Chicago, It's Time to Quit Coal

Every day, Fisk and Crawford make us sick. Chicago, it's time to get off coal. Go to cleanpowerchicago.org to take action today. Music: Kevin Macleod.

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[MegaSleepy1234]

POLLUTION SUCKS! MINES SUCK! THANKS TO THE F***CKING MINES IN MY COMUNITY COUNTLESS PEOPLE ARE BEING FORCED TO MOVE BECAUSE OUR LANDLORDES ARE BEING BOUGHT OVER BY THE POLLUTING, TOWN RUINING PEOPLE THAT JUST OVER 20 YEARS AGO KILLED ALMOST EVERY MAN HERE! DOWN WITH INDUSTRY UP WITH GREEN!!!

[MegaSleepy1234]

@814me2u definetly1 where i live there are 9 windmills, they imploy one person. there is also a mine where i live, it will require 200 people to restore and countless others to operate and pays twice as much. so unless they fing "green" jobs for these people there is no way they can live off of it. and considering there is only around 1000 people in my comunity 200 is alot.

[WhiteGangster400]

OH yeah..... A couple of windmills should surely power the entire city of Chicago! Fuck you greenpeace.

[SereneiBE]

you can think of coal as humanitys smoking addiction, desperately trying to quit, yet tons of our energy runs from coal.

Only way to quit smoking, uhm i ment burning coal is to continue to advance in alternatives (geothermal, nuclear, solar, wind, tidal) untill they are very very compettitive with the global market. This includes being able to recycle any parts that break down, especially parts which use rare earths.

[814me2u]

I believe you are working backwards, if you truly want to shut down the coal powered plants, you need to provide good green jobs! There are people who mine coal, others who transport it, and those who work at the coal plants; these people need good, green jobs. We can create them, provide training to work them, and match or pay more than they are making presently, involved with coal production and coal powered plants. All will be happier, healthier, and the coal plants will be no more. Correct?

[leilarmendez]

@lalamcnoodle I am not complaining, I have been stating facts, but I am finished talkinging to you as I don't waste my time trying to convince closed minded people like like....you will be getting sick ....you wait and then you will remember me. don't comment anymore as I won't respond to you.

[thinkingthingsthru]

@leilarmendez IMHO you are very short sighted and not open minded. These plants burn coal in a manner that does not harm the environment. Why do you want t make electricity not affordable for the poor and middle class by shutting down these low cost producing plants. Plus it will hurt the local communities on taxes and businees. Note all these Greenpeance protestors are from out of state. Their rich parents support them.

[lalamcnoodle]

if this plant was so toxic the government wouldve shut this down along time ago but yet its been standing since 1912? strange that people in archer park, bridgeport, china town and other surrounding communities arent complaining.

[lalamcnoodle]

leilar you have no real facts or argument, im sure even if they close the plant youll still be complaining about how sick you supposedly are. im sure youre an easily manipulated ignorant person and believe everything you hear, just like how i am a poor poor sick child!

[leilarmendez]

@thinkingthingsthru It is obvious who is paying you.....I pray that you don't get sick.