Articles by Mary Anne Hitt
Mary Anne Hitt is director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, which is working to eliminate coal's contribution to global warming and repower the nation with clean energy.
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New Campaign Calls for Climate, Clean Energy Leadership from President Obama
Today, the Sierra Club is launching a new campaign that lays out a clear roadmap for President Obama to take action on climate disruption and clean energy. As the President’s second term opens, millions of Americans are looking for real leadership on the climate crisis. The East Coast continues to clean up after Hurricane Sandy, […]
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Moving Beyond Coal in 2012: By the Numbers
2012 has been a remarkable year. While millions of us were touched by the effects of coal pollution — from contaminated waterways in Appalachia, to kids struggling with asthma near coal-fired power plants, to hurricanes and droughts and wildfires made worse by climate disruption — thanks to the huge strides made by the grassroots movement […]
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New Soot Standard Will Protect Public Health, Environment
(click image to enlarge) As a mom, I can’t imagine how scary it would be to watch your child struggle to breathe. That’s why I’m so thankful that today the Environmental Protection Agency has announced new air quality standards for soot that will save thousands of lives and billions of dollars. Soot is one of […]
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Massive Crowds Turning Out to Oppose Coal Exports
“It’s not our job in the Northwest to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a dying fossil fuel industry.” That’s what a former West Virginian, who now lives in Oregon, told federal officials this week at one of the many recent blockbuster public hearings on coal exports. Crowds have turned out by the thousands — literally overflowing […]
