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Spinning the truth on Leucadia’s Rockport SNG plant
February 18, 2013-by Kerwin Olson, Executive Director, Citizens Action Coalition The Indiana Senate Committee on Utilities is prepared to take a vote this week on SB510, the legislation intended to protect captive Hoosier gas ratepayers from the shenanigans of a Park Avenue … Continue reading
WTHR exposes Indiana’s bad air problem
February 8, 2013-by Bob Segall, WTHR TV- Indianapolis 13 WTHR Indianapolis Indiana has a earned a dirty reputation as one of the worst states in the nation for air pollution. But is that reputation justified? As the debate over … Continue reading
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Hail the emerging Spring!!!
February 6, 2013-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Each year, around this time, I am reminded that Spring is just around the corner when the crocus in the front yard of the Valley Watch office begin to bloom. This year was … Continue reading
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The surprising connection between Food and Fracking
February 4, 2013-by Tom Philpott in Mother Jones Magazine. Editor’s note: two giant ammonium nitrate fertilizer plants are being proposed in SW Indiana, one in Rockport and one in Mt. Vernon, both at a cost of more than $1 billion. … Continue reading
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Tagged ammonium nitrate, Mother Jones, nitrogen fertilizer, Rockport IN sacrifice zone
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Obama gives homage to Climate Change in his Inaugural Address
January 21, 2013-Inaugural Address of Barack Obama. Barack Obama mentioned Climate Change in his address today: “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, global warming, Inaugural Address, Obama
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A sweltering planet’s agenda-A Washington Post Editorial
January 15, 2013-A Washington Post Editorial. Editor’s note: Valley Watch has long called for a carbon tax that would be refunded to people on an equal basis so that poor people who use little energy could actually benefit from it. We … Continue reading
Ozone levels have sizeable impact on worker productivity
December 19, 2012- by e! Science News. Editors note: in 2012, data from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management indicated a total of six violations of the current 75 parts per billion Ozone standard. Researchers in the Department of Health … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Quality Standards, Evansville, IDEM, Indiana, Ozone, smog
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Indiana’s Environmental Chief Easterly advises coal utilities on delaying greenhouse rules.
December 13, 2012 – by PR Watch Staff at prwatch.org You’re probably familiar with the old “fox in the hen house” story, but what about when a hen joins the fox den?This is the case with the recent American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, corporate corruption, environmental fraud, Greenhouse gas, IDEM, Indiana, Tom Easterly
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Edwardsport “White Paper” reveals mismanagement, and corruption
Edwardsport Report December 11, 2012 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor A Report published by Valley Watch, Sierra Club, Citizens Action Coalition and Save The Valley is an indictment against Duke Energy and its corruption in building the $3.5 billion … Continue reading
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Seasonal confusion reigns. But we can’t mention that climate change is happening in the tri-state.
December 3, 2012 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Yes it is December and yes most honey bees disappear in late October but this year with November hurricanes and continuing drought encompassing much of the United States, it is clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, December weather, Evansville, global warming, hoiney bees, Indiana
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Yet another air pollution situation that went unnoticed by local authorities
November 28, 2012-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor For those who were breathing overnight, I hope you were able to survive. I had noticed that the air quality was poor this morning but did not immediately address the issue since my complaints in … Continue reading
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Citizen action wins one in Indiana. Jasper officials prevented sufficient public involvement
November 20, 2012-by Dave Stafford in the Indiana Lawyer A judge who ruled against opponents of the conversion of a former coal-fired energy plant in Jasper abused her discretion on a series of matters, the Indiana Court of Appeals held … Continue reading
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Tagged biomass, citizen action, Coal, IN, Japser, msicanthus grass, perseverance wins
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Tri-State air pollution event continues. Looks surrealistic!
November 19, 2012-by John Blair valleywatch.net editor Air Quality in the Evansville region continued to be poor today with fine particles increasing to 39.23µg/m3 during the 9 AM hour. Of course, there was no alert issued since that just does … Continue reading