got2begreen.com - 20 days ago
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Tennessee has started what could prove to be a great new program, as far as the environment is concerned. It’s a Middle Tennessee initiative called Conserve My Land . Its goal is to “encourage farmland preservation on the urban fringe” and also to promote practices which not ...
Coal Slurry Disaster in Tennessee is Largest Ever
redgreenandblue.org 12/24/2008 — Unnatural disasters have become a fact of life dependent upon fossil fuels. The latest of these disasters came early Monday morning when a coal slurry impoundment at the TVA Kingston Power Plant near Harriman, TN burst, allowing approximately 500 ...
Clean Energy for the Tennessee Valley?
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 5/8/2009 — The Tennessee Valley Authority, a giant, federally-operated power provider that was set up during the New Deal, is trying to figure out how to add wind power to its largely coal, nuclear and hydro mix.
Tennessee Disaster Proves Once Again that Clean Coal is a Myth
onearth.org 1/2/2009 — By now you've hopefully heard of the coal industry's latest assault on humanity--the incomprehensibly massive coal ash spill in central Tennessee. New reports are measuring the spill at 5.3 million cubic yards, or nearly twice as much ashen waste as ...
Dam Breach in Tennessee Releases Tsunami of Toxic Coal Sludge
solveclimate.com 12/23/2008 — A small mountain of toxic coal sludge stored in a pond near a TVA power plant in Kingston, Tennessee broke through a dike on Monday at 1 am. The sudden flow covered dozens of homes, caused a train wreck and covered more than 400 acres so far. THE ...
A Tale of Two Dickensian Disasters: Coal and Tar
climateprogress.org 1/2/2009 — “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the ...
Clash in Alabama Over Tennessee Coal Ash
nytimes.com 8/30/2009 — The Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown, Ala., where coal ash from a spill in Tennessee has created more than 30 jobs and is expected to add more than $3 million to the county's coffers.