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That’s the new ad for our Campuses Beyond Coal campaign, which is targeting universities and colleges and working with college students to kick coal off campus. Over the past several years there’s been an uproar from students coast-to-coast who are building the clean energy future right on their campuses. These students are ready to be done with coal – and it’s no surprise the call to action is coming from this particular generation.
“It’s crazy that we’re still dependent on last century’s technology to charge our iPods,” said Kim Teplitzky, National Field Coordinator for the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC). Teplitzky said this is part of the common message from the students the SSC works with. “All of us are saying ‘It’s time to move forward, and our institutions of higher learning should be leading way – not lagging behind'”
As we’ve launched this Campuses Beyond Coal campaign, we’re also seeing how many students did not realize their schools were being powered by coal – even though some universities have coal-fired power plants right there on campus.
This is spurring them to action, said Teplitzky. “Students are refusing to sit idly by while their campuses are being fueled by an energy source that is making people ill, polluting water and causing 24,000 premature deaths each year,” she said. “They’re demanding a switch to clean energy sources that will drive innovation, create jobs and jumpstart a new energy economy.”
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