Personal identity is underappreciated fuel for climate crisis

Being from “coal country” is about more than jobs

Josh Chetwynd
Nov 5 · 5 min read
The coal-fired power plant Craig Station (above), which is just outside of Craig, Colo., has long been a huge part of the city’s identity (Source: Jimmy Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0)

In August 2018, Stacy Razzano quit her job at the Bank of the West in Craig, Colo. She didn’t leave her position after 27 years because of a dispute with a colleague or to spend more time with her family. Razzano departed because she opposed the bank’s decision to divest from…

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Josh Chetwynd

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Communications for The Public Interest Network, Environment America and U.S. PIRG; book author: http://amzn.to/1SNJBJT ; avid curler/ex-baseball player

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