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U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy
November 23 November 23, 2018 – by Coral Davenport and Kedra Pierre-Louis in the New York Times WASHINGTON — A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of … Continue reading
IEEFA report: ‘Holy Grail’ of carbon capture continues to elude coal industry; ‘cautionary tale’ applies to domestic and foreign projects alike
November 23, 2018 – by IEEFA – Editor’s note, Valley Watch has long been opposed to the use of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) due to its deleterious economics. Study details lack of economic feasibility around North American initiatives; costly and/or failed … Continue reading
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Breathe easier in February. Henderson Muni to retire two Sebree units.
October 26, 2018-By Robert Walton, in UtilityDive. Dive Brief: Henderson Municipal Power and Light in Kentucky will close its coal plant early next year and turn to the open market for its power needs, as the aging plant’s energy production … Continue reading
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Barbra Streisand releases “Don’t Lie to Me” video attacking Trump
October 13, 2018 – By Barbra Streisand
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A layman’s utility primer
October 8, 2018-Now You Know with Zac and Jesse On today’s episode of “In Depth” Zac & Jesse talk about the overwhelming support by the public for going 100% renewable, and the what your utility isn’t telling you. Please consider … Continue reading
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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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