Taking the fight against TransAlta to the top.

Mountain Mamas have begun their ascent!

Posted: July 16th, 2010 | Author: logan | Filed under: beyond coal, media | 1 Comment »

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1 Chuck Carlson said at 8:40 pm on July 16th, 2010:
Kate and team……..we are thinking about ya’ll as you climb. Be careful as you make your attempt and statement. I’ll probably be awake here in Minnesota as you be your ascent to the summit. We are proud of all of ya.

love and peace……..mom and dad

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CAC in the media

E-Magazine: Shouting from the Mountaintop
Seattle P-I: Washington Moms Summit Mt. Rainier in Call for Green Energy
Treehugger: Washington Moms Climb Mt Rainier to Protest Dirty Coal
Daily Kos: Moms Turned Mountaineers in Climb Against Coal
Public News Service: WA Moms Scale New Heights in Coal Pollution Protest
Sightline Daily: Climb Against Coal
Vashon Beachcomber: Island moms plan to summit Mount Rainier to protest coal plant

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NO COAL banner on Mount Rainier

who:		a community of Vashon Island moms and their support team.
what:		climbing Mount Rainier to tell Governor Gregoire to close the TransAlta coal plant by 2015.
why:		The TransAlta plant is the state's largest source of global warming emissions and air pollution. Its plume dumps mercury on Rainier's snowfields which feed the entire Puget Sound watershed. We must transition to clean energy. Our kids are counting on us.
where:		Mount Rainier, Washington
when:		July 16-18, 2010

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