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Robertson County Texas may have something to say to Surry County

lilbambi wrote 7 hours ago: Coal Plant Waste Water Hearings in Texas (TexasVox.org) Two of the 12 newly proposed coal plants in … more →

Tags: Coal Ash, coal conbustion waste, coal plant, CoalPlant, Fly Ash, Government, health, ODEC, Power plant

No to coal in Surry

lilbambi wrote 8 hours ago: No to coal in Surry (DailPress.com) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, which is seeking approval for … more →

Tags: Government, national disasters, health, ODEC, Power plant, Ecology, Green, Energy, Virginia

Coal: Staple of economy or poisoning our future?

thesuperdave wrote 10 hours ago: I live in the coal fields. My dad was a coal miner and so were several of my relatives. All the foo … more →

Tags: Politics, Environment

Solar systems and solar geysers in South Africa - a real no brainer

robertkyriakides wrote 1 day ago: If common sense governed the affairs of people South Africa would be one of the world’s leading mark … more →

Tags: carbon dioxide, climate change, electricity, Energy, Global Warming, solar, Solar energy, solar panels, average energy costs in south africa

Sustainable Juneau

momentumfemininum wrote 1 day ago: Sustainable Juneau. Interesting blog on sustainability in one of the most challenging locations.  Yo … more →

Tags: Local, juneau, Alaska, Farmer's Market

China Making Worlds Largest Wind Power Industry

Robin Reichhardt wrote 1 day ago: DUNHUANG, CHINA:  The NYTimes reported today that: (…) Beijing is starting to change how this … more →

Tags: repost, Economy, Government, Money, China, Business, Energy, Policy, Construction

Electric Power in Exchange for Oldest Mountains in the World?

Evelyn Vincent wrote 1 day ago: Would you knowingly exchange some of the oldest mountains in the world for electricity? Sadly, that … more →

Tags: Did you know?, Eco-Friendly, educational, empowering, Environment, Health and Wellness, Motivational, Myths and Truths, Parents

Los Angeles will end use of coal-fired power

CarbonSimplicity wrote 1 day ago: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles will eliminate the use of electricity made from coal by 20 … more →

Tags: Carbon, Environment, World, 20/20, climate change, Goverment, greenhouse gas, Natural Gas, Nuclear

Job Losses from Obama green stimulus foreseen in Spanish study

johnio78 wrote 2 days ago: By Gianluca Baratti (Bloomberg.com) Subsidizing renewable energy in the U.S. may destroy two jobs f … more →

Tags: Nuclear, coal-to-liquids, Coal-to-Liquids (CTL), nuclear power plants

Energy Independence

papopulistparty wrote 2 days ago: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080117094524.htm Pennsylvania can and must play a cruc … more →

Tags: Energy, Pennsylvania, clean, Independence, electricity, Cars

Appalachian Apocalypse

Matt Dernoga wrote 2 days ago: I’ve written quite a bit about mountaintop removal.  Today in the Washington Post Robert F. K … more →

Tags: Environment, Environmental Justice, Mountaintop Removal, Robert Kennedy

A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia

rogerhollander wrote 2 days ago: Published on Friday, July 3, 2009 by The Washington Post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mountaintop remov … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Energy, Environment, Appalachian Mountains, big coal, Coal Barons, coal contamination, coal industry, Environment

Doing The Numbers On Cap And Trade

taoist wrote 2 days ago: And what it does to the price of coal. Remember, Obama did say he wants to bankrupt the coal industr … more →

Tags: Politics, cap and trade, Democrats, Energy, obama

A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia

lilbambi wrote 2 days ago: A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (washingtonpost.com) A mountaintop … more →

Tags: appalachian, Coal Ash, coal conbustion waste, coal plant, CoalPlant, Dendron, Ecology, Energy, Environment

Daryl Hannah: Why I Was Arrested in Coal River, West Virginia

rogerhollander wrote 2 days ago: Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Huffington Post by Daryl Hannah Why would I fly across the c … more →

Tags: Alternative Energy, Appalachian Mountains, Carbon, Clean coal, climate crisis, CO2, coal mining, Daryl Hannah, Environmental Activist

Renewable energy may cost less than coal power

CarbonSimplicity wrote 2 days ago: USING more renewable power in Sydney would make electricity bills more affordable, according to a s … more →

Tags: Australia, Carbon, Environment, CSIRO, É.T.S., generation, green energy, greenhouse gas, News

Recovery Predictions Based on Faulty Reasoning

texan2driver wrote 3 days ago: Rush Limbaugh made an excellent point today ( July 01, 2009) concerning the supposed experts predict … more →

Tags: Marxism, communism, opressive government, Socialism, 10th amendment, obama, Jobs, Rush Limbaugh, stimulus

Analysis: SWEPCO Broke the Law, Tries to Spin Facts6 comments

Nao wrote 3 days ago: On Monday, Southwestern Electric Power Company held a press conference, announcing its plan to appea … more →

Tags: energy policy, Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, green economy, green jobs, local economy, Local Green Scene, low impact living, Nature

Coal River Wind » Support Wind, Save a Mountain

momentumfemininum wrote 3 days ago: These folks are self-generating a great solution for their community. Talk about homeland security … more →

Tags: Local, appalachia, Wind power, renewable energy