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Air pollution causes ‘huge’ reduction in intelligence, study reveals
August 28, 2108 – by Damian Carrington and Lily Kuo in the Guardian Impact of high levels of toxic air ‘is equivalent to having lost a year of education’ Air pollution causes a “huge” reduction in intelligence, according to new … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Air Toxics, Coal, cognitive ability, fine particles, Human development, intelligence, Special education
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Billions At Stake: Should We Invest In Struggling Power Plants Or Communities Facing Closures?
August 23, 2018 – by Sonia Aggarwal in Forbes. Editor’s note: Coal-fired power plants in the Tri-State are experiencing similar issues in that they cannot compete in the marketplace of producing electricity due to a variety of economic and physical factors. None are less … Continue reading
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Tagged AEP, Big Rivers, Coal, Duke Energy, Indiana coal, IPL, Kentucky coal, nuclear, obsolete coal plants, TVA, Vectren
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Bucolic Indiana town to become mega industrial center
August 18, 2018 – by John Blair, Valley Watch president and editor of valleywatch.net Every few years someone pursuing a “get rich quick” scheme comes up with an idea to use coal as a feedstock for other forms of energy … Continue reading
Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor joins Valley Watch in opposing huge Vectren rate increasing proposal
August 13, 2018- by John Blair, valley watch.net editor Today, for perhaps the first time ever, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor came out against a proposal by Vectren Corporation that if approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission … Continue reading
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IEEFA update: Duke Energy’s costly Edwardsport coal-gasification project continues to underperform
August 1, 2018-by David Schlissel in IEEFA News Editor’s Note: Valley Watch has steadfastly opposed this plant since it’s conception offering sage testimony at the original CPCN hearing in Bloomington in 2007. Duke Energy’s 5-year-old gasified coal power experiment in Edwardsport, Ind., has turned … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, Coal gasification, Duke Energy, IEEFA, Indiana ratepayers
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Should a Cincinnati-based, multi-state commission eliminate its standards for Ohio River pollution?
July 11, 2018, by Nick Swartsell in (Cincinnati) City Beat. For seven decades, the Ohio River Water Sanitation Commission has overseen the health of the roughly 1,000-mile-long waterway that provides drinking water to more than 5 million people. But it may … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio RIver, pollution, Pollution standards, Recreational boating.
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Offshore Wind opposed by Trump begins producing power
July 3, 2018 – by Climate Action A major offshore wind farm has generated its first units of electricity, despite the best efforts of the President of the United States. The wind farm, located 1.5 miles off the Aberdeenshire coast, … Continue reading
Trump Prepares Lifeline for Money-Losing Coal Plants
May 31, 2018 – By Jennifer Dlouhy in Bloomberg News Trump administration officials are making plans to order grid operators to buy electricity from struggling coal and nuclear plants in an effort to extend their life, a move that could … Continue reading
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Money pit or fuel hedge? In Midwest, it depends on who is paying
May 25, 2018 – by Jeffrey Tomich, E&E News. Editors note: Valley Watch, along with the Citizens Action Coalition, Save the Valley and the Hoosier Environmental Council, collaborating as the Indiana Clean Energy campaign worked tirelessly in the early years of this century to … Continue reading
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Mad as Hell
May 23, 2018 – Peter Finch in the MGM movie Network, 1976 42 years after the movie Network ran in theaters across America, we are now living its reality. Just watch and see how prophetic this movie was.
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The Decline Of U.S. Coal Power Looks A Lot Like Henderson, Kentucky
May 22, 2018 – by Ryan Van Velzer, WFPL-Lousiville. Henderson, Kentucky’s coal-fired power plant provided among the lowest electricity rates in the country for its residents just two years ago, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But … Continue reading
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Arctic sea ice maximum at second lowest in the satellite record
March 27, 2018 – by Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis – Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its annual maximum extent on March 17. This is the second lowest Arctic maximum in the 39-year satellite record. The four … Continue reading
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Cambridge Analytica-Trump’s Dirty Tricksters
March 20, 2018- Undercover with Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers. … Continue reading
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Glyphosate linked to shorter pregnancies in Indiana women
March 16, 2018 – Environmental Health News – Women with higher levels of the herbicide are more likely to have shorter pregnancies, according to a study of pregnant mothers living in Indiana’s Corn Belt. The consequences for their babies can … Continue reading
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Breaking News – Prospects for two giant fertilizer plants in SW Indiana dim drastically
February 1, 2018- © John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Editor’s note: Valley Watch has singularly opposed these plants since as early as 2012 when they were first conceived. Earlier in the decade area residents were told they were going to have … Continue reading
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