Save Our Skyline!

USC is taking the next step in raising awareness about the need for renewable energy in Los Angeles!

Join the USC Sierra Club on Trousdale Parkway on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 10 AM – 4PM!

Sign your handprint on a poster of the skies of LA – It’ll be a lot of fun and a great way to learn more about the Beyond Coal Campaign. Free stickers and pins will be available!

RSVP on Facebook!

Free Preview Screening of Coal Country!

Be a part of the USC viewing party of COAL COUNTRY!

COAL COUNTRY is a dramatic look at modern coal mining. We get to know working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia. We hear from miners and coal company officials, who are concerned about jobs and the economy and believe they are acting responsibly in bringing power to the American people. Both sides in this conflict claim that history is on their side. Families have lived in the region for generations, and most have ancestors who worked in the mines. Everyone shares a deep love for the land, but MTR (Mountain Top Removal mining which has leveled over 500 Appalachian mountains) is tearing them apart. We need to understand the meaning behind promises of “cheap energy” and “clean coal.” Are they achievable? At what cost? Are there alternatives to our energy future?

[Coal Country premieres on Planet Green this weekend.]

Don't miss this free screening!
Refreshments will be served.

Java-log Success!

Thanks to everyone who came out for our coal-less BBQ for Halloween! It was a great success and the java-logs worked out great! Who needs coal?

Celebrate Halloween with Beyond Coal - Because Coal is Scary!

To celebrate our success so far at USC, the Beyond Coal Campaign will be hosting a coal-less BBQ & Picnic event. As an alternative to coal, we will be BBQ-ing using java-logs that have been generously donated to us!

Bring your costume and have a good time meeting new people, eating free food, and listening to live acoustic music! RSVP here on Facebook.

When: Friday, October 30, 2009

Time: 3-6pm

Where: USC main campus - McCarthy quad

Your Daily Thread

Shout out to Your Daily Thread - LA's guide to conscious living - for featuring us on their blog! Go check it out!

Colleges: Battlegrounds for the Coal Fight

Check out this article from The New York Times titled Colleges are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight.

USC is mentioned as one of the campuses where Sierra Club is working (on the second page). The article discusses Sierra Club’s goals and how they are spreading awareness. Also included are the names of other schools supporting the Sierra Club and some alternatives to coal that have been proposed.

Don’t forget to check out the just released video 2 Dirty 4 College: In Bed. Send it to your friends!

Students Make Push for Coal-free Energy!

Hey everyone! We were featured in the Daily Trojan at USC. Check out the article here!