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Welcome to On peak days, Belews burns 220 cars of coal. Belews Creek Jester Hairston was born in Duke Energy’s most efficient power station in the US Little Egypt, which was flooded to build Belews Lake in 1972.
Belews Lake is a recreational lake.
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Forty-year-old earthen dam with 27 drains our main focus: An eight-million-ton, Excavating This capped-in-place mountain 12 million tons of coal ash has already resulted in 14 billion gallons of water an arsenic plume 280 acres & 140 feet deep for local residents. Welcome to Bishop William J. Barber II, Walnut Tree Community --> Former Vice President Al Gore & Karenna Gore <-- Dan RIver, 30 miles upstream from the Dan River Spill of 2014 NC DEQ plans to permit 30-year-old illegal seeps and draining 14 Rising Star Baptist Church, Walnut Cove, NC Duke has discharged water from this pit continuously into the Dan
billion gallons into the Dan River without filtering any of the toxins. Monday, August 13th, 2018 River since 2006, impacting downstream drinking water supplies.
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July 24th r e b tem p e S eR b em v o N Y A M y Ma UST G U A “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.