Join Us In Montana: Stop King Coal In Its Tracks
Channel: bmediacollective
Date: 2012-08-13

People from across the country are converging in Helena, the capital of Montana, for a week of activity aimed at stopping the "best last place" from becoming the new "coal ground zero."

Coal industry giants are pushing members of the Montana State Land Board to let them build the Otter Creek mine, the "anchor project" in a larger industry scheme to transform southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming into a coal mining industrial zone.

King Coal has used money to influence governments for decades, squashing labor unions, rural communities, and environmental health. Now environmentalists, ranchers, frontline communities, and students are standing up to fight back. Come join in for a week of non-violent action to stop King Coal.

Events as planned are:

Monday, August 13th - Opening Day: The Real Action Begins!

Tuesday, August 14th - Occupy Day: Coal and Corporations

Wednesday, August 15th - Rail Impacts Day: How Coal Trains Threaten Our Communities

Thursday, August 16th - Climate Change Day -- Coal and the Global Climate

Friday, August 17th - Regional Impacts Day: Coal Exports in the Northwest

Saturday, August 18th - High School Students Day

Sunday, August 19th - Alternatives to Coal: Embracing a Clean Energy Future

Monday, August 20th - Citizens' Land Board Meeting

For more info check out: http://www.coalexportaction.org