Tva Kingston

The Empire Strikes Back

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Pope

We need to act quickly to educate members of the Senate that coal ash is a hazardous substance and should be regulated as such.

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New Media Keeping Coal Ash Spill from Drowning in the Muck (VIDEO)

Sandra Diaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Energy, Citizen Journalism, Big Coal, Tennessee Coal Spill, Waterkeeper Alliance, Environment, Spill, New Media, TVA Disaster, Appalachian Voices, Coal, Tva, TVA Kingston, Video, Green News
Sandra Diaz

Volunteer organizations and individuals were largely responsible helping inject this disaster into the national media. I am hopeful we will see even more examples of this new media from the impacted residents.

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Household Trash is Managed Better Than The TVA's Coal Ash

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, EPA Rules, Epa, Clean Coal, Coal Industry, Big Coal, Coal Ash, Drinking Water, Tva, TVA Disaster, TVA Kingston, Toxins, Coal Ash Pollution, Contaminated Groundwater, Contaminated Drinking Water, Green News
Frances Beinecke

While your municipal government does a good job of handling your trash, the Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to protect Americans from hazardous waste. Coal ash fits the bill.

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A Message to Congress: Energy Smart Programs Will Save the Economy

Brian Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment and Government, Energy Efficiency, Congress, Alternative Energy, Green News, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Tom Friedman, Obama Energy Policy, Clean Coal, Obama Green, Tennessee Coal Ash, Nuclear Energy, Green Building, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Obama Job Creation, TVA Kingston, Obama Green Infrastructure, Obama Environment, Japan Earthquake, Job Creation, Retrofitting Buildings, Green News
Brian Keane

Despite Friday's piece in the Times, there seems to be a growing consensus around Washington that the road to our nation's economic salvation will be ...

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Landowners Sue Tennessee Valley Authority For $165M Over Coal Ash Spill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) -- A group of land owners sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for $165 million on Tuesday over a dike burst that spilled more tha...

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Erin Brockovich To Visit Coal Ash Spill Site

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that Erin Brockovich, the famous environmental advocate and law expert, will be visiting Tennessee to investigate ...

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Coal Ash Spill In Tennessee Much Larger Than Initially Estimated

New York Times | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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A coal ash spill that blanketed residential neighborhoods and contaminated nearby rivers in Roane County, Tenn., earlier this week is more than three ...

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Massive Coal Sludge Spill Devastates Tennessee Town

Treehugger | Matthew Mcdermott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sludge, Tennessee, Toxic Coal, Tva, TVA Disaster, Coal Power Plant, Coal Sludge Spill, TVA Kingston, Green News

An environmental disaster of epic proportions just happened in Tennessee. Monday night 2.6 million cubic yards (the equivalent of 525.2 million gallon...

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