August 22, 2012
2nd Annual Cruise for Clean Water onboard the Goodtime III!
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2012
Contact: Claire Orphan, Sierra Club (Call 312.251.1680 x146 or contact online)

Utility to retire six coal-fired power plants, following national trend of coal losing ground to clean energy

Cleveland, OH--In a huge win for clean air and public health, First Energy announced this morning that the company will retire six of its dirtiest coal-fired power plants. These plants, located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, will stop burning coal by September 1, 2012.

First Energy announced that the following plants will be retired: Bay Shore Plant, Units 2-4, Oregon, Ohio; Eastlake Plant, Eastlake, Ohio; Ashtabula Plant, Ashtabula, Ohio; Lake Shore Plant, Cleveland, Ohio; Armstrong Power Station, Adrian, Pa.; and R. Paul Smith Power Station, Williamsport, Md. In total, these retirements will bring 2,689 megawatts of dirty and dangerous coal pollution to an end.

"Above all, this is a win for public health and for families who have been breathing polluted air from these outdated plants," said Bruce Nilles, Senior Director of Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign. "Today's news is part of a national trend of clean energy replacing coal. The writing is on the wall for the coal industry. With the cost of coal rising and clean energy prices plummeting, coal's market share is shrinking fast."

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Great news came on May 18, 2011 when the Port Board of Directors voted unanimously:

1) to approve use of Dike 14 with the City of Cleveland, ODNR, and the Dike 14 Environmental Education Collaborative as a nature preserve open to the public - first on an interim basis for one or two days a week at specified times (the "Interim Use") and ultimately on a regular basis;

2) to designate Dike 14 as the "Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve"; and

3) to authorize an expenditure of not more than $25,000 for constructing an entrance gate, repairing fencing and other improvements needed for the interim use.

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Say goodbye to the last printed issue of the Sierra Club Northeast Ohio Group Newsletter! In an effort to reduce waste, we're switching to an online electronic format. By moving online, we'll save trees, ink, fossil fuels used in mail transportation, and, of course, money. The newsletter currently costs the Sierra Club about $2000 per printed issue. Using an electronic format, each issue will cost about $60. So in just one year, we'll be able to put almost $12,000 of your membership dues toward conservation efforts!

Please signup for the electronic newsletter using the form on the left. Once we have your email address, we'll send you a bi-monthly email with the contents of each newsletter and links to the full articles online.

But that's not all! We're also on Facebook! Join us there to get updates of events, meet other Sierra Club members in our area, and post your own photos, events, and activities. Just click "join group" to become a group member!

Thanks again for helping us make this great cost-saving switch!