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Hooray for the first flower of 2015
February 11, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor For the last three days, I have spent some time outside the Valley Watch office looking to the ground for signs of new life. This morning was no exception. And lo … Continue reading
Judge dismisses lawsuit against TVA over coal plant closing
February 10. 2015 – by Dave Flessner in the Times Free Press A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the coal industry against the Tennessee Valley Authority that tried to block TVA’s plans to shut down two of … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Air Toxics, Coal, fine particles, NAAQS, natural gas, Ozone, TVA
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FutureGen – A two decade long failure finally bites the dust. Another coal plant down the tubes.
February 4, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Editor’s note:Valley Watch did not directly oppose FutureGen in either of its forms. We did however, closely monitor its progress and design in keeping with our stated purpose which is “to protect the public health and … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon capture, DOE, federal subsidies, financial failures, FutureGen. coal, Illinois, Peabody Energy
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Duke’s Edwardsport Boondoggle: Overpaying and Underperforming New Report: Coal Gasification Plant not “lowest cost” or “clean”
February 3, 2015- News Release from Citizen’s Action Coalition, Save The Valley, Sierra Club and Valley Watch Hearings begin this Wednesday at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to determine who should pay the unbelievable costs associated with Duke Energy’s … Continue reading
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Who You Gonna Believe About Smog’s Health Hazards, the Oil Lobby or Doctors & Scientists?
January 29, 2015-By John Walke, Clean Air Director, Natural Resources Defense Council An oil industry lobbying group just released a paper that inadvertently reveals the bankruptcy of Big Oil’s attacks on the health basis for more protective national standards for … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, asthma, Clean Air Act, NAAQS, Ozone, respiratory illness
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Cap and Dividend makes economic and logical sense
January 15, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Editor’s note: This was written in response to an Evansville Courier and Press opinion piece by one Robert Adams that appeared in the Courier & Press on January 7, 2015. I am surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged Cap and Dividend, Cap and Trade, climate, Climate Change, global warming, Valley Watch
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New Congress Prepares to Take Away Your Right to Clean, Safe Air
January 13, 2015-by John Walke, Air Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on legislation that would take away Americans’ longstanding right to clean, safe air based … Continue reading
Amory Lovins and Richard Branson join forces to mitigate climate issues
December 18, 2014 – by Jules Kortenhorst, CEO and José Maria Figueres, chairman of the Board, Rocky Mountain Institute. Editor’s note: Amory Lovins is the founder of RMI and in my mind is the guru of energy futures throughout the … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas from a Beijing Flash Mob Chorus and Valley Watch.
December 15, 2014- by FMCtaiwan, via the universal language of YouTube Valley Watch wants to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers and supporters the best of holiday seasons and a successful 2015. We hope you enjoy this … Continue reading
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Ten Things You Need to Know if You Burn Wood
December 1, 2014-by Josh Schlossberg in the Biomass Monitor Wood heating is on the rise. 2.7 million U.S. households, making up roughly 2% of the population, are projected to burn wood as a primary heating source over the winter of 2014-2015, a … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, american lung association, bioenergy, biomass, cancer, fireplace, lung disease, respiratory, wood smoke, wood stove
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“Unbridled Consumerism…will have serious consequences for the world economy,” Pope Francis
November 6, 2014- Pope Francis, from the Vatican To the Honourable Tony Abbott Prime Minister of Australia On 15 and 16 November next in Brisbane you will chair the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the world’s twenty … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, compassion, environment, G20, Pope Francis, poverty
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Is pollution to blame for autism? Researchers say breathing toxic air in the first two years of life linked to disorder
October 23, 2014 – In the MailOnline. Editor’s note: Southwest Indiana is virtually inundated with toxic emissions from metals and plastics manufacturing and coal fired power plants. According to the USEPA’s Toxic Release Inventory, emissions from power plants alone exceed 40,000,000 pounds per year. … Continue reading
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An American Queen graced the region on a beautiful day, today.
October 21, 2014 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor The American Queen cruised by Henderson today. Evansville misses out on these grand boats landing here because we made the Riverfront as boater unfriendly as we could, discouraging museum and other watercraft … Continue reading
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