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Image Grok: Mountaintop Removal = Field of Dreams?: Good news for West Virginia — mountaintop removal proclaimed to be good for the state! by erica — last modified Oct 07, 2009 02:46 PM — filed under: Grok Image, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, coal, West Virginia, mountaintop removal — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Mercury Rising? Why?: <p>A recent <a class="external-link" href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1047.pdf">report [pdf]</a> shows American power plants could slash their mercury ... by erica — last modified Oct 21, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: mercury, toxins, pollination, Pennsylvania, fish, coal, health, China, Ohio, policy, Indiana, fossil fuels, seafood, Texas, power plants — Relevance: 1%
EPA’s Latest Coal Waste Installment: More Ponds. Less Worry?: It seems the more the Environmental Protection Agency digs, the more coal ash waste ponds are found, but a coal group exec assures us that all is quiet. Ah, ... by erica — last modified Sep 11, 2009 03:31 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, coal, coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, hazardous waste, Tennessee Valley Authority — Relevance: 1%
How Much Coal Is Really in Them Thar Hills?: They used to say that “coal is king.” Today maybe it’s “'clean coal' is king.” But is there enough in the ground for coal to keep its crown? by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:00 PM — filed under: carbon capture and storage (CCS), climate change, Industrial Revolution, global warming, coal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Indiana Governor: Cap and Trade Unfair to Hoosiers. Really?: In Friday’s <em><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234844782222081.html">Wall Street Journal</a></em> Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said "no thanks" ... by erica — last modified May 19, 2009 04:36 PM — filed under: cap and trade, economics, renewable energy, climate change, carbon capture and storage (CCS), legislation, politics, coal, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Wall Street Journal, policy, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, wind, economy — Relevance: 1%
The Old Ice Age Myth Put to Rest: Global warming skeptics often point to an "imminent ice age” touted by the popular press in the 1970s to dissuade the public from believing today’s very real ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:00 PM — filed under: Europe, aerosols, air quality, air pollution, climate change, global warming, coal, cooling, paper, Germany, climate skeptics, Switzerland, health, particulate matter, fossil fuels, science — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: The 23-Billion Ton Gorilla at the Climate Talks: For the next two weeks, the global community will be meeting in Poznan, Poland, working to hash out an international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:32 PM — filed under: climate change, Pulse of the Planet, forests, global warming, coal, China, Kyoto Protocol, Barack Obama, carbon dioxide emissions, Russia — Relevance: 1%
Tennessee Coal Ash Contaminated With Radioactivity and Arsenic: Remember that huge spill of coal ash at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston coal-fired power plant on December 22nd? New measurements by Duke University ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:21 AM — filed under: aerosols, radioactivity, air quality, air pollution, particulate matter, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, coal, Duke University, coal ash, water pollution, arsenic, radium, Tennessee Valley Authority — Relevance: 1%
Did a Coal Ash Trade Group Try to Pull a Fast One?: Nigerian poet Ben Okri wrote, “The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing.” ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:59 AM — filed under: coal combustion product, coal, American Coal Ash Association, coal ash — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking - Coal Waste: What's It Good For?: As we’ve seen from recent catastrophic spills at coal plants in Harriman, Tennessee, and Widows Creek, Alabama, it’s past time to take a closer look at how we ... by erica — last modified Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, statistically speaking, coal, coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, Tennessee Valley Authority — Relevance: 1%
As the World Turned: Environmental News During the Holidays: Welcome back. Here's a quick review of what happened while we were celebrating the holiday season with family and friends. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:26 PM — filed under: oceans, animals, air pollution, Clean Air Interstate Rule, global warming, moon, coal, global economy, China, Apollo 8, Wall Street Journal, sulfur oxide, octopus, nitrogen oxides — Relevance: 1%
Grok Image: Lake or Waste Pond? You Decide.: Here on the Grok we’ve touched on the vast quantities of waste stored at coal-fired power plants in landfills and ponds otherwise known as impoundments, but ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:51 AM — filed under: Little Blue Run Waste Pond, coal, waste, coal ash — Relevance: 1%
Clean Coal’s Dirty Secret - When 'Clean' Isn't Clean: Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel. Burning it produces a myriad of noxious air pollutants. That's a problem. Clean coal technology supposedly scrubs those ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:27 AM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, particulate matter, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, coal, water pollution, coal ash, waste, Tennessee Valley Authority, power plants — Relevance: 1%
The U.A.E. and the U.S.: While in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on business last week, I expected to find an alien country. What I found instead was a place maybe not so foreign after ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:55 PM — filed under: oil, business, natural gas, United Arab Emirates, energy, recycling, water, coal, solar, renewable energy, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Tapping the Wind and Sun to Save Water: Everyone knows we need green energy to fight global warming. But there’s another big reason to tap renewable power sources –- not enough water. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:26 PM — filed under: natural gas, climate change, energy, Yellowstone River, Alabama, Texas, electricity, nuclear, Montana, renewable energy, Oklahoma, power plants, Georgia, Florida, water, solar, drought, industry, Rio Grande, coal, Gulf of Mexico, Anasazi, wind — Relevance: 1%
On the Climate Bill Fence: What Senator Specter Is Thinking: In June the House did its thing, passing a bill that would limit carbon dioxide emissions to start addressing global warming. Now it’s the Senate’s turn. Who’s ... by erica — last modified Sep 17, 2009 02:47 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, business, coal, climate change, energy, legislation, climate bill fence, global warming, Arlen Specter, Waxman-Markey climate bill, policy, politics, economy — Relevance: 1%
Coal Ash Waste: Where We Are Now and Where We Still Have to Go: <p>The Kingston <a class="external-link" href="http://www.epakingstontva.com/default.aspx">coal ash spill</a> was the spark that lit a fire under the ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: hazardous waste, coal, coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, waste, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Speaking of Coal and Natural Gas: Here are some numbers to ponder about our U.S. electricity generation. by erica — last modified Nov 19, 2009 09:35 AM — filed under: natural gas, electricity, economics, coal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%

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