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Date/Time:
Feb 2, 2012
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location:
UAB: Alumni House
Category:
Protest the Shepherd Bend Coal Mine
Join us in protesting outside a University of Alabama Board meeting on Thursday February 2, 2012 from 11pm-2pm at the UAB Alumni House (corner of 10th Ave South & 13th Street South, 1301 10th Avenue South Birmingham, AL). We will join groups from around brimingham including the Black Warrior Riverkeeper in demanding that University of Alabama president, Dr. Witt, and the Board of Trustees to make a commitment that they will neither sell nor lease university land for the Shepherd Bend Mine.
The Shepherd Bend Mine would discharge pollutants into the Black Warrior River, just 800 feet from a major drinking water intake for 200,000 citizens.
A proposed coal mine is poised to ruin the health, environment, and drinking water in Birmingham, Alabama. The Shepherd Bend Mine would discharge pollutants into the Black Warrior River, just 800 feet from a major drinking water intake for 200,000 people . Residents are worried that this mine will ruin the water supply, create dangerous chemical runoff, spew pollutants into the air, and decrease property values.
Not only are residents’ health and livelihoods at risk, they may be forced to carry the mine’s financial burden: The Birmingham Water Works Board warns that this mine could necessitate added filtration, a cost that would be passed on to residents.
Sheperd Bend’s wastewater discharge permit is in violation of federal and state law, allowing 10 times the level of iron and 40 times the level of manganese recommended by the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Black Warrior River watershed is a major resource in Alabama, providing homes to more than one million residents and supplying drinking water for Jasper, Cullman, Oneonta, Tuscaloosa, and half of Birmingham.
The Black Warrior River is already on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers. The 1,773 acre mining site would discharge approximately 3,187 tons of sediment into downstream wetlands, exposing the area to dangerous levels of pollution.
The majority of the proposed mining site and its mineral rights are owned by the University of Alabama school system. If the UA Board of Trustees decided against leasing or selling the land for the mine, the project would no longer be economically feasible for the Shepherd Bend mining company, and the company would likely abandon the plan.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The Shepherd Bend Mine would discharge pollutants into the Black Warrior River, just 800 feet from a major drinking water intake for 200,000 citizens.
Events List
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May 19, 2012 2:30 pm |
OccuPotluck Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 20, 2012 2:30 pm |
General Assembly Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 24, 2012 7:00 pm |
99 Films Presents: The Corporation UAB Heritage Hall Room #104, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 26, 2012 2:30 pm |
OccuPotluck Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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May 27, 2012 2:30 pm |
General Assembly Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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June 3, 2012 2:30 pm |
General Assembly Peoples Square - 20th St. & 5th Ave. Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama |
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