Last night, February 15th, Coal Free Mizzou had their kickoff event with over 70 attendees not only including students, but MU faculty and community members from the Columbia area. Our campaign’s focus in the last semester was student health relating to the University of Missouri’s coal plant, which makes up for about 80% of the campus energy. Since fall of 2009, Coal Free had been a small group of about 20 students on Mizzou’s campus, but after last semester’s events, including a flash mob and asthma awareness event, we have grown in numbers and in passion.
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