Regional Power Shift Blog
Student Activists Demand Alternative Energies on Campus
Burning Coal on Campus is Hazardous to Student Health and the Commonwealth
LEXINGTON, Ky: Tuesday, January 26, an anonymous group of students from the University of Kentucky hung a banner from a parking structure near Rose Street to protest the university’s use of coal power on campus. The banner, reading “COAL: A Tradition of Oppression. STUDENTS: Let’s Change Our Legacy”, included a reproduction of the familiar UK symbol, with a burning smokestack between the letters instead of the usual Memorial Hall steeple.
Deemed the “midnight strike force” by local news sources, the students are fueling a campaign to move the university beyond the “outdated” technology of coal power and in the direction of cleaner energies. One of the students, an economics and environmental studies senior, said, “You can’t argue facts. Coal is a finite resource and the shift to alternative energies has to begin immediately. Kentucky must realize its potential to be progressive and enterprising in the country’s transition toward environmental awareness.”
In response to the naming of the new “Wildcat Coal Lodge”, University of Kentucky students staged a multi-banner drop on campus early this morning. The drop was intended to illustrate the corporatization of the University, especially embodied by one banner in particular, which read “YOUR AD HERE. Call: 257-1701”, UK President Lee Todd’s office number.
Action Speaks Out Against UK Alliance with Coal
Lexington, KY- Early this morning, Kentucky Mountain Justice organizers made a bold statement about the proposed “Wildcat Coal Lodge” by hanging a banner from Memorial Coliseum. The banner, reading ‘University of Coal? Or University of Kentucky?’, along with the Mountain Justice website, criticized a recent decision by UK’s housing board to accept “Coal” in the name of a new athletics facility.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA. - On Sunday, October 25, over a hundred youth from
West Virginia, Kentucky and beyond rallied at Marshall University's
Buskirk Field in Huntington to celebrate a sustainable future in
Appalachia before marching on to the Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington District Office to praise the agency's steps to end
nationwide permitting of valley fills for mountaintop removal.
A celebration of Appalachia’s sustainable future
Pumped about the green initiatives at schools like Marshall University and want to see clean energy and sustainability at your school? Ready to dance in the streets at the thought of ending Nationwide Permitting of mountaintop removal? Come join in the party!
Where: Starting at Buskirk Field, Marshall University, 18th St and College Ave, Huntington, WV
Marching to Army Corps of
