Peabody Energy is bankrupt. Don’t let them stick us with the bill.Tomorrow, we are joining forces with Diné (Navajo) resistance community from Black Mesa, Arizona and people from Southern Illinois to demand a #JustTransition for frontline communities that have been devastated by coal extraction.
JOIN US: Tuesday, April 19th 4PM @ St. Louis City Hall (1200 Market St.)
In 2010, the City of St. Louis pledged $61 million in tax breaks to Peabody -- $2 million of which was taken out of the St. Louis Public Schools’ budget. Parents, teachers, city residents are calling on our city leaders to claw back those funds and cancel all future pay outs instead of letting corporate execs run away with the cash.
We demand that Peabody:
1) Fully fund promised Peabody and Patriot coal worker pensions and health care plans.
2) Put an immediate stop to the forcible relocation and harassment of Diné (Navajo) people in northern Arizona and provide full reparations for cultural genocide caused by Peabody.
3) Guarantee full funding for clean-up and full reclamation of all mined lands and polluted and depleted aquifers used by Peabody.
4) Prioritize payouts to shareholders for communities negatively impacted by Peabody’s practices in areas left stranded in the bankruptcy. Support communities as they transition from coal-based economies toward renewable energy and self-sufficiency. Support healthcare funds for communities in and adjacent to mining and coal-processing areas.
Can we count on you to be there tomorrow for the #PayUpPeabody action to demand a #JustTransition?
See you in the streets,
