Maryland Beyond the Coal

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Pollution from coal-fired power plants contributes to four of the five leading causes of death in the United States and adds nearly $62 billion per year to health-care costs. They are also the single largest contributor to global warming, responsible for 39 percent of our total greenhouse gas emissions.

The Maryland Sierra Club’s Moving Maryland Beyond Coal (MMBC) campaign is aiming to get several coal-fired power plants in the state phased out.  We are targeting three plants in particular, because of their age, the high amount of pollution they release, the small amount of energy they produce, and their not having “scrubbers.”

 From the time it’s ripped from the earth till the time its toxic residues are collected from power plants, coal harms our health and makes our planet increasingly inhospitable to human and other life.

Read the Summer/Autumn issue of our Newsletter to Learn More About our Efforts

Find out more at http://beyondcoal.org/ 

 Take Action!

Volunteer to help us with tabling events, or getting postcards signed at your local community! Call the office 301-277-7111 and ask for Laura Buzek or e-mail her at energy.intern@mdsierra.org

 

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LEARN
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	Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
NEWS
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