Coal Hard Truth Forum: Seattle
Learn more about protecting Seattle from 20 mile and half long coal trains per day! Learn about a proposed dirty coal export project that would dramatically affect our community's health and business, and how you can help prevent it from happening.
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Apr 18, 2012 from 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm |
| Where | Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave NW, Seattle |
| Contact Name | Robin Everett, Sierra Club |
| Contact Phone | 206-378-0114 x308 |
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What are the risks if the largest coal company in the world - Peabody Coal - is allowed to transport up to 48 million tons of coal through Seattle on rail to send to Asia?
You'll learn about:
• The regional impact and specifics of this dirty and dangerous project
• The threat to our local fishing and boating community
• Health threats from coal dust, traffic and emergency service delays, diesel exhaust and global warming pollution
• Why we have a moral obligation to protect our planet from coal exports
Speakers include:
Emcee: Andrew Rose
Campaign/project overview: Robin Everett, Sierra Club
Business: Peter Knutson, Loki Fish
Health: Melissa Weakland and Jonathan Bell, Ballard Neighborhood Doctors
