The Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club Presents

A Forum on Energy and Environmental Justice

Saturday, November 19, 2011

2:00 – 4:30pm

Seattle University School of Law

Sullivan Hall

901 12th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98122-1090

The Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club is hosting a forum to explore the effects of energy extraction, production, and transportation on underrepresented communities.  Panelists will include:

·       William Anderson, Chairman of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians in Nevada, will discuss the Moapa Band’s struggles with the Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant, which is located within a mile of the Moapa Reservation.

·       Sandi Cioffi, documentary filmmaker , “Sweet Crude”, will discuss the impacts of oil extraction on the people of the Niger Delta and connections to our continued energy policies.

·       Patty Martin, former Mayor of Quincy, Washington, will discuss the impacts of large data centers owned by Google and Microsoft on low income communities in Quincy.

·       Steve Chestnut, longtime attorney for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, will discuss the Tribe’s long history with coal mining companies that seek to extract Powder River Basin coal on and near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.