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Coal kills again - 
Explosion at Colombia Coal Mine - 
A deadly accident killed four workers at the Cerrejon coal mine, Colombia -
 a souce of coal for the Salem Power Plant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dear 'Links,
 
    Will clean energy trump dirty energy? Is our persistence paying off? Come to an event to help turn the tide, harness the
wind and empower the planet further.
 
 
         Water.graphic  Sun.graphic  Wind.graphic  Earth.graphic
  
Learn about solar energy 
    Learn about new local solar installations, putting out over 100% of a resident's needs, with a 5 year payback on investment!
When: Thursday, August 12 at 7 p.m.
Where: Abbot Public Library, Marblehead
 
 
Cape Wind and lessons learned about
 developing clean energy
What: HealthLink's Fall Fundraiser
When: Thursday, September 23 
Where: St. Andrew Church, Lafayette St, Marblehead
Guest speakers: Mark Rodgers, Cape Wind Communications Director and Jeff Barz-Snell, graduate of Al Gore's climate change training and co-chair of SAFE.
Catered supper at 6 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Requested donation: $30 for dinner, $10 for presentation
Contact HealthLink to reserve your space - [email protected]
 
 
Tackling Massachusetts' Solid Waste 
    The MA Department of Environmental Protection recently released the much anticipated Draft Solid Waste Master Plan for the next decade. The title of the document, The Pathway to Zero Waste, gives us hope that we will move away from the business-as-usual practice of burying and burning our trash to reducing, recycling and reuse technologies that will eliminate 80% of Massachusetts' solid waste.
    HealthLink applauds, and critiques "The Pathway to Zero Waste" urging DEP to tighten loopholes for new incineration and to lessen the painfully long timeline of 40 years to reduce our waste 80% to 20 years. We urge you to make your voice heard by submitting comments to the DEP by September 15, 2010. Contact HealthLink for more information.
 
 
Other happenings 
What: MA Gubernatorial Debate on Cape Wind
When: Monday, August 16, 4 p.m.
Where: C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple Street, Boston
To register click here.
 
HealthLink
Box 301
Swampscott, MA 01907
781-598-1115
 
 
HealthLink mission: To protect and improve public health by reducing and eliminating toxins and pollutants from our environment through research, education and community action.