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Most energy subsidies go to fossil and nukes, not clean energy as the corporatists would have you believe
November 7, 2012-by Daniel B. Botkin in E-The Environmental Magazine A persistent and common criticism of solar and wind energy is that they don’t pay their own way, but require government subsidies. Discounting one-time allocations under the now infamous bailout … Continue reading
Grist Magazine’s David Roberts explains climate change in a TED presentation
This video is to promote general awareness of the science of climate change. It features David Roberts of Grist, and short clips from around the web. Edited by @ryanlcooper. Find more of my stuff at http://www.ryanlouiscooper.com. Find David at http://grist.org/author/david-roberts/ … Continue reading
What Is The Future Of King Coal In China?
October 16, 2012-by Ailun Yang in WRIInsights When it comes to coal consumption, no other nation comes close to China. The country reigns as the world’s largest coal user, burning almost half of the global total each year. About 70 percent … Continue reading
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Tagged china, Climate Change, Coal, energy, low carbon development, WRI
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Even on a “clear” day pollution abounds in Rockport, Indiana
October 14, 2012-by John Blair, valley watch.net editor. AEP’s Rockport power plant not only dominates the skyline in SW Indiana, it also makes clouds. A close inspection of this photo taken © October 12, 2012 by John Blair shows several impacts … Continue reading
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Tagged AEP, Coal, coal pollution, Indiana, Ohio RIver, Rockport pollution
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If the Tri-State were a State, we would be 3rd in the release of toxic chemicals to the air, nationwide.
August 14, 2012 – Press Release of Valley Watch, Inc. Last week, headlines in this region showed that Kentucky placed first and Indiana fourth in the release of toxic chemicals to our air from coal plants, according to a study … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Coal, coal plants, eGRID, Indiana, Kentucky, NRDC, pollution, toxic air pollution, TRI, Valley Watch, Western Kentucky
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What on Earth is the deal with Indiana Gasification? Or how do “conservatives” justify such leftist, authoritarian business models.
June 13, 2012 – By John Blair, valley watch.net editor It is doubtful that schemes to refine synthetic gas and liquids from coal will ever be economic, Indeed, only two countries have used such technology because they were desperate for … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, Indiana Gasification, Leucadia, Mark Lubbers, Mitch Daniels, natural gas, Rockport, TRI, William Rosenberg
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Is Indiana taking proper action against toxins in our waterways?
June 3, 2012-By Ryan Sabalow in Star Watch in the Indianapolis Star About a mile south of Lucas Oil Stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Tony Chao stood fishing one recent morning on the bank of the White River. A few feet … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, fish consumption advisories, IDEM, Indiana, Indianapolis Star, mercury, toxic pollution, water pollution
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EPA opposes LGE permit for coal-burning waste landfill. Agency opposes permit to deposit waste in Trimble County
May 24, 2012- By James Bruggers in the Louisville Courier Journal. Editors note-Valley Watch has been a party in several challenges of the new power unit at the Trimble location, including the waste disposal plan. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials … Continue reading
End Polluter Welfare Act
May 11. 2012-by Senator Bernie Sanders in Reader Supported News I am proud to be here today with Congressman Ellison, with my good friend and fellow Vermonter Bill McKibben, with Brent Blackwelder from Friends of the Earth and Ryan Alexander … Continue reading
Duke Energy settlement unsettles utility’s fiercest foe- Dan Carptenter Indy Star Columnist
May 6, 2012-Column by Dan Carpenter in the Indianapolis Star News They were a voice in the wilderness when they took on mighty Duke Energy Corp. and its $3 billion Edwardsport coal gasification plant five years ago. Now that Duke … Continue reading
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Tagged CAC, Coal, Duke Scandal, electric rates, utility regulation, Valley Watch
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KY Supreme Court allows NGOs to participate in settlement discussion on Clean Water Violations
May 2, 2012-Editorial in the Lexington Herald Leader In a unanimous rebuff of the Beshear administration’s environmental cabinet, the Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld citizens’ rights to be heard in clean water enforcement actions. “Federal law encourages the states to … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, Kentucky coal, mountain top removal mining, water pollution
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Community Groups File Lawsuit for Federal Coal Ash Protections
April 5, 2012-by Jared Saylor, Earthjustice Environmental and public health groups will file a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to complete its rulemaking process and finalize public health safeguards against … Continue reading
Indiana leads the way in release of toxic chemicals to water. Rockport’s AK Steel is nation’s largest toxic water polluter
April 3, 2012-A Press Release from Environment America (Use this link to download entire report) Editor’s note: Rockport, IN is already one of the most toxic communities in the entire US. And yet, Local and state officials are wanting to force … Continue reading
Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher Subjected to Cruel and Unusual Punishment–as Climate Destabilizes??
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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Tagged civil disobedience, Coal, DeChristopher, Department of Interior, fossil fuels, Hero, oil, Utah
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Alternative Uses for Coal Stuck in Neutral-Natural Gas is just too cheap
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