Monthly Archives: May 2011

Lexington Herald Leader-Fossil fuels are fueling our severe weather

Posted on May 31, 2011 by John Blair

May 31, 2011-by the Herald Leader. On election night, Gov. Steve Beshear talked about how he has stood with Kentucky families as they “dug deep” to endure an economic downturn and a “series of unforeseen and devastating weather catastrophes.” It … Continue reading →

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John Blair testifies at USEPA’s Air Toxics hearing in Chicago regarding toxic pollution in the tri-state

Posted on May 27, 2011 by John Blair

May 24, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Twenty-one years after the US Congress ordered EPA to develop rules to control the release of toxic chemicals from coal and oil fired power plants, EPA proposed a rule to do so in … Continue reading →

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Activist ( John Blair ) shows 98 cents worth of outrage at Duke Energy annual meeting

Posted on May 7, 2011 by John Blair

May 6, 2011-by John Downey in the Charlotte Business Journal Indiana activist John Blair provided the most dramatic moment at Duke Energy’s annual meeting Thursday, tearing his dividend check to pieces to express his outrage with CEO Jim Rogers. It cost him 98 cents. … Continue reading →

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Cairo, Illinois and the force of Nature

Posted on May 1, 2011 by John Blair

  May 1, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Cairo, Illinois is still with us but huge “sand boils” are being reported in the levee that protects the community from the power of both the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Cairo, in … Continue reading →

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