Sierra Club Foundation

For The Beyond Coal Campaign

  • Amount
    $800,000
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    11/15/2010
  • Term
    12.0 Months
  • Type of Support
    General Support/Program
Overview
From cradle to grave, the U.S. dependence on coal -- which provides almost half of our nation's electricity -- comes with a long list of environmental and human health damages; from mountain top removal to toxic air and water pollution to the storage and disposal of hazardous coal ash. It is also the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in our economy, accounting for approximately 32% of total US emissions. The Sierra Club's "Beyond Coal Campaign" seeks to weaken this dependence by expanding its successful work around blocking the development of new coal plants and working to close down many of the nation's existing coal plants. The US coal fleet is fleet is old and dirty, and EPA will soon need to update various regulatory rules around air, water and waste standards for coal power. At the same time, many coal-burning utilities will be determining if it makes sense to continue to operate coal plants or switch to cleaner forms of generation. The Sierra Club will focus on three broad activities: First a top down approach that advocates for strong regulations from EPA and other federal agency. Second, it will train and deploy activists in key states across the country to engage in specific utility commission proceedings to push for retiring older coal plants and replacing them with clean energy alternatives such as renewable power and energy efficiency. Finally the Club will work in key coal producing states to "Keep it in the Ground" by exposing the many health, safety and environmental risks associated with coal mining.
About the Grantee
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2101 Webster Street, Suite 1250, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Clean Transportation for All campaign  
The Sierra Club Foundation was founded in 1960 to administer funds in support of scientific, educational, charitable, and literary efforts to preserve, protect, and restore the natural environment. The Sierra Club Foundation’s Clean Transportation for All campaign aims to reduce climate and air pollution, create jobs, and expand access to transportation by ensuring that 100% of the road vehicle fleet in the U.S. is electric. This grant supports the program’s plans to work within federal regulatory and state policy to advance clean trucks and buses and secure funds for EV charging infrastructure. (Substrategy: Electrification)
for the Beyond Coal campaign  
The Sierra Club Foundation’s Beyond Coal Campaign is focused on reducing global warming emissions and other air pollutants by transitioning away from fossil-fired electricity and toward clean-energy sources in the United States. The campaign aims for a 100 percent clean electricity system by 2030 to improve air and water quality, protect land and wildlife, develop an efficient and resilient economy, and ensure that the U.S. meets and exceeds its international climate change commitments.

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