We need a plan to quit coal | Greenpeace Akdeniz
We need a plan to quit coal | Greenpeace Akdeniz:
The worst coal mining disaster of the 21st century happened in Manisa, Soma on 13th of May 2014. This tragedy, where hundreds of coal miners lost their lives showed us once again that as long as the coal continues to be burned, it hurts us at all stages from mining to air pollution, causing thousands of deaths.
The tragedy, which the responsible company declared as an unseen and unexplained accident is actually a result of the profit focused policies in the energy market. Our real question here today is not the reason of this tragedy but why these deaths happened.
Coal damages at all stages
Coal destroys life, hurts human and nature at all stages from mining until it reaches the air. Exploitation of nature and this disaster in the coal mine shows us that it is not possible to talk about the ecological destruction apart from the social injustice. We have lots of barriers to go beyond in order not to experience this tragedy in Soma once again.
