#stop coal

[radicalgraff]

"Stop Coal"

Seen in a mining billboard in Lithgow / Wiradjuri country

[oilchangeus-blog]

EPA plans coal-country hearing on Obama climate rule repeal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing this month in West Virginia on its plan to repeal the Obama administration’s climate change rule for power plants.

When the Clean Power Plan was proposed, the EPA held hearings in every corner of the country. To gut these lifesaving standards with as little transparency as possible, Scott Pruitt wants to hold a single hearing in West Virginia. 

Keep fighting back against the madness: climatetruth.org/standup

[radicalgraff]

"Free them all! Freedom for Ava, Carlo & Ralph"

Train graff in solidarity with three environmental activists imprisoned for blocking the rail access to a lignite coal power plant in Jänschwalde, Germany.

[radicalgraff]

"No Coal" graff in Sydney

[cheshirecat-rabbit]

How revealing the cost of coal makes us all better off

A free online tool tracks the economic risks of coal-fired electricity throughout the world, plant by plant. Its data empowers policy-makers, investors and civil society to give the taxpayer and consumer what they want most of all - least-cost energy.

This asset-level data can be used by policy-makers, investors and civil society to encourage companies and politicians to ensure decision-making reflects economic logic and not vested interests. Without robust and defensible decision-making, coal plants will likely become stranded assets which, for many taxpayers and consumers, will equate to higher tax and energy bills. 

The market capitalization of Europe’s largest electricity utilities declined nearly 40% from 2008 to 2013, providing a vivid example of what happens when decision-making goes astray. In this regard, the establishment of initiatives such as Climate Action 100+ and Powering Past Coal Alliance offer mechanisms for governments and investors to work together.

Moreover, electricity prices often define whether a politician obtains or remains in power. As consumers increasingly realize that coal equals high costs, we expect voters to put pressure on those politicians who continue to subsidize coal. We also expect taxpayers to lobby those politicians who try to circumvent this problem by subsidizing electricity prices, as artificially low prices will impact the fiscal health of the government and state-owned utilities. Without reform, the taxpayer will pay for this economic inefficiency.

Pro-coal governments and utilities often respond to these economic and financial headwinds with misinformation. Shadow reporting through asset-level data can shine a spotlight on this deception and empower the taxpayer and consumer to demand least-cost electricity. Asset-level data can also help those policy-makers and investors who are left in the dark about electricity generation costs.

Knowledge is power. With a better understanding of the evolving cost of electricity, the taxpayer and consumer are not only better placed to demand least-cost energy, but policy-makers, investors and civil society can work together more effectively to make sure it happens

[thetigerisariver]

Fotoreport: Několik tisíc lidí blokuje koleje do dolu v Hambachu

Účastníci protestní akce Ende Gelände obsadili rypadlo a dva tisíce jich stále blokuje koleje. Policie je bezmocná.

Photography report from this year's Stop Coal action if you guys are curious what's up in Europe

Also apparently they are adding tear Gass to the water guns, so that's not terrifying at all...

[cheshirecat-rabbit]

Villagers In Limbo As World Bank Abandons Kosovo Power Plant - ICIJ

The decision ends the World Bank's support for coal worldwide, but also leaves villagers unsure of their fate as the Kosovo government vows to push ahead.

[innewswetrust]

” Waldspaziergang ” by Mark Janssen, used under CC BY NC SA Tilt-shift from original