Monthly Archives: March 2012

Try not to breathe today in Evansville

Posted on March 31, 2012 by John Blair

March 31, 2012-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Although no warnings were issued, which is par for Evansville, fine particle pollution reached dangerous levels today just as people decided to get out and enjoy an otherwise marvelous day. Our local pollution … Continue reading →

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Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher Subjected to Cruel and Unusual Punishment–as Climate Destabilizes??

Posted on March 28, 2012 by John Blair

March 28, 2012, by Jeff Biggers in AlterNet In the same March week that an unprecedented heat wave made even President Obama feel “a little nervous,” imprisoned climate change activist Tim DeChristopher languished mysteriously in isolation at the FCI Herlong’s Special Housing Unit in … Continue reading →

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Alternative Uses for Coal Stuck in Neutral-Natural Gas is just too cheap

Posted on March 28, 2012 by John Blair

March 28, 2012-By Ken Silverstein in EnergyBiz Applying new technologies is admirable. But sticking businesses with huge bills to pay that progress is not. That’s what Exelon and other critics are saying about a proposed plant to convert coal to … Continue reading →

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Critics raise questions about Rockport power plan

Posted on March 18, 2012 by John Blair

March 18, 2012-by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star They were announced with great fanfare nearly six years ago: plans to build a high-tech plant in Rockport in southwestern Indiana that would use coal to produce billions of cubic feet … Continue reading →

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Indiana regulators to consider unsealing additional Duke documents in probe of Edwardsport power plant

Posted on March 6, 2012 by John Blair

March 6, 2012-by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star What critics call one of the most controversial and cloaked cases ever heard by an Indiana regulatory agency might soon get a little more sunlight. On Tuesday, the Indiana Utility Regulatory … Continue reading →

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Why the Environmental Movement Is Not Winning

Posted on March 1, 2012 by John Blair

A new report places the blame on misguided strategies of environmental funders. March 1, 2012 – By Peter Montague in Alternet. Editor’s Note-Valley Watch has received funding from a major foundation only one time. In 2003, we received a $60,000, … Continue reading →

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