Monthly Archives: June 2011

By Hallmah Abdullah for McClatchy Newspapers in the Lexington Herald Leader Kentucky lawmakers and Department of Energy officials squared off Monday during a hearing on how to best rid a federally owned plant in Paducah of thousands of tons of … Continue reading →

June 13, 2011-By Heidi Cullen in Huffington Post My phone tends to ring a lot more when the weather is bad. I often get calls from reporters and producers who usually ask me the same question a bunch of different … Continue reading →

Multimedia op-ed by Bill McKibben and Stephen Thomson. Written version first appeared in the Washington Post. [youtube id=”xhCY-3XnqS0″ w=”600″ h=”400″]  

June 6, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor After failing to notify the public last week when Ozone levels soared to unsafe levels on Thursday as they are required to do under an agreement with the Federal Government, the City of … Continue reading →

June 3, 2011-by Ben Geman in The Hill’s Energy and Environment Blog A top Navy official said Friday that the department isn’t interested in developing coal-based transportation fuels as an alternative to oil, noting there are more promising options. Tom … Continue reading →