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| Earth Guardians arrive at the Grand Hyatt in Denver |
It was an exciting evening for the Earth Guardian Youth as they stood on the 38th floor of the Grand Hyatt rallying with other organizations while they waited to speak in front of the Environmental Protection Agency on a serious issue that affects the health of hundreds of communities throughout the United States including Boulder and Denver, “Hazardous Coal Ash”.
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| EG's Celebrate their success as the Sun goes Down |
More than one hundred and fifty million tons of toxic ash is generated each year by burning coal for electricity, and is full of harmful toxins like arsenic, lead and mercury.
Most of this ash is being stored in piles outside the Coal Plants that power most of our Country. The Ash is then blown around in the wind and rain and traces of the harmful substances in Coal ash are found in our water and on the land, miles from the sites where they are being stored. National Geographic reported last month that they have even found Coal Ash in the glaciers and snow pack where there aren’t any Coal Powered Plants for thousands of miles.
The Earth Guardians spoke with poise, knowledge and heart in front of a panel of very serious EPA representatives. It was awesome to see smiles move across the faces of the panel and even a tear came to one of their eyes when they heard the heartfelt messages that the Earth Guardians expressed.
Do I matter… Do your children matter they asked… We are the ones who will be most affected by the decisions that are made here today. We are the ones who will be here when you are gone to deal with cleaning up this mess. The decision you make after this hearing affects the kind of world we will be left with…
The impact that the Earth Guardians had was obvious, and they excitedly await to hear the decision of the EPA to put stricter regulations on how they handle Coal Ash…And better yet, to turn to renewable energy which doesn’t harm the Earth.
