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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Duke ignored water issue at Indiana plant, consultant says
July 29, 2011-by Chris O’Malley in the Indiana Business Journal Regulatory filings alleging Duke Energy Corp. grossly mismanaged construction of its Edwardsport plant contend the utility ignored warnings for seven months over potential problems with federal regulators if it disposed … Continue reading
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Tagged Cost overruns, Duke Energy, Edwardsport, IURC, mismanagement, Mitch Daniels
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DeChristopher is a hero and should not be a political prisoner but still gets two years in prison for a simple act of civil disobedience designed to help save the planet
July 27, 2011-by Daniel Kessler at treehugger.com Tim DeChristopher, 29, the courageous activist who posed as an oil industry bidder to monkeywrench an oil and gas lease sale in Utah, was sentenced this afternoon to two years in prison. “Mr. DeChristopher had … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Coal, hero imprisoned, oil, political crimes, Utah
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EPA caves to industry again delaying a new health standard for ozone
July 26, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. In another disappointment for American health advocates, the Obama Administration has again delayed finalizing a new more protective standard for ozone in ambient air. Ironically, EPA has posted yet another Ozone Alert for … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Air Quality, Air Quality Standards, EPA, EVV, Ozone, USEPA
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NRDC report: Indiana among nation’s worst power plant polluters
July 22, 2001 -by Linda Greene in the Bloomington Alternative. Indiana is the sixth worst state in the production of toxic industrial air pollution, surpassed by only Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. The assessment was made by the National … Continue reading
Industry Lobbies President to Violate Clean Air Act & Defy Supreme Court Ruling
July 19, 2011-by John Walke in the NRDC Staff Blog Lobbyists for the Business Roundtable and American Petroleum Institute deserve some form of twisted credit, I suppose. They are threatening the president and spitting on the law, but at least they are open about it. Officials … Continue reading
Is the sun setting on “clean” coal
Carbon Capture and Sequestration might soon be nothing more than a relic in a “might have been” history book. July 17, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Most people who have studied the issue easily understand that coal is not clean … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Coal, Duke Energy, Edwardsport, IGCC, Indiana coal, IURC, Valley Watch
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At Last, a break for ratepayers-Indy Star Editorial
July 12, 2011-An Editorial by the Indianapolis Star Citizens have a right to expect that the monopolies from whom they must buy their electricity are being watched over by the government bodies created to keep costs in check.In the case … Continue reading
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Office of Consumer Counselor reverses stance on Duke Energy’s Edwardsport plant
July 8. 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. In a shocking reversal of position, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) has reversed its support for the Duke Energy Edwardsport power plant fiasco. Just last November 3, OUCC head, David … Continue reading
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Tagged CAC, Duke Energy, Edwardsport, Indiana Government, Mitch Daniels, OUCC, Save the Valley, Sierra Club, Valley Watch
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Valley Watch responds to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
July 7, 2011- by John Blair, Valley Watch President. Valley Watch generally applauds the finalization of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. In fact we know that when fully implemented between now and 2014, the lives of many people in the … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, coal power plants, emissions reductions, EPA rule, Valley Watch
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Report Projects Health Impacts and Costs from Worsening Ozone. Ozone Pollution Could Cost Americans More Than $5 Billion in 2020
July 7. 2011-by the Union of Concerned Scientists Unchecked global warming could threaten public health and increase health costs by exacerbating ground-level ozone, according to a peer-reviewed report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report, “Climate … Continue reading
Feeling sick today. Maybe it was last night’s fireworks!
July 5, 2011-by John Blair valleywatch.net editor. If you have a scratchy throat today, it is probably due to the exceptionally high levels of fine particles that were in the air in SW Indiana last night as fireworks lit up … Continue reading
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