These 6 California cities own ¾ of the Intermountain Power Agency in Utah and will continue to burn the following percentages of coal from this plant until 2027 unless we do something about it!
| Los Angeles | 61.795% |
| Anaheim | 13.225% |
| Burbank | 4.124% |
| Glendale | 2.178% |
| Pasadena | 5.913% |
| Riverside | 7.617% |
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CLEAN COAL DOES NOT EXIST,much like hunting Unicorns. The Big Utilities and Dirty Coal lobbyists however continue to plot, invest, and market, non-existent carbon capture and sequestration technologies to market this toxic asset. Dirty coal is an outdated, inefficient, and harmful way to produce electricity. Coal-fired power plants are one of our nation's largest and dirtiest sources of energy. There are existing alternatives to dirty coal that can meet our energy needs, save money, boost our economy, create jobs, improve public health, and combat atmospheric deterioration. The Renewable Energy Accountability Project is focused on exposing the lies of the Dirty Coal industry to hold it accountable for the harmful consequences of burning this old fossil fuel. |
What you can do to combat Dirty Coal:
Know where your power comes from and demand a clean alternative. Natural gas, wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal are all current alternatives capable of providing cheap efficient alternatives to Dirty Coal fired electricity.Stay up to date on all of the developments in dirty coal proliferation. Here at the Coal Watch page you can find the news you need to get the real facts about dirty coal and the continuing pursuit of mythical "clean" coal. Check back regularly for updates on legislation and any relevant activity.
Become a REAP member to take real action with one of our grassroots campaigns in your area.
The Renewable Energy Accountability Project has launched a public awareness campaign to fully inform Pasadena residents of the harmful effects of using dirty coal to generate electricity.
The Pasadena End Dirty Coal Electricity Educational Project will urge Pasadena to more aggressively phase-out its ownership interests, and 18 year contracts, for out-of-state coal generated electricity.
Although Pasadena’s 2009 Integrated Resource Plan seeks to reduce current coal electricity usage by 23% by 2020, clearer and more consistent annual progress needs to be made.
Pasadena, through its municipally-owned utility – Pasadena Water and Power – obtains 59% of its electricity by burning dirty coal- (recently this use rose to 61%). Pasadena retains a 4.4% ownership interest in the Intermountain Coal Plant, located in Millar County Utah.
In 2006, the Intermountain Coal Plant was the 20th largest CO2 polluter in the United States, out of 614 existing coal plants. Each year, the Intermountain Coal Plant emits the following pollutants: 16,035,530 tons of CO2; 28,911 tons of nitrogen oxides; 4,239 tons of sulpher dioxide; and 226 pounds of mercury.
The official Power Content Label from Pasadena Water and Power documents Pasadena’s use of dirty coal electricity for 59% of its power.
REAP aims to bring change to Pasadena’s power mix through tested grassroots methods, such as Ironing Board Brigade.
Community organizing pioneer Fred Ross Sr. developed Ironing Board Brigades over 50 years ago when organizing voter registration drives throughout poor communities in California. More effective than traditional tabling, the success of Ironing Board Brigades in community organizing quickly spread beyond California as an important component of social justice campaigns throughout the United States.
REAP’s Stop Burning Coal Ironing Board Brigade carries on this tradition of civic engagement, education, and social justice in Pasadena by calling attention to our over reliance on dirty coal for electricity generation.
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There has been great success in limiting the growth of the dirty coal plant industry. Click around on this map to see where proposed plants have been defeated. |
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REAP and the Sierra Club’s Clean Air campaigns have allied to combat the intoxicating and persistent presence of dirty coal in our daily lives. The Sierra Club's Clean Air Program works to protect the basic right of clean air for all Americans. Their "Move Beyond Coal" Campaign aims to eliminate one-third of the nation's global warming emissions. See what they’re up to and how they’ll succeed! Read the report here for more about what their 2008 campaign against coal has accomplished. |
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Check out this in depth report or see the highlights in the abridged version from “Clearing California’s Coal Shadow from the American West”. |
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