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Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Dr. Lynn Ringenberg, Clean Air, Rep. Fred Upton, Aep, Debt Ceiling, Frank Capra, Impact, Pollution, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Mercury and Air Toxics Standard, Social Activism, Epa, DANIEL J. WEISS, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, American Electric Power, Moms Clean Air Force, Rupert Murdoch, Environment, Mercury, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Activism, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Instead of people just shaking their heads and sighing, "Well, what can I do?"... The answer is simple. Take a proactive step. The window of opportunity to send a comment of support to the E.P.A. is drawing to a close. August 4th to be exact.

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Carbon Capture Project Put On Hold Over U.S. Climate Policy Uncertainty

AP | By DOUG WHITEMAN | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: American Electric, Climate Policy, American Electric Power, Green Technology, Green Energy, Carbon Capture, Aep, US Energy Department, Carbon Capture American Electric, Green News

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- American Electric Power Co. said Thursday it was putting a hold on its plans for a commercial-scale carbon dioxide capture and stora...

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The Supreme Court's AEP Decision: Snatching Climate Change Solutions Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

Howard Learner | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Federal Common Law, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, American Electric Power, Environmental Law, Energy Law, Global Warming, Climate Change, Politics News
Howard Learner

In today's politically polarized environment, legislative and judicial actions tend to be characterized as either stunning victories or crushing defeats.

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Clean Air: You Have to Be In It to Win It

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Green Activism, Children?S Environmental Health Network, Renewable Energy, Impact, The Sunlight Foundation, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Epa, Soylent Green, Environmental Justice, Impact News, Mercury Toxins, American Electric Power, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, American Academy of Pediatrics, Air Toxins, New York Times, Respiratory Illness, American Lung Society, Mae Jemison, Environmental Protection Agency, Advocacy, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Advocating for what you believe in is a lot of work, but getting what you don't want is much worse. Don't leave the heavy lifting to others.

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Supreme Court Blocks Climate Change Lawsuit Filed By States

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Epa Supreme Court, Epa, Supreme Court Climate Change, Climate Change Decision, Carbon Emission Lawsuit, Climate Change Supreme Court, Clean Air Act, Barack Obama, Supreme Court Global Warming, American Electric Power, Supreme Court Climate Change Ruling, Global Warming Supreme Court, Climate Change, Supreme Court Climate Change Decision, Global Warming, Climate Change Ruling, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled out a federal lawsuit Monday by states and conservation groups trying to force cuts in greenhou...

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Lucia Graves

New EPA Regulations: Lisa Jackson Denounces Utility Giant's 'Doomsday' Scenario

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, Michael Morris, American Electric Power, Toxic Air Pollution, Epa, Mercury, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 112th Congress, Power Plants, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson hit back against powerful coal-burning utility American Electric Power on Wednesday, ...

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An Egregious Proposal

Fred Krupp | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Clean Air, American Electric Power, Aep, Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Clean Air Act, Whatsyournumber, Green News
Fred Krupp

After twenty years of delay, American Electric Power wants America to wait another six years before we limit toxic mercury from some power plants -- and they want to delay limits on a host of other dangerous pollutants.

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How Many Lives Will American Electric Power Shorten to Get Weaker Clean Air Rules?

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: American Electric Power, Clean Air Act, Aep Bill, Epa Air Quality Regulations, Air Quality Regulations, American Electric Power Clean Air, Green News
Frances Beinecke

American Electric Power's bill to weaken clean air standards would put enough mercury, acid gas and arsenic in the air to contribute to 34,000 deaths its first two years alone. This is too high a price for a company that just made $1.2 billion in profits.

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Supreme Court Casts Doubt On States' Global Warming Suit

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday about allowing states to sue electric utilities to force cuts in greenhouse gas...

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments In New Global Warming Case

AP | Posted 06.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration and leading power companies are going before the Supreme Court in an effort to block a global warming lawsuit a...

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The Implications Of The Landmark Global Warming Case Headed To The Supreme Court

Mother Jones | Kate Sheppard | Posted 06.18.2011

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Can polluters be sued for the damaging effects of global warming? That's the question before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when it hears oral argument...

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New Climate Change Case Headed To Supreme Court

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and environmental interests generally agree that global warming is a threat that must be dealt with. But ...

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10 Companies To Own For The Next Decade: 24/7 Wall Street

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Best Stocks 2010, American Electric Power, Water Works Company, Kimberly-Clark Corp, Best Stocks to Buy 2010, Cisco Systems, Business News, Top Companies, Stock Market Growth, Investor Watch List, Business News

Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task. It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bul...

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Laura Bassett and Ryan Grim

Lindsey Graham Took Big Money From Energy Donors In First Quarter

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett and Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exelon, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Nuclear Energy, Climate Legislation, Clean Energy, Lindsey Graham, Climate Change Bill, Climate Bill, Politics News

When Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) jilted his climate-change partners this week, he abandoned more than a few senators and the White House. He also lef...

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What's Up With the Rainforest: Stopping Rainforest Destruction Can Cut World Emissions By 17%

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Willie Smits, Thomas Friedman, Bp, Borneo, American Electric Power, Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Study, Rainforest Alliance, Brazil, James Boyce, Damian Kanya, Green News
James Boyce

Working with The Rainforest Alliance, we helped create The Rainforest NewsLadder. Every couple of weeks I will check in to see what's buzzing, and provide you with the latest news and media.

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Displacement Of Local Peoples As Coporations Buy Carbon Offsets

Mother Jones | James Ridgeway | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chevron, American Electric Power, General Motors, Carbon Offsets, Corporations, Sustainability, Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous People., Amazon, Climate Change, Green News

THERE IS ANOTHER vexing question inherent in preserving forests: What happens to the people who use the land? Efforts to protect biodiversity in the d...

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More Momentum for the Pickens Plan

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Oil, T. Boone Pickens, Randall Stephenson, Owens Corning, American Electric Power, AutoNation USA, Alternative Energy, AT&T, Imported Oil, Peterbilt, Pickens Plan, Mike Jackson, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

Ending our addiction to foreign oil was my goal when I launched the Pickens Plan on July 8. Do you want to guess who got my plan right off the bat? The American people.

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Clean Energy Cost Comparisons Looking Better and Better

Clint Wilder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Electric Rates, American Electric Power, Oil Prices, Clean Energy, Coal, Solar Power, Natural Gas, Business News
Clint Wilder

The global run-up in oil and gasoline prices may be the big story of the year so far. But guess what else is going up, in some cases dramatically? The cost of electricity.

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Power Execs Hesitate To Go Green

CNN/Money | Steve Hargreaves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reduce Pollution, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Michael Morris, American Electric Power, Power Industry, CERA, Green Power, Green Energy, Energy, Pollution, Business News

Can the traditional power industry meet skyrocketing energy demand and reduce pollution by embracing green energy? Not yet, say top executives from s...

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Acid Rain Case Settled For $4.6 Billion

AP | Lara Jakes Jordan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AEP, American Electric Power, Ron Tenpas, Acid Rain, Business News

A big power company accused of spreading smog and acid rain across a dozen states agreed Tuesday to pay at least $4.6 billion to cut chemical emission...

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