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Bloggers Take Notice of Cement Kiln Mercury
We’ve been seeing some great coverage of the EPA’s plan to cut mercury from cement kilns. Lots of bloggers have taken notice. Here are a few posts about our mercury campaign from around the blogosphere: Treehugger wrote: I doubt if any other nation regulates mercury emissions from cement kilns the way USA is about to.…
Read MoreShowdown Starts Today Over Kansas Coal Plant
Now that Big Coal has stumbled in New Mexico, the industry is targeting Kansas in hopes of re-igniting the expansion of coal-fired power in America. Although their chances are slim, they are counting on a shift in state leadership to help them out. Yesterday, Kathleen Sebelius—who has four times vetoed power plant expansion legislation—relinquished her…
Read MoreNavajos Cheer EPA Reversal on Desert Rock
(Update: check out the excellent editorial in the Durango Herald) A significant number of Navajos were thrilled this week at the EPA’s decision to take back the permit it issued last year—under the Bush administration–for the massive coal-fired Desert Rock power plant. The EPA said sufficient analysis had not been done to ensure protection of…
Read MoreA Global Warming Story You Haven't Heard
John Kerry and Barbara Boxer are two of the greenest members of the Senate. Jim Inhofe is the Senate’s chief global warming denier. But last week—on Earth Day, no less—they came together to introduce a bill requiring the EPA to look at ways to control a dangerous pollutant that kills millions worldwide and accelerates global…
Read MoreBorn Today, Adrift Tomorrow in Tuvalu
Imagine being born today in the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. You join a community of 12,000 people with a unique culture, language and traditions for sustainable fishing and farming developed over thousands of years. Your country consists of nine small islands covering just 26 square kilometers…
Read MoreBorn in Wartime, Earth Day Unified the Nation
The first Earth Day, 39 years ago today, was a godsend for a country mired in war and riven by racial, political and cultural issues. Arriving suddenly—as a gift whose time had come—it offered folks something to unite around: the idea of an entire planet, our home, in peril. It was a time when industrial…
Read MoreOil Shale Proponents Going Nuclear?
One of the many dirty little secrets about oil shale is that it will take huge amounts of energy to turn rock into a product we can put in our cars and trucks. That’s because the currently proposed technology for producing oil shale involves using what amounts to glorified curling irons underground, heating them up…
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Read MoreNation's First Solar City in Florida
Talk about a great Earth Day present! Florida Power and Light and Kitson & Partners made a stunning announcement April 9, saying they plan to build the nation’s first solar-powered city—a cluster of homes, offices and factories less than 20 miles from Fort Myers on Florida’s Gulf Coast. What a turnaround. Just two years ago,…
Read MoreSenate Vote Heats Up Kansas Coal Fight
It’s hard to know who’s happy and sad over the prospects of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius being plucked to become President Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Timing is the big issue. A Senate committee voted in favor of her today. The full Senate is expected to also vote in her favor – but…
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