Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Library Calendar Roundup
Always many great things happening at Salem Public Library, our sadly underfunded and neglected gem of a library. It's a terrible shame that this gem isn't open at least 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. But take advantage of what there is now, while it's there -- the next round of cuts is just around the corner!
Hard Truth about Coal (aka "The Enemy of the Human Race")
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| Coal on the Marches line (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. Oregon has always been at the forefront of this issue. Over 25 communities across the Oregon and Washington have passed city resolutions calling for an area wide environmental impact statement to assess the full implications of the coal export projects.
Governor Kitzhaber and the state agencies have the power to stop this invasion on our right to a healthy community. They can deny or delay permits and demand evaluations from federal agencies to block coal exportation here in Oregon.
Want to learn more about how coal exportation will affect Salem?
Want to learn what you can do about it?
Come to our Coal Hard Truth Forum!
Salem Coal Hard Truth Forum
Wednesday October 10th, 7:00-8:30pm
Willamette University
College of Law
Paulus Lecture Hall (Room 201)
245 Winter Street SE, Salem
(Refreshments Provided)
Join us for an evening of panelists and Q & A, with experts talking about the health, economic, and environmental impacts of coal export projects in Oregon and Washington.
Speakers include
- Martin
Donohoe, MD, FACP is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of
Community Health at Portland State University, senior physician at
Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Hospital, and member of the Social Justice
Committee and Board of Advisors for Oregon Physicians for Social
Responsibility (PSR),
- Reverend Rick Davis of the Unitarian Universalist
Church of Salem, and
- Peter Frick-Wright, a frequent contributor to The Oregonian, Bike and Sierra Magazine, which sent him to cover the first coal export terminal proposals in 2010.
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