Dear John,
In April, an ash pond burst at the Sasan coal plant and mine in the remote
district of Singrauli, India. This caused a flood of toxic coal ash. Six people
died.
The U.S. government helped prop up the coal plant responsible for this disaster.
The Export-Import Bank provided $917 million in long-term financing to Reliance
Power to construct and operate the plant.
We need your help to stop the U.S. from continuing to finance this dirty project
and polluting company.
Take Action: Demand Ex-Im terminate its involvement with Reliance Power and the
Sasan coal plant and mine.
Take Action
[[link removed]]Burning coal releases toxic pollutants into the environment. It produces carbon
dioxide, mercury and sulfur dioxide -- which have been linked to acid rain. And
coal is one of the leading contributors to climate change.
Additionally, coal ash impacts human health. Residents living near coal plants
have an increased risk of respiratory problems, heart and kidney disease, and
central nervous system issues. A study found blood samples from residents living
near the Sasan coal plant had mercury levels six times higher than what is
considered to be safe.
In the midst of a global pandemic that attacks the respiratory system, people
living near and working at coal plants are at increased risk of complications
and death. John, will you demand that our tax dollars
not be utilized to fund these abuses towards people and our planet?
Tell Ex-Im: Stop your investment and involvement in the deadly Sasan coal plant.
Take Action
[[link removed]]Ex-Im has been regularly notified about the destruction the Sasan coal plant has
caused to local communities, villagers, and wildlife habitat. In 2015, the
Inspector General of Ex-Im issued a report stating that the plant was
responsible for 19 fatalities. Since then, reports have shown an additional 8
deaths linked to the Sasan coal plant and mine, although the death count is
likely even higher.
But Ex-Im continues to look the other way and use your tax dollars to enable
this dirty project to operate.
Enough is enough. We can’t let Ex-Im be complicit in the negligent operations of
the Sasan coal plant and its operator, Reliance Power. But we need your help to
push the bank to pull out of its investments.
Demand Ex-Im cut all ties with Reliance Power and the Sasan coal plant.
Take Action
[[link removed]]Standing with you,
Kate DeAngelis,
Senior international policy analyst,
Friends of the Earth
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