{"id":23564,"date":"2011-07-19T02:17:04","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T00:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=23564"},"modified":"2011-07-19T02:17:04","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T00:17:04","slug":"disturbing-anti-coal-plant-ads-take-over-d-c-metro-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/disturbing-anti-coal-plant-ads-take-over-d-c-metro-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Disturbing Anti-Coal Plant Ads Take Over D.C. Metro Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting July 12th, the Sierra Club<\/a> started taking over all of the ad space inside Washington, D.C.’s Farragut North Station. They\u00a0are\u00a0sharing their message\u00a0about\u00a0the dangers of\u00a0air pollution from coal-fired power plants <\/strong>and the related\u00a0health risks. Around 80 metro cars have carried similar ads since April.<\/p>\n

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According to the Sierra Club, the group aims to raise attention to the dangers of coal-fired power plants. The organization reports that these plants “emit air pollutants like smog and soot, which exacerbate asthma and other health problems. Washington metro area residents are demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protect their health by enacting strong standards to reduce toxic air pollution.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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According to a report from the American Lung Association (ALA) released in March:<\/p>\n

\u201cParticle pollution from power plants is estimated to kill approximately 13,000 people a year<\/strong>.\u201d Coal-fired power plants were targeted as one of the biggest culprits.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"coal<\/a><\/p>\n

This past April, when the ALA released their State of the Air Report<\/a>, they received a lot of backlash from the public.<\/p>\n

Janice Nolen a representative from the ALA told The Huffington Post, “We get criticized for… making the public aware of the air pollution in their community. Sometimes the fact that there still is an air pollution problem is not a message that people want to hear.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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While the Sierra \u00a0Club ads are rather disturbing, the effects\u00a0that coal-fired power plants has on everyone should not be ignored. Coal is\u00a0not a clean\u00a0source of energy —\u00a0the health impacts can be\u00a0devastating to humans and\u00a0it destroy’s our\u00a0environment<\/strong>. I’m sure that Sierra Club ads will be criticized by some, but maybe\u00a0this is\u00a0what we need\u00a0to\u00a0make people aware of the dangers of Coal.<\/p>\n

Ad Images via Sierra Club<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

More coal<\/a> stories on Planetsave<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Harvard Study: Estimates $500 Billion a Year For Using Coal (In The U.S)<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Cut the Coal (Going Green Tip #6)<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Calculating the True Cost of Coal<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Wind Energy Now Cost-Competitive with Coal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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