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AuGust sePtemBeR 24th July mAy noVemBeR May Your God is first Statewide Press first meeting of ACT against coal ash Prayer for a Better Way Press conference Write-in campaign cnn Visits Belews creek Too Small conference in Raleigh held at Belews creek sePtemBeR against unopposed with Sanjay Gupta artwork sePtemBeR 28th sePtemBeR People’s Power Party at Beloved community candidate to elect activates charles mitchell, first AuGust annie Brown, mother of Passage of Local no fracking moratorium; in Greensboro Celebrating Courage Weekend & Visit from Belews Creek Tracey Edwards, died In two days, ncGa passes state law Prayer Vigil on Good neighbor Day african-american mayor decemBeR Rev. Barber, former VP al Gore coal ash after suffering from a overturning local ordinances during of Walnut Cove appalachian noVemBeR & Karenna Gore movement massive heart attack midnight session Voices begins Roy cooper eventually beats Pat mccrory organizing in coal ash Press conference in Raleigh on by 10,277 votes.There are about 1000 nc Belews Creek Day Pope Visits White House families living on bottled water in nc. billion gallons into the Dan River without filtering any of the toxins. the of any filtering without River Dan the into gallons billion River since 2006, impacting downstream drinking water supplies. water drinking downstream impacting 2006, since River ust 13th, 2018 13th, ust G Au y, A ond m 14 draining and seeps illegal 30-year-old permit to plans DEQ nc Duke has discharged water from this pit continuously into the Dan Dan the into continuously pit this from water discharged has Duke nc e, V o c lnut A W ch, R hu c st I t AP B AR t s G n I s I R Former Vice President Al Gore & Karenna Gore Karenna & Gore Al President Vice Former <-- Dan RIver, 30 miles upstream from the Dan River Spill of 2014 of Spill River Dan the from upstream miles 30 RIver, Dan <-- Walnut Tree Community --> Community Tree Walnut Bishop William J. Barber II, II, Barber J. William Bishop Welcome to to Welcome for local residents. residents. local for an arsenic plume plume arsenic an 280 acres & 140 feet deep feet 140 & acres 280 has already resulted in resulted already has 14 billion gallons of water of gallons billion 14 capped-in-place mountain mountain capped-in-place 12 million tons of coal ash coal of tons million 12 n eight-million-ton, eight-million-ton, n a his his t Excavating : US foc n I ma UR o 27 drains drains 27 earthen dam with with dam earthen orty-year-old orty-year-old f sh Water Discharge into Belews Lake Belews into Discharge Water sh a oal c <--- Belews Lake is a recreational lake. lake. recreational a is Lake Belews to build Belews Lake in 1972. 1972. in Lake Belews build to Little Egypt, which was flooded flooded was which Egypt, Little in born was Hairston Jester Duke Energy’s most efficient power station in the US the in station power efficient most Energy’s Duke Belews Creek Belews On peak days, Belews burns 220 cars of coal. of cars 220 burns Belews days, peak On Welcome to Welcome 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 FeBRuARy 2nd JAnuARy 31st JAnuARy JAnuARy JAnuARy sPRInG Dan River Spill Dan River anniversary/annie Brown Prayer We invited mccrory to dinner after Democracy for Sale Tour The Lilies Project Winner of national no fracking in happens thirty miles Vigil at Boat Docks revelation of secret dinner with Lynn Good with Tracecy Edwards, creative Placemaking fund with May downstream in Eden Stokes forms mARch Began meeting with researchers at nc a&T Rev. Barber & artPlace america Danielle APRIl Zach Galifianakis Bailey-Lash Do not Drink Letters sent from nc DEQ eAsteR families Reach 1000 Days of Living on at What cost film, Bottled Water Press conferences diagnosed features annie Brown May DEQ Hearing on maundy Thursday with brain Visits by Karenna Gore and Rev. Barber to US civil Rights commission on coal ash at FeBRuARy tumor Rising Star Baptist church in Walnut cove Walnut cove Public Library annexation of Walnut Tree community “May we pursue the most excellent way... on how coal ash should be handled, not only in North Carolina, but all over the world.” — cARolIne ARmIJo, BeleWs cReeK AdVocAte, FRom PRAyeR “In hoPe FoR A BetteR WA y,” mAy 19th, 2016 FoR ouR communITY memBeRs, We seeK: thRouGh ouR Ad VocAcy, We hoPe TO: FoR ouR W oRld, We PuRsue: no coal ash basins permanent groundwater stop the importation minimize stop the burial improved health a rapid shift to the decentralization capped in place clean water supply standards for critical of coal ash transportation of coal ash & quality of life renewable energy, of electricity populations of coal ash in landfills bypassing natural gas At Belews creek, We Want to lead By lAunchInG A neW IndustRy WIth FunnelInG PRoFIts Into demonstRAtInG successFul shARInG ouR stoRIes, sonGs & NCA&t’s coAl Ash A communIty FoundAtIon Renewable technIques enVIonmentAl JustIce ResouRces encAPsulAtIon PRoJect & Impacted neIGhBoRs’ PocKets thRouGhout the AReA WIth otheR communItIes We would like to build a pilot plant to be leased by nc By developing a business from within the community, duke energy announced its intent to convert Belews We have a powerful story to tell. It has been shared all A&t state university, which would allow researchers we have the opportunity to funnel money directly into a The stone creek into a fifty-fifty coal and gas plant. We would like over the world through national and international news, to develop industrial products that do not rot, mold and community foundation and neighbors’ pockets as com- to prevent the gas infrastructure from coming into our countless films and more. As described by marie Gar- burn. they repel insects and remove the heavy metals munity shareholders. that the community. Instead we would like to see a rapid shift to lock, “[this is] where ‘justice is what love looks like in of coal ash from our environment. the process does not renewables. public’ across environmental, health, racial, community require reburning the ash, unlike the current concrete historically money has been passed through other builders realms.” processors. It can use dried pond ash. however, we can organizations outside of stokes county, predominantly We would also like for our community to be a demon- start with the 60,000 tons of coal ash buried at Belews in neighboring Forsyth or Guilford counties. While we stration destination for renewables. We hope for more We want to share the numerous resources developed creek annually. value their partnerships, it is time for the citizens of rejected solar farms and other energy alterantives that we will here and help others bring forth their own reconciliation stokes county to have an opportunity to make decisions draw visitors in from around the world to discover what and restoration across the 1400 coal ash communities using a polymer to bind the coal ash together, the pro- about how to invest, rebuild and develop our own has now an ideal remediation of coal ash looks like and to see through out our nation. cess can use hemp to remediate the soil, strengthen the community. what it is like to live surrounded by renewable energy. product, and find a place to store the plants that ab- become the Please continue to use our community as a sorbed the local toxins. We seek guidance on establishing a new economic We hope this includes greenways connecting our rural resource for how to lead with love in the face of opportunity for our community through this cornerstone. areas, enhancing our health, protecting our waterways, environmental injustices. Private industry and nc DOT are working with A&t revolutionary industry. building our communities and showcasing our creativity. to discover ways to use the 180 million tons of ash in PsAlms 118:22 FIlm ResouRces nc. Research includes the strength capacity of building include Belews creek in the advancement of Democracy For Sale products in A&t’s $25 million nAsA lab. however, these energy technology as a place to showcase the very Celebrating Courage industries want to see the actual equipment and process best solutions for climate change. Sacrifice Zone in a production facility before investing. Tracing The Hairstons The Story We Want Building the pilot plant is the missing link. We pray for the resurrection of the Appalachian Mountains buried in our midst. WASH. RINSE. RePeAt. :: Replicate the Belews creek model across the us..

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