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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Obama’s Energy Speech from PBS Newshour
Here is Obama’s energy speech given today at Georgetown University. [youtube id=”qfeKFulcPSM” w=”600″ h=”400″]
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Bush EPA failed to address hazards of coal waste-EPA Inspector General
March 26, 2011-by George A. Warner in the Government Executive The Environmental Protection Agency recommended using coal waste in roads, buildings and other construction for about a decade without adequately assessing the damage it could cause, according to a new report from EPA’s … Continue reading
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Valley Watch responds to EPA Air Toxics proposal
March 16, 2011-Press Release from Valley Watch regarding EPA’s proposal to reduce toxic emissions from power plants. Valley Watch is pleased that EPA has finally proposed concrete rules to control toxic air pollution from coal fired power plants. “Required by … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal Energy, EPA, EPA regulations, SW Indiana, toxic air emissions, Valley Watch, Western Kentucky
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Drop nuclear energy bill – Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette
March 16, 2011-Editorial by the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette. Indiana already has a sketchy history with its previous attempts at nuclear power generation. State leaders would be foolish not to take the disaster in Japan as a reminder of the dangers … Continue reading
Japanese nuke disaster proves nuclear power foibles. Top Ten Reasons to Oppose Nuclear Power.
March 12, 2011, by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. About ten years ago, I wrote the following Top Ten Reasons to Oppose Nuclear Power. Since then, proponents of the extremely expensive technology have assured us that they have changed and that … Continue reading
American Lung Association Report Highlights Toxic Health Threat of Coal-fired Power Plants, Calls for EPA to Reduce Emissions and Save Lives
March 8, 2011, By the American Lung Association The American Lung Association today released Toxic Air: The Case for Cleaning Up Coal-fired Power Plants, a new report that documents the range of hazardous air pollutants emitted from power plants and the … Continue reading
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Sulfate World
March 4, 2011-By John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. A chemist friend once told me that when the haze is gray, it is most likely consisted mostly of water vapor. But, he said, “When it is blue it is most likely sulfates.” … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Coal, fine particles, Indiana, Kentucky, sulfate
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Tim DeChristopher Deserves the Medal of Freedom Today, Not a Prison Sentence
March 4, 2011 -by Jeff Biggers in the Huffington Post When President Obama conferred the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal on several American heroes yesterday, including Kentucky poetWendell Berry, he forgot one last award: The Medal … Continue reading
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Nature has its way-Cuts new channel in the Wabash River
March 3, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Nature could care less what man does. It knows it will prevail. A couple of years ago a new channel was cut in the Wabash River near its mouth with the Ohio River … Continue reading
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Dam Shame: Indiana regulators forget the lessons of the TVA coal ash disaster in Tennessee
March 2, 2011-by Lisa Evans in the EarthJustice blog. If you live in Indiana, it’s best not to live below one of the state’s 53 coal ash dams. The state’s laissez-fare attitude toward these deadly structures has created a potentially … Continue reading
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