Appalachian Coalfield Delegation Position Paper on Sustainable Energy
by Appalachian Coalfield Delegation & DataCenter

Spring 2007

Appalachian grassroots groups join forces with DataCenter to release a scathing report on the impact of coal mining to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. The Delegation created an historic moment with its powerful stories and diverse outreach. Alliances were forged and the civil society discourse on energy, particularly what is sustainable energy and who gets to define it, has been challenged. Their answer—”it comes from the people!” As most government officials continue to ignore the atrocities of mountain top removal, coal sludge impoundments, and underground injections of sludge, it is up to the people of the Appalachian coal fields to let the world know the harsh realities of an economy built on seemingly cheap electricity.

full report 22 pages, PDF, requires free Adobe Acrobat®Reader (2007)

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