The Coal Hard Truth Forum
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Learn more about protecting Olympia from 20 mile and half long coal trains per day! Learn about a proposed dirty coal export project that would dramatically affect our community and potentially our water supply, and how you can help prevent it from happening.
When: Monday, Feb. 13, 7pm - 9pm
Where: Olympia Center - 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia - Multipurpose Room A
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 Thurston County on rail to send to Asia? Join us on Feb. 13th.
You'll learn about:
· The regional picture of coal use and the health impacts of coal
· The specifics of Peabody Coal and SSA Marine’s proposed coal mega-port in Whatcom County
· Potential threats from coal dust, traffic and emergency service delays, diesel exhaust and threats of global warming pollution
· What you can do to stop this coal export proposal!
For questions or to RSVP for the Coal Hard Truth Forum, please contact joelle@climatesolutions.org or 206.443.9570 x 29
Learn more at www.PowerPastCoal.org
Beth Doglio
Campaign Director
Climate Solutions - Practical Solutions to Global Warming
(360)352-1763 x29 (w)
(360)628-0935 (c)
@climatesolution
Facebook.com/climatesolutions
Washington • Oregon • Montana • Idaho

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