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December 23, 2010-by Travis Walter Donovan in the Huffington Post– Various conservative Christian leaders have united with the Cornwall Alliance for the release of a shocking new 12-part DVD series, “Resisting The Green Dragon,” that attempts to debase and discredit … Continue reading →

December 23, 2010, by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star-(Editors Note-Valley Watch is one of the intervening groups that will be deposing Turner) In private, James L. Turner, the second-highest-paid executive at Duke Energy Corp., was rarely at a loss … Continue reading →

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects. … Continue reading →

By John Blair, president of Valley Watch, Inc. Evansville, IN, December 10, 2010 – Duke Energy always rewards it creepy disgraced executives it seems. A couple of days ago James L. Turner resigned in disgrace after the Indianapolis Star revealed … Continue reading →

November 28, 2010-By John Russell, in the Indianapolis Star. In dozens of e-mails, obtained by The Indianapolis Star under an open records request, the two men schmoozed and joked over all sorts of personal topics, sometimes trading messages eight or … Continue reading →

November 23, 2010-Indianapolis Star Editorial.Rolling heads at this point may repair some credibility damage, but it leaves unanswered a glaring question about the validity of Duke’s highly controversial and hugely expensive Edwardsport coal gasification plant. The revolving-door scandal that forced … Continue reading →

November 21, 2010-by the Associated Press in the Louisville Courier Journal. A map of Indiana in the report shows hundreds of red dots at river and stream sites across the state where sampling found mercury-contaminated fish. In 2005, coal-fired power … Continue reading →

October 28, 2010-Since costs have gone up on the plant by a whopping $990 million, Valley Watch, Sierra Club, Save the Valley and the Citizens Action Coalition are asking for at least two field hearings so the public can sound … Continue reading →

October 22, 2010-A new report issued yesterday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, “Record temperatures across Canadian Arctic and Greenland, a reduced summer sea ice cover, record snow cover decreases and links to some Northern Hemisphere weather support … Continue reading →

October 21, 2010-by Jon M. Broder, in the New York Times. “It’s a flat-out lie,” Mr. Dennison said in an interview after the debate, adding that he had based his view on the preaching of Rush Limbaugh and the teaching … Continue reading →

October 13, 2010- by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Drought conditions have permeated much of southern Indiana for the last few months. Today, DNR warned water users the problem is reaching a serious level. Illustration © 2010 John Blair Issued only … Continue reading →

October 6, 2010, by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. The revolving door between the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy has been well established for a very long time but may be more difficult in the future. File Photo © … Continue reading →