“Clean coal” technology (CCT) refers to technologies intended to reduce pollution. But no coal-fired power plants are truly ‘clean’. Despite over 10 years of research and $5.2 billion of investment in the US alone , scientists are still unable to…
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Stripmining Black History Month
[Our friend Jeff Biggers has allowed us to reprint this here in full. As always, a fascinating and educational read. -J-Dub] “I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.” –Carter Woodson As schools, communities…
STATEMENT ON AIR PERMIT FOR DUKE’S EXPANSION AT CLIFFSIDE
Yesterday, the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) granted Duke Energy Carolinas an air quality permit to build a new 800-megawatt unit at its Cliffside power plant near Shelby. Construction, operation and maintenance of the new Cliffside Unit 6…
Coal mogul as All-American Villian ?
Blankenship “has pioneered ‘mountaintop removal’, or MTR. This means blowing off mountain tops with the equivalent of 4,636 ‘bunker buster’ bombs exploding daily, exposing coal seams which are then scooped up by the biggest diggers, cranes and trucks ever built.…
MTR photo exhibit inspires students to write to their Congressmen
On Tuesday, January 22nd, Emily and Marty had an exhibit opening of Antrim Caskey’s beautiful large-format photographs of MTR in West Virginia. There were 25 prints, each with their own individual caption that told the story of MTR, how it…
Massey Energy company paying for its polluting practices
Under the agreement with the EPA, Massey Energy will pay $20 million in civil penalties and invest an additional $10 million in pollution control improvements at its 44 mines and coal facilities. The agreement settled a complaint filed by the…
Both major Democratic candidates for NC Governor have come out against Cliffside plant
Duke Energy plans to build the 800-megawatt coal-fired plant in the Blue Ridge foothills, but needs a permit from the state Division of Air Quality. Both candidates said that the Division of Air Quality should wait to issue a permit…
Coal on the Run: 59 Coal Plants Defeated!
Grassroots pressure by citizen groups and activists across the country has defeated 59 proposed coal-fired power plants in 2007, according to a new report from RAN and Coal Moratorium NOW! The report is Coal plants cancelled in 2007, and is…
“Turn Out the Lights” Sunday, January 20th
In an attempt to send Duke Energy the message that no one is in support of building new polluting power plants, the Canary Coalition have planned a series of demonstrations to show the muscle of energy users. The Canary Coalition,…
59 coal-fired power plants cancelled or shelved in 2007
Some good news about how coal industry is feeling the pressure from grassroots involvement. Keep up the good work During 2007, 59 proposed coal-fired power plants were cancelled or shelved, according to research compiled by Coal Moratorium NOW! and Rainforest…
