Action Alert: End Coal Use at Abbott Power Plant

Abbott Power Plant (source: Illinois State Geological Survey)

For our friends and supporters in the Champaign-Urbana area:

Come out on Wednesday, March 10th, and support a growing partnership among Illinois clean air and water advocates as they kickoff their campaign to promote the end of burning dirty coal at the University of Illinois’ Abbott Power Plant.

Since Abbott was built in 1941, the fuel source for the plant’s boilers has changed several times as the university sought to operate the plant as economically as possible. Now, led by Students for Environmental Concerns, and joined by the Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club, the University is being asked to consider more than just the bottom line. Converting from coal to natural gas is an opportunity for the University of Illinois to commit on behalf Illinois citizens and taxpayers to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, disposal of toxic coal ash and harmful effects of coal mining.

Join us at the No More Coal Campaign Kickoff event!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

10:30 am – Press conference: Outside Abbott Power Plant, Oak and Gregory

11:00 am – Rally starts after the press conference, meet at Abbott and walk over to Swanlund Administration Building to deliver our Freedom of Information Act request

First 50 people get free T-shirts.

RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=342880130797&ref=ts