About fifty marchers gathered at the pavilion in Kennedy Park to listen to speeches and to begin a walk to Buzzard's Bay as part of an Energy Exodus march on August 28, 2013. Marchers called on Governor Deval Patrick to shut all coal plants in the state, replace them with renewable energy, and ensure a just transition for workers and communities. Speakers included Craig Altemose of the Better Future Project, Somerset resident Camilo Vivieros of the George Wiley Center, Fall River resident and SEEAL Intern Holloway, Iowa Senator and author of America's Climate Century Rob Hogg, and United Church of Christ Massachusetts Conference President Jim Antal. Marchers left Kennedy Park and walked across the City to Brayton Avenue where they were joined by Fall River Police who escorted them to the South Watuppa Bike Path, where they stopped for lunch behind LePage's Seafood. The march continues a series of recent protests of the Brayton Point Power Station by Coal Free Massachusetts and Clean Water Action who released a report on the health effects of coal-generated power in New England. A demonstration againt the plant's contribution to greenhouse gases was also recently held at the facility in Somerset. Click here for a 35-minute video of the event.For more local information, contact Green Futures.

(Top row, left and center) Craig Altemose of the Better Future Project speaks to a Channel 10 reporter while Becky Smith, Campaigns Director for Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund, talks with Emily Johns of the Clean Air Coalition in Somerset while the Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, Minister and President of the Church of Christ Massachusetts Conference talks with a fellow marcher in the background. (Top row, right) Westport resident David Dionne of the Clean Air Coalition talks with Fran Lightsom of the Quaker Meeting in West Falmouth, MA. (Row two) Somerset resident Camilo Vivieros of the George Wiley Center, talks about the impact of the Brayton Point Power Station on the local environment while Partners Executive Director David Weed holds a poster. (Rows three and four) Marchers take Brayton Avenue to the South Watuppa Bike Path and a grassy area behind LePage's Seafood restaurant where they ate lunch before continuting to the Quaker Meeting in Dartmouth and onto the Cape by Labor Day.