This podcast peeks behind the influential Beyond Coal Campaign.
In the early 2000’s, existing coal plants in the United States were the single biggest source of greenhouse gases in the nation as well as the single biggest source of mercury pollution and toxic water pollution.
As a result, they were the single biggest contributor to climate change. The grassroots network of advocates that eventually became the Beyond Coal Campaign and its many partners succeeded in blocking the construction of 200 proposed US coal plants, secured retirement of two-thirds of existing US coal plants, helped usher in the clean energy era, and inspired the launch of sister Beyond Coal Campaigns around the world. The Beyond Coal Campaign has been recognized as one of the most successful environmental campaigns in history. Learn more about how that was accomplished in this podcast with Mary Anne Hitt.
Interviewee:
Mary Anne Hitt
Podcast Title:
Former Campaign Director
Podcast Campaign:
Beyond Coal Campaign