POW Welcomes Amy Guinan To Head Up “Coal Kills Snow” Effort

Protect Our Winters is pleased to announce that Amy Guinan has joined POW to head up their “Coal Kills Snow” effort, launching this month, in partnership with The Sierra Club.  “Coal Kills Snow” is a program to heighten awareness throughout the winter sports community about dirty coal and to target and shut down coal mines and coal fired power plants in our mountain and wilderness areas.

Amy has extensive coal and community outreach experience while working with Clean Energy Action in Boulder, CO and will be heading up all aspects of the Coal Kills Snow initiative, including program management, online activism and strategic alliances.  POW is really excited to have Amy on board and looking forward to working with her on this very important program.

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Alaska Conservation Foundation provides a $50,000 grant to POW

The Alaska Conservation Foundation provided a $50,000 grant to Protect Our Winters this week, supporting their efforts to build awareness and take action against coal fired power plants near ski communities throughout the U.S.

In partnership with the Sierra Club, POW representatives will have a presence at high profile winter sports events to galvanize the winter sports community and potential activists for the ongoing “Coal Kills Snow” campaign.  The campaign will continue throughout the winter/spring, culminating with multi-state days of action at ski resorts to mobilize and engage individuals that have taken action throughout the ski season.

The Coal Kills Snow campaign was originally formed in 2009 to fight the proposed construction of a coal strip mine near Chuitna, Alaska, 45 miles southwest of Anchorage.  When burned, the coal extracted from the mine would emit over 54 billion pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.

The campaign is a coalition between The Sierra Club, Protect Our Winters, Earthworks, The Cook Inletkeeper and the Chuitna Citizen’s Coalition.

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