Grassroots Activism: Victory Over Coal in Indiana Close to 100 volunteers and organizers from 16 states recently gathered in Washington, D.C., to meet with their members of Congress to fight for clean air, clean water, and climate action. Learn more in Beyond Coal director Mary Anne Hitt's column. Grassroots Activism: Victory Over a Mountaintop-Removal Coal Mine A huge congrats to the many activists in southwest Virginia whose years of work against a proposed mountaintop-removal coal mine resulted in victory last week. The state denied a permit for the Ison Rock Ridge Surface Mine, and the community is thrilled. Read about it. Grassroots Activism: Get on the Bus Sierra Club activists joined a coalition of groups on a recent bus tour in Oregon to spread the word about why the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would be bad news for everyone. They also met with their members of Congress to urge them to vote against fast-tracking the trade deal. |