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FitzGerald’s troubling resignation; environmentalist chides Beshear
December 6, 2011-Lexington Herald leader Editorial Gov. Steve Beshear should take to heart the words of environmentalist Tom FitzGerald, who resigned from two state boards last week to protest the administration’s environmental and energy policies. In 27 years as director … Continue reading
Energy Drinks Send Thousands to the ER Each Year. ER Visits From Drinking Energy Drinks Jump Tenfold Since 2005, Report Says
November 22, 2011 by Brenda Goodman in WebMD Health News Nov. 22, 2011 — There’s been a big spike in the number of people who need emergency medical attention after they guzzle popular caffeinated energy drinks, according to a new … Continue reading
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Politics and Clean Air-New York Times Editorial
November 21, 2011-Editorial in the New York Times President Obama’s decision in September to scuttle stricter national standards for smog may well go down as the worst environmental decision of his administration — unless, of course, even more damaging retreats lie ahead. … Continue reading
The Story of Broke
November 15, 2011-by The Story of Stuff Project [youtube id=”G49q6uPcwY8″ w=”640″ h=”410″] The United States isn’t broke; we’re the richest country on the planet and a country in which the richest among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth … Continue reading
“Nuclear power is a hell of a way to boil water”
November 7. 2011-by Linda Greene in the Bloomington Alternative According to the scientific secretary for the European Committee on Radiation Risks (ECRR), when senior employee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission the late Professor John Goffman resigned from his post, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomington, Caldicott, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, nukes
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Are we doomed yet? Greenhouse Gas emissions set record in 2010
November 4, 2011, The Mark Humanity set a new standard in greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, increasing the amount of carbon dioxide gas produced on the planet by a whopping six per cent over the year before. According to the … Continue reading
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River sunburst improves attitude
October 2011 There are a few things that make me pause and give thanks for the natural world I am fortunate enough to reside in. Rainbows, waterfalls, the beautiful Ohio River but none exemplifies that thankfulness like a sunburst over … Continue reading
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Duke, Daniels conversations on Edwardsport remain “trade secrets”
October 20, 2011, by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star. Want to read Duke Energy Corp.’s report to its board of directors about spiraling costs at its scandal-plagued $2.9 billion Edwardsport power plant? It won’t be easy, even if you … Continue reading
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The LST 325 dominates Evansville’s up riverfront.
The LST, or Landing Ship Tank that transported soldiers to Europe during World War 2 is similar to those built in Evansville throughout the war. The LST 325 was found in Greece and brought back to the US to commemorate … Continue reading
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Ohio coal to liquid plant bites the dust
October 15, 2011-by John Blair, valley watch.net editor Once touted as the economic savior of the little town of Wellsville, Ohio as early as 2006, Baard Energy was issued an air pollution and construction permit in the Fall of 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Baard Energy, coal to oil, Columbiana County Ohio, NRDC, Ohio energy, Sierra Club, synfuels, Valley Watch, Wellsville
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Even on a clear day, the Evansville horizon has significant pollution
October 11, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor A brownish pall seems omnipresent even on a clear day in Evansville, IN, a community with few of its own major pollution sources but is surrounded by numerous coal fired power plants that … Continue reading
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South Bend Trib-Shine a light on this rate increase
October 9, 2011-Editorial in the South Bend Tribune If you are among Indiana Michigan Power’s 458,000 customers in Indiana, you already may be worrying about how you’ll pay your bill if the utility makes its case for a 22.7 percent … Continue reading
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Tagged AEP, Indiana electric rates, IURC, Rate increase, Rockport, Valley Watch
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Red Paint protest disrupts Northern Arizona University jobs fair
October 7, 2011-by Eric Betz in the Arizona Daily Sun A man walked into an NAU jobs fair at around 1 p.m. on Thursday and threw what appeared to be a cup of red paint at a Peabody Energy Corporation … Continue reading
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Duke Energy’s Edwardsport plant dominates night in sleepy SW Indiana community
October 6, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Duke Energy has a long history in Edwardsport, IN. It is about to dismantle a small, very old conventional coal plant that has operated in one form or another since the turn of … Continue reading
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