting the denial of the Millennium coal export terminal proposed for Longview, WA.

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[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

High court upholds DNR denial of sublease for Longview coal dock https://t.co/2eRqrF3uWs via @the_daily_news

[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

Regulators suggest $20M in repairs at Colstrip Power Plant in MT https://t.co/AossrxsM4Q

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Based on the health costs of burning coal alone, it hasn't been economically viable for years. So why are people still using it? Because those who reap the profits are not those who bear the costs. https://t.co/rfECgNkhzC

[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

Robert E. Murray, the U.S. coal baron who pressed the Trump administration to help save the industry, has placed his company into bankruptcy https://t.co/5MBIx8IvdE via @business

[Earthjustice @Earthjustice]

“Based on full consideration of the overall body of scientific evidence, we unequivocally find that the current standards for fine particulate matter do not protect public health and must be revised,” said Chris Frey, a scientist from NC State University. https://t.co/1OLvQZuSjD

[Brian Willis @Bwillisful]

.@CSTribune: Mixing water, Powder River Basin coal ash dangerous to human health, new research finds | https://t.co/G0dzylIjeb #CoalAsh @camillesuzanne

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

Through renewables, a growing number of tribes are empowering their communities and land — and helping the nation as a whole transition towards a more sustainable energy infrastructure. https://t.co/WPcFwA4Deg

[350 Tacoma #ClimateJustice @350Tacoma]

Chubb cuts coal insurance exposure. The firm will no longer underwrite the building and operation of new coal-fired plants or new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of their revenues from coal mining. #ShutItDown https://t.co/TPMc08oC5R

[Brian Willis @Bwillisful]

.@CBS: Renewable electricity surpasses coal in the U.S. for the first time | https://t.co/qI8eBcvU0P @iaivanova #BeyondCoal

[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

Train derailment sent 36 cars full of coal (3,600 tons) into the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia https://t.co/h2VztbfW8S

[Columbia Riverkeeper @ColumbiaRKeeper]

Port of Vancouver Will Steer Clear of New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals: "...I want to thank the Commissioners for putting in place a policy to protect port property by not pursuing any future bulk fossil fuel terminals,” -Cager Clabaugh https://t.co/Vp8SX1GwUQ

[Brian Willis @Bwillisful]

.@postandcourier: Louisville's Cane Run coal plant implodes as renewable energy rises | https://t.co/eUMZwtyU2P #BeyondCoal @jbruggers

[Michael Brune @bruneski]

"The dropping price of clean energy and the escalating costs of aging coal plants has led us to a point where burning coal is one of the most expensive possible ways for a utility to produce electricity." @EverettHerald @SierraClubWASt

[Brian Willis @Bwillisful]

.@EIAgov: This June EIA forecasts that U.S. #coal consumption, which reached a 39-year low in 2018, will fall again 2019, and even more steeply in 2020 | https://t.co/ArRclo3cL8 #BeyondCoal

[Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social @Beyond_Fossils]

One down, twelve to go! The monstrous #Bełchatów coal plant in Poland, the most polluting one in the EU, retired one of its thirteen units on Saturday. This important milestone should be the first step of an accelerated coal phase-out by 2030 by its owner #PGE! #BeyondCoal

[PowerPastCoal @PowerPastCoal]

UK goes a fortnight without burning coal for first time since industrial revolution https://t.co/WZzb5XUlSG