Coal Blockade in India « It’s Getting Hot In Here

In just one example of a movement that is taking place all over the world, a blockade of the railroad that supplies a coal plant in Angul, India has continued for the 3rd day. Driven from their land when the coal plant was built, the 200 plus protesters are demanding that the coal company fulfill it’s promise to give them jobs at the plant. A sign of things to come? As we think about the potential for green pathways out of poverty for impacted communities here in the United States, let’s also be thinking internationally as well - these protesters deserve more than jobs at the plant that kicked them off their land in the first place.

Who knows, maybe Al Gore should be getting arrested in India?

About Jamie

Jamie is the co-coordinator of 350.org, an international global warming campaign. A recent college graduate, he lives in San Francisco, CA. In 2007, he co-organized Step It Up, a campaign that pulled together over 2,000 climate rallies across the United States to push for strong climate action at the federal level. He's also an early member of the youth climate movement, leading one of Energy Action's first campaigns in 2005: Road to Detroit, a nationwide veggie-oil bus tour to promote sustainable transportation. He's traveled to Montreal and Bali to lobby the UN with youth, but he's a strong believer that change happens in the streets not in meetings. Jamie received the Morris K. Udall award in 2007 and has been recognized by the mighty state of Vermont for his work on climate change. You can also find him blogging at Campus Progress' "Pushback," Changents.com, and 350.org.

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