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EPA opposes LGE permit for coal-burning waste landfill. Agency opposes permit to deposit waste in Trimble County
May 24, 2012- By James Bruggers in the Louisville Courier Journal. Editors note-Valley Watch has been a party in several challenges of the new power unit at the Trimble location, including the waste disposal plan. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials … Continue reading
WFIE begins to tackle Rockport
May 18, 2012- by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Coverage of the bizarre economics surrounding the Indiana Gasification project in Rockport has been genuinely lacking. However, yesterday WFIE, the leading news station in Evansville when it comes to numbers of viewers … Continue reading
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End Polluter Welfare Act
May 11. 2012-by Senator Bernie Sanders in Reader Supported News I am proud to be here today with Congressman Ellison, with my good friend and fellow Vermonter Bill McKibben, with Brent Blackwelder from Friends of the Earth and Ryan Alexander … Continue reading
Duke Energy settlement unsettles utility’s fiercest foe- Dan Carptenter Indy Star Columnist
May 6, 2012-Column by Dan Carpenter in the Indianapolis Star News They were a voice in the wilderness when they took on mighty Duke Energy Corp. and its $3 billion Edwardsport coal gasification plant five years ago. Now that Duke … Continue reading
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Tagged CAC, Coal, Duke Scandal, electric rates, utility regulation, Valley Watch
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KY Supreme Court allows NGOs to participate in settlement discussion on Clean Water Violations
May 2, 2012-Editorial in the Lexington Herald Leader In a unanimous rebuff of the Beshear administration’s environmental cabinet, the Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld citizens’ rights to be heard in clean water enforcement actions. “Federal law encourages the states to … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, Kentucky coal, mountain top removal mining, water pollution
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Community Groups File Lawsuit for Federal Coal Ash Protections
April 5, 2012-by Jared Saylor, Earthjustice Environmental and public health groups will file a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to complete its rulemaking process and finalize public health safeguards against … Continue reading
Indiana leads the way in release of toxic chemicals to water. Rockport’s AK Steel is nation’s largest toxic water polluter
April 3, 2012-A Press Release from Environment America (Use this link to download entire report) Editor’s note: Rockport, IN is already one of the most toxic communities in the entire US. And yet, Local and state officials are wanting to force … Continue reading
Try not to breathe today in Evansville
March 31, 2012-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Although no warnings were issued, which is par for Evansville, fine particle pollution reached dangerous levels today just as people decided to get out and enjoy an otherwise marvelous day. Our local pollution … Continue reading
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Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher Subjected to Cruel and Unusual Punishment–as Climate Destabilizes??
March 28, 2012, by Jeff Biggers in AlterNet In the same March week that an unprecedented heat wave made even President Obama feel “a little nervous,” imprisoned climate change activist Tim DeChristopher languished mysteriously in isolation at the FCI Herlong’s Special Housing Unit in … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, Coal, DeChristopher, Department of Interior, fossil fuels, Hero, oil, Utah
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Alternative Uses for Coal Stuck in Neutral-Natural Gas is just too cheap
March 28, 2012-By Ken Silverstein in EnergyBiz Applying new technologies is admirable. But sticking businesses with huge bills to pay that progress is not. That’s what Exelon and other critics are saying about a proposed plant to convert coal to … Continue reading
Critics raise questions about Rockport power plan
March 18, 2012-by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star They were announced with great fanfare nearly six years ago: plans to build a high-tech plant in Rockport in southwestern Indiana that would use coal to produce billions of cubic feet … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, Coal finance, Crony Capitalism, Indiana Energy, Leucadia National, Mitch Daniels, socialism
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Indiana regulators to consider unsealing additional Duke documents in probe of Edwardsport power plant
March 6, 2012-by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star What critics call one of the most controversial and cloaked cases ever heard by an Indiana regulatory agency might soon get a little more sunlight. On Tuesday, the Indiana Utility Regulatory … Continue reading
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Why the Environmental Movement Is Not Winning
A new report places the blame on misguided strategies of environmental funders. March 1, 2012 – By Peter Montague in Alternet. Editor’s Note-Valley Watch has received funding from a major foundation only one time. In 2003, we received a $60,000, … Continue reading
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Duke Energy to study Chinese carbon-capture technology at Gibson Station
February 15, 2012-by John Downey in the Charlotte Business Journal Duke Energy has agreed with the China Huaneng Group on a study to determine if the Chinese company’s carbon-capture technology can be installed on Duke’s Gibson Steam Station in Indiana. Duke … Continue reading
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