Author Archives: John Blair

600 Employees facing termination January 7, 2016 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Alcoa, the largest primary aluminum producer in the nation announced today that it is permanently shutting down smelter operation at its Warrick facility which was the largest smelter … Continue reading →

December 22, 2015 – by Cole Mellino in EcoWatch A team of researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) created the first national study, which mapped wild bee populations. Their findings, which were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, confirm … Continue reading →

December 17, 2015 – by Heidi Ledford in Nature Most cases of cancer result from avoidable factors such as toxic chemicals and radiation, contends a study published online in Nature on 16 December (S. Wu et al. Naturehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature16166; 2015). The paper attempts to … Continue reading →

December 16, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Record breaking temperatures across the eastern half of the USA have provided more opportunities for being outdoors than normal this time of the year. But that also includes pests like those … Continue reading →

December 2, 2015 – Contact: Nicole Casal Moore at University of Michigan News. Editor’s Note: Valley Watch has opposed the use of Carbon Capture and Sequestration for mainly economic and efficiency reasons for more than a decade.  Serious flaws have been found in … Continue reading →

November 20, 2015 – YouTube video from Funny or Die

November 16, 2015 – by Daphne Chen in the Deseret News. Editor’s note: For those who follow such mundane things as air pollution data, it is clear that the many days in Evansville and surrounding environs, reach levels referred to in this new study. … Continue reading →

October 29, 2015 – by the Indiana Law Blog. Editor’s note: We would almost certainly expect that Vectren will appeal this decision for either a rehearing before the same Court of Appeals or seek review by the Indiana Supreme Court. In Citizens … Continue reading →

October 18, 2015 – by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich in the Jerusalem Post Living under constant and stable temperatures throughout the year due to air conditioning, heating and artificial lighting at night is liable to harm our health, food security and ecological … Continue reading →

October 8, 2015 – News Release from LG&E and KU in the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer It began powering customers across the Commonwealth before some areas even had electric service. Now after 65 years of providing safe, reliable energy, the turning of … Continue reading →

October 4, 2015- by the Editorial Board of The Charlotte News and Observer Well, one has to admire the legal tactics if not the outcome. Duke Energy, after years of coal ash violations, made a deal with the state last … Continue reading →

September 23, 2015 – by Dave Stafford in the Indiana Lawyer. Editor’s Note: Valley Watch has been fighting this plant since its inception in 2004. In fact, we were instrumental. along with now deceased, Al Harding, in persuading Vectren to … Continue reading →

September 23, 2015 – by the Kentucky Division of Water. Editor’s note: Valley Watch contacted Orsanco’s Environmental Specialist, Greg Youngstrom 9/23 to discuss the situation as it currently stands. We found that the farthest downriver the algae has bloomed is about … Continue reading →

September 8, 2015 – Various Artists Published on Sep 4, 2015 Offical Love Song To The Earth Lyric Video directed by Jerry Cope and Casey Culver produced by Jerry Cope & Toby Gad, Nature Cinematography by Louie Schwartzberg Featuring Vocal … Continue reading →