“We have a coal plant on grounds? WTF?” Yes, UVA, the sign is true. By the medical buildings there is an active coal plant.
Claiming that the active coal plant near the UVA hospital pollutes the air, deteriorates the Rotunda, and causes asthma, a small group of students is looking to do something about that.
Shouting “coal, coal, no solution, we are sick of your pollution,” the members of UVA Beyond Coal met this morning on the steps of the Rotunda to speak out against coal use.
UVA Beyond Coal is an entirely student-led group that partners with the Sierra Club to raise awareness about the dangers of coal. Brennen Warner, one of the student coordinators, addressed his fellows and Cited statistics like, “coal power plants emit more than 30 percent of our nation’s annual carbon dioxide emissions,” to show the seriousness of this cause.
“Students are asking [President Teresa Sullivan] to lead the way to get the university 100 percent coal free” Warner said in his speech.
Members of UVA Beyond Coal will be on the south end of the Rotunda today collecting photo petitions—photographs of students as part of an image of Cav Man destroying a coal plant.
They also have a facebook group.
