Author Archives: John Blair

September 2, 2016 – by Jonathan Crawford in Bloomberg.com Cost hikes from carbon cuts will be less than 3 percent Plan aims to cut emissions 32 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels The operator of the largest U.S. power market said … Continue reading →

August 25, 2016 – Fact Sheet from USEPA Indiana’s climate is changing. Most of the state has warmed about one degree (F) in the last century. Floods are becoming more frequent, and ice cover on the Great Lakes is forming … Continue reading →

July 19, 2016 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor I sent the following letter to the editors of the Evansville Courier Press and the Henderson Gleaner to commemorate the sad tenth anniversary of Henderson HS football player, Ryan Owens.  “Ryan … Continue reading →

July 5, 2016, by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Several months ago, Valley Watch, Inc.’s board passed a resolution asking our regional congressional delegation to oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership. Since the TPP is now up for further debate in Congress, we … Continue reading →

June 27, 2016 – by Scott DiSavino, Reuters Coal used to generate U.S. power fell in April to its lowest monthly level since 1978, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a report. Coal-fired power plants generated just 72.2 million … Continue reading →

April 4, 2016 – Video by Andrew Manske on YouTube https://youtu.be/CbILj_CYqno Two adorable newborn polar bear cubs play with their mother while they journey to the frozen sea. One cute cub climbs and hangs off mother’s back. Features cubs play-fighting … Continue reading →

March 8, 2016 – by Dr. Norma Kreilein in the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette Doctor sees effects of Rockport coal plant on her young patients As a pediatrician in southwest Indiana, I regularly see young patients come into my office struggling … Continue reading →

February 26, 2016 – by Melissa Cronin in Grist Hearing the news that a coal plant, a facility that once belched CO2, mercury, sulphur, nitrogen oxides, and other hazardous chemicals into the air, is shutting down is certainly a cause to celebrate. Seeing … Continue reading →

February 23, 2016 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Sometimes it happens as early as January, this year it was late February but one sure sign of good things to come is the appearance of crocus which are always the … Continue reading →

February 14, 2016 – Photo © 2016 BlairPhotoEVV Several Cardinals finally found my bird feeder today. This one seems to be talking to me, asking how he should pose. 

February 12, 2016 – by Mary Dieter in the Indiana Business Journal The school counselor told her it would shave just a few points off her child’s IQ. That’s what a mother said in an interview in Flint, Michigan, where … Continue reading →

January 27, 2016 – By Jasmine Watts in Great lakes Echo. Editor’s Note: Evansville has had its own lead problem and although not as ubiquitous and pervasive as the problem in Flint, it was every bit as much of a … Continue reading →