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Valley Watch hails Indiana Governor’s decision on saying no to Posey County fertilizer plant
July 1, 2013-UPDATE: The Governor had a change of heart and now the Posey County Council has issued the necessary bonds and the county will now host a company that has ties to the Afghanistan Taliban which is proven to … Continue reading
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Leucadia/Indiana Gasification suspends Rockport activity
April 30, 2013-Statement of Mark Lubbers, Indiana project director for Leucadia’s Indiana Gasification proposal If the Supreme Court takes the case, the Ct of Appeals decision is immediately vacated, so the IURC approval is again live. The Ct of Appeals opinion … Continue reading
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HUGE VICTORY-Legislature requires accountability for Leucadia, Valley Watch responds
April 27, 2013- by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor What happened in the legislature tonight was something extraordinary. Citizens came together to turn legislative direction, 180º on the Rockport Gasification fiasco. Think about it. Vectren, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Farm Bureau … Continue reading
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Tim DeChristopher, Champion of Climate Movement, Released on Eve of Earth Day
April 22, 2013-by Lauren McCauley on the website Common Dreams Pioneering environmental activist Tim DeChristopher was released from jail on Sunday—one day before Earth Day—after serving two years for disrupting an “illegal” Bush administration auction of oil and gas exploitation … Continue reading
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Valley Watch calls for moratorium on fertilizer plants in SW Indiana until safety site assessments are complete
For Immediate Release: April 19, 2013, 12:OO PM Contact: John Blair @ 812-464-5663 Valley Watch calls for immediate moratorium and re-assessment of siting criteria for locating fertilizer plants in SW Indiana While our sympathies go out to the victims of … Continue reading
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Two $1 billion+ proposed fertilizer plants in SW Indiana dwarf the one that exploded in West, Texas on April 17. And, these are both proposed to be located adjacent to giant explosive facilities.
April 18, 2013-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor In the last few months, economic development officials in southwest Indiana have courted two giant, billion plus fertilizer plants. One is proposed west of Evansville at the Southwind Maritime Center in Mt. Vernon … Continue reading
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Full Moon Silhouettes from New Zealand-for your viewing and photographic edification
April 11, 2013-by Mark Gee Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee on Vimeo. Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this … Continue reading
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Noted Republican tells Indiana legislature to ditch “AgGag” bill
April 2, 2013-by Leigh DeNoon, Public News Service-Indiana An Indiana University law professor is questioning the constitutionality of Indiana’s so-called Ag-Gag bill, a measure supporters claim will protect farmers from exploitation by activist groups. Senate Bill 373 will be heard … Continue reading
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Tagged animal cruelty, farm news, Humane Society, Indiana, Indiana legislature, PETA
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Kentucky Denies Permit for Coal Ash Landfill At Trimble County Power Plant
March 21, 2013-by Erica Petersen, WFPL News 89.3 FM The Kentucky Division of Waste Management has denied a pending permit for a coal ash landfill in Trimble County. The proposed landfill would have been 218 acres, near Louisville Gas and Electric’s Trimble … Continue reading
The Price of Carbon
March 20, 2013-via Climate Reality and Reggie Watts Carbon pollution is not only disrupting our lives, it’s hitting our wallets. Comedian and musician Reggie Watts shows how, laying out the billion-dollar connection between fossil-fuel energy and dirty weather events like … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Climate Reality, Coal, global warming, oil, pollution, Reggie Watts
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Studies examine potential links between coal and cancer in Eastern Kentucky
March 19, 2013-by James Bruggers in Watchdog Earth What do toenails have to with human health and the environment? Like hair, they can contain contaminants that are bodies are shedding. I once had my hair sampled for mercury and, to … Continue reading
CountryMark Refining and Logistics, LLC to Install $18 Million in Pollution Controls to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Indiana Refinery
February 28, 2013-US EPA Press Release WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC has agreed to pay a $167,000 civil penalty, perform environmental projects totaling more than … Continue reading
Peabody Energy Gets Subpoena From SEC Relating to Prairie State
February 27, 2013-By Sonja Elmquist, Bloomberg Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU), the largest U.S. coal producer, said the Securities and Exchange Commission served it with a subpoena seeking information and documents relating to the development of the Prairie State power station. … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, electricity pricing, Illinois, municipal utilities, Prairie State, Valley Watch
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Rice University analysis links ozone levels, cardiac arrest
February 17, 2013- by Mike Williams, News Release from Rice University Rice University analysis links ozone levels, cardiac arrest. Studies show particulate matter also has direct impact on heart attacks in Houston. Researchers at Rice University in Houston have found a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiac Arrest, CPR, Health and Human Services, Hospital, Ozone, pollution, Respiratory problems
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