Walk Away From Coal - 9/24: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
As part of Moving Planet, an international day of climate action, the Council is joining MAPLE in a walk against the Portland Generating Station. This coal plant, which sits on the Delaware River, is one of the oldest and dirtiest coal plants in the county.
Haven’t heard of it? Check out this video to see the problems is causing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Clean Air Task Force reports that the GenOn-owned Portland Generating Station causes 30 premature deaths annually. The coal-burning plant is a major source of air pollution, especially asthma-causing sulfur dioxide. MAPLE will join members of the community to highlight the plant’s record of pollution and the need to shut it down.
Saturday September 24th is an international day to move beyond fossil fuels. Clean Air Council is teaming up with local residents, Greenpeace, The Sierra Club, Delaware River Keeper, Clean Water Action and more to “Walk Away From Coal."
Residents from Pennsylvania and New Jersey were planning a walk from the GenOn Portland Generating Station into Knowlton Township, New Jersey as part of a worldwide event. Instead the walkers will gather in front of the plant with signs to call for its closure after permits for parking and police escorts were denied by Portland Borough Council.
The event was previewed in this article in the Express Times.
Join us at 11a.m. at the Portland-Columbia Pedestrian Bridge for a walk, sing-a-long and rally at the Portland Plant to tell GenOn to walk away from coal. To RSVP and for more information and directions visit the event website.
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