“In a major win for environmentalists, the U.S. EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board handed down a landmark decision on Thursday that essentially puts a freeze on the construction of as many as 100 new coal-fired power plants around the U.S.” Read the rest of this article here, on Grist.org: Is that a bonanza in your docket?
The Mountaintop– Gone. “About 470 mountain tops in Appalachia, including the one next to Coal River, have been destroyed. Mountaintop removal mining is faster and cheaper than underground mining but its impact on the environment is much worse. “Officials in the mining industry point out that after mountaintops are mined; they plant grass, trees [...]
We are finally beginning to see a little national news coverage, but cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, Greenville, Birmingham– and all spaces in between– are eyebrow-deep in a two-week-old gas shortage that doesn’t seem to have an end, even though our elected officials continue to tell us gas is on the way. Thursday, I drove an hour to find [...]
From our friends over at the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition: “N.C. SURVEY: PUBLIC WOULD PULL PLUG ON DUKE ENERGY’S PROPOSED COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN CLIFFSIDE Survey of 600 N.C. Adults Shows Strong Preference for Clean Energy, More Conservation & Energy-Efficiency; About 6 in 10 State Residents Would Be More Likely to Support Political Candidate Who [...]
We know you are concerned about climate change, clean air, and a clean energy future! We also know that some of you lost hope when Duke Energy broke ground on Cliffside. Do not despair! We are convinced that the majority of Americans want the same things that you do. We are acting on many fronts. [...]
