About Quit Coal
All across America, people are living in the shadow of the coal industry and everyone is paying the price.
One American dies every hour as a result of pollution from coal-fired power plants and coal is costing Americans up to an extra half a trillion dollars per year in hidden costs for things like healthcare and environmental impacts.
The coal industry isn’t just polluting our water and air. They’re also poisoning our political process. The millions of dollars they funnel to politicians in Washington every year has paralyzed Congress and prevented them from doing what is necessary for the health of our communities and our planet.
So now citizens are coming together and taking the lead. Communities everywhere are standing up to the coal industry and standing up for their right to clean air, clean water and a future free of pollution health risks, destructive and dangerous mining practices and the threat of global warming.
This site was built by Greenpeace to support their efforts to shut down the dirty coal-fired power plants that are destroying their communities and to strengthen the movement to Quit Coal.
The Quit Coal website is a place for you to share ideas and information, tell your story, organize your community, and tackle the pollution in your backyard.
You can also find news and updates from the movement as well as ways to get active and make a difference. Together, we can do better. It’s time to Quit Coal.
Here is a list of regular authors and site contributors.
Resources and Information on Coal
The New York Times - Latest News on Coal
Grist.org's Latest News and Posts on Coal
Enviroknow
Treehugger's News and Posts on Coal
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition News
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition Renewable Energy News
Coal Tattoo - Ken Ward Jr.
DeSmogBlog Coal Posts
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Basic Facts about Coal
Information and Facts about Coal Ash
The Clean Coal Myth
Local Groups Working to End Mountaintop Removal Mining
Basic Facts about Mercury Pollution
Renewable Energy
Who is Duke Energy?
Who is Edison International?
A History of Fighting Mercury Pollution
Coal Exports from the Pacific Northwest
