And of course, before there was “OAL,” there was “Clean Coal”. It’s unfortunate that Big Coal has Big Cash to peddle Big BS to further delay little wind, solar, … [Read full article]
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Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity Looks on Craigslist for New President (Not Really, but Sort of..)
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity President of 17 years, Stephen L. Miller, is stepping down from that role. Some funny green activists from the Sierra Club decided to help … [Read full article]
Harvard Study: Estimates $500 Billion a Year For Using Coal (In The U.S)
Well, it doesn’t seem like Harvard Medical School will be getting any donations from the fossil fuel industry any time soon. A new study that is soon to be released … [Read full article]
Global Weirding News of the Week
Since we had plenty of news last Friday and I was heading out of town, I decided to leave our weekly roundup of global weirding and environmental news (that we … [Read full article]
Clean Coal Does Not Exist
I’ve heard it from those in the business, those living in coal country, and various scientific studies: nothing can make coal clean. Nonetheless, the myth keeps on circulating (I wonder … [Read full article]
Clean Coal Carolers? [VIDEO]
We all know that coal is still a long way from being “clean,” but in a desperate attempt to convince us of such, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity … [Read full article]
Greencast: National Security and Climate Change, Bicycling Politicians, New National Parks in Russia…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/fgT-QfcjXw4&hl=pl_PL&fs=1] Here is this week’s “greencast” or screencast of great green news from around the internet (that we didn’t already cover). Enjoy the video above via YouTube or in high … [Read full article]
Liquid "Clean Coal" Project Dropped After Legal Challenges
Baard Energy withdrew an application for federal loans for a $6 billion coal-to-liquids plant in Illiinois last week. The company cited lawsuits by the Sierra Club and National Resource Defense … [Read full article]
Residents Sue Over Coal Ash Dump Disguised as Golf Course
Residents of Centerville, Virginia have sued Dominion Virginia Power to the tune of $1 billion for supplying 1.5 million tons of toxic fly ash to fill the hills of a … [Read full article]
Five Scottish Protesters Arrested for Stopping Work at Coal Mine
Five activists managed to shut down a coal mine before being arrested and charged with “breach of the peace” for standing on a piece of equipment with a sign reading … [Read full article]
Activists Storm the Stage at DC Coal-to-Liquids Conference
Today seven activists are facing a crowd of some of the world’s biggest proponents of coal-based energy at the World Coal-to-Liquids Conference 2009 in Washington, DC. [social_buttons] The group, acting … [Read full article]
EPA Stops Mountaintop Removal; Waterways Still Not Safe?
Just days after news leaked that Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency will designate CO2 as a pollutant, the EPA has announced that hundreds of mountaintop removal coal mining permits will be … [Read full article]
Coal Company Settles Lawsuit Regarding Toxic Mine Waste
A coalition of environmental groups emerged victorious today when Patriot Coal agreed to test a new way to remove selenium from coal mine run-off. [social_buttons] The West Virginia-based coal company … [Read full article]