April 2012
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lolstitanic asked: well, it is concerning the topic of the article which you posted on march 24. the SS Badger, which operates out of Ludington, MI and Manitwoc, WI. now you say in the description of this pager that you are on a nationwide tour working on a book about coal ash, and i would like to know if you had any thoughts on the SS badger or were planning on visiting Ludinton to see the impact of the car ferry...
lolstitanic asked: do you really think that the small amount of coal ash dumped into lake michigan by the SS badger warrents the laying up or re-tolling of one of the only large coal-powered vessels in the entire world and that is vital to the economy of its home ports which have also had car ferries as part of their heritage since 1889? and the fac that the SS Badger's engines were deemed a historic mechanical...
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“The bill passed today doesn’t just kick the can down the road – it ties the...”
– Michael Brune, Sierra Club
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“Black dust from the giant coal ash heap across the street from Kathy...”
– Residents, activists prod EPA for coal ash rules — Dylan Lovan, Associated Press
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“LaHood was critical of the transportation measure that is scheduled to appear...”
– Transportation secretary sees no hope for pre-election highway bill — Keith Laing, The Hill
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“The infrastructure that supports the Internet, online commerce and nearly all...”
– Online Cloud Services Rely on Coal or Nuclear Power, Report Says — James Glanz, The New York Times
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Update #11: (Almost) ready to launch, and a new... →
WatchRichard Fireman is a retired emergency room doctor and the founder of Asheville, North Carolina’s branch of Interfaith Power & Light, tagline: “A religious response to global warming.”
Watch him explain his take on environmentalism as a moral and religious issue.
Watch his entire interview, where he discusses coal ash, explains why he believes it should be regulated and...
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“A step forward (the stimulus package’s eco-friendly investment package) was...”
– Re-Election Shenanigans: Survival On Earth Edition — NYU Local
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“Terry Peabody
There are hundreds of stories of immigrants striking it rich in...”
– RICH PICKINGS: Entrepreneur epiphanies — Business Spectator
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“It’s good news that half of the coal-fired boilers at Lingan will be idled....”
– Op-ed: Idling stacks worth the cost — Jamie Thomson, Halifax; Voice of the People, The Chronicle Herald (Canada)
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“Sen also motivated officials meeting them at BTPS on Friday. He inspected water...”
– The Times of India
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“Sen. Barrasso’s 10-page report, “Red Tape Making Americans...”
– EPA’s regulatory shell-game harms Americans’ jobs, health — Washington Examiner
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“Electricity from offshore wind produces no solid waste that must be disposed of,...”
– As Offshore Wind Picks up Speed in Annapolis, Coalition Highlights Wind’s State-Wide Benefits — CityBizList, Baltimore, Maryland
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“One major failure of all Government and for that matter Bangladesh is its...”
– Energy and Water Famine in Bangladesh — Energy Bangla
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“I detoured to this lost corner of America on a recent road trip across...”
– A short trip to coal country — Smithsonian magazine
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“The U.S. House on Thursday approved a 90-day extension to current federal...”
– Transportation bill passes without fly ash amendment — Joselyn King, The Herald Star
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“With no idea of what would happen to her land, Emma agreed with the Tribal...”
– ‘New Indians’ tells story of fifth generation — Bob Gunter, Bonner County Daily Bee
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“PNM Resources President and Chief Executive Pat Vincent-Collawn said she...”
– PNM reaches settlement with Sierra Club: Lawsuit centers on threat of coal ash contaminating San Juan River — Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press
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“COAL Provides 28.9% of UK energy ¦ Carbon emissions: 900g/KWh ¦ Advantages:...”
– What can we do to make sure we can keep the lights on? — Utility Products
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“Zimbabwean coal held an abundance of thick seams and shallow, but high ash...”
– Zimbabwe should focus on existing coal resources — Natasha Odendaal, Mining Weekly
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“The new coal-fired plants are inexpensive, and it is possible to obtain the...”
– Op-Ed: Nuclear Energy in Jamaica —Ramesh Sujanani, Caribbean Journal
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“On March 11, at 3:18am, a precipitator at the Trenton Generating Station broke,...”
– March in Review — The Dominion (Canada)
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““When ash falls on our land, our animals won’t graze and we will not be able to...”
– Black Sea jewel town threatened by coal plant, daunted locals resist — Yonca Poyraz Dogan, Today’s Zaman
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“Coal-using utilities also are dealing with not knowing whether the ash generated...”
– Power producers voice concerns — — Robin L. Minor, The Daily News
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“Every year, coal-fired power plants generate about 130 million tons of coal...”
– Makeup, Bowling Balls, and Other Toxic Products You Use — Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones
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“Curious to see if there were any toxins in her body that could be causing health...”
– A power plant, cancer and a small town’s fears — CBS, Richmond, Va.
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“An independent review of mine safety enforcement concluded that proper law...”
– Coal Report April 2, 2012 — WMMT FM 88.7, Whitesburg, KY
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“The University of Northern Iowa gets its coal for the campus power plant from...”
– Op-Ed: The Northern Iowan, BY Victoria Arreola, Earth science major
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“Two members of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Ash Recovery...”
– TVA Officials to Lead Seminar on Huge Coal Ash Spill — Old Dominion University
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“The legacy of our coal-burning power plants is becoming clear 40 years after...”
– Farrah Khan, Campaigner, The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Toronto for The Toronto Star
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inspired & good: storytelling with a controversial... →
inspiredgood:
Coal - a love story was produced by students at the News21 programme.
“Coal: A Love Story” explores our modern culture’s complicated relationship with coal. Almost half of the nation’s electricity is generated from the burning of coal. Despite the fact that we rely on electricity for…
“I been turning in resumes and stuff, but for a young adult, it’s hard to find a...”
– Cameron Arnold, resident of Hoquiam, Washington. Ashley Ahearn traveled there to talk to folks about the coal trains and terminal proposed for Hoquiam’s Grays Harbor. More at EarthFix. (via earthfix)
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“Undecided over arguments placed by National Aluminum Company (Nalco) and State...”
– (Government) Minister seeks expert opinion on Nalco ash pond — Business Standard (India)
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““Our beautiful Lake Macquarie has ash dams, has coal-fired power stations,...”
– Concerns over wind farm guidelines — 1233 ABC Newcastle 