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Stakeholder Meeting Wednesday June 27, 2012 in Homer

Posted on June 26, 2012 by sutc

Stand Up To Coal and other stakeholders will meet at the Homer United Methodist Church, at 7:00pm, Wednesday, June 27th, 2012. All who are concerned about Sunrise Coal, LLC’s proposed mine in Vermilion County are invited to participate. We will … Continue reading →

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Over 100 Attend Informational Meeting on Proposed Sunrise Coal Mine

Posted on May 25, 2012 by sutc

Adapted with permission from Prairie Rivers Network. On Wednesday evening, over 100 residents, farmers, landowners and Salt Fork River stakeholders turned out to an informational meeting and public forum at the Salt Fork Center at Homer Lake. Traci Barkley, Water … Continue reading →

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Questions Raised about Sunrise Mine, Drinking Water and Salt Fork River

Posted on May 10, 2012 by sutc

Late this morning representatives of Champaign and Vermilion county residents, including stakeholders along the Salt Fork of the Vermilion River  held a press conference at the Homer Village Hall.  This site was chosen because reports that the Village of Homer … Continue reading →

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Coal, New Realities, and Misplaced Trust

Posted on July 13, 2011 by sutc

An excerpt of this commentary appeared in the Sidell Reporter on 7/7/2011. In a recent commentary in the Danville Commercial News, a former coalmine subcontractor from Catlin, Illinois shared his perspective on Sunrise Coal, LLC’s (Sunrise) proposal to mine coal … Continue reading →

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Call on Vermilion County Board to Stand Up for Farms and Clean Water!

Posted on March 9, 2011 by sutc

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Vermilion County Board, farmers and rural residents boarded a bus to Danville to call on board members to send a strong message against coal mining in Vermilion County by passing a resolution to protect local … Continue reading →

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