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Congress Gets in the Act on Coal Ash

Rob Perks | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Kingston, Epa, Congress, Tennessee, Coalspill, Coalash, Tennesseevalleyauthority, Dirty Coal, TVA Coal Ash Pond Disaster, Green News
Rob Perks

Kudos to Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) for bird-dogging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the need to regulate pollution from coal-fired power plants.

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Tennessee Group Invites Pro-Coal Fisherman to TVA Disaster

Dave Cooper | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Bass, Clean Coal, West Virginia, Jeremy Starks, Coal Ash, Harriman, Tennessee, Tva, Kingston, Green News
Dave Cooper

The TVA disaster -- over 100 times larger than the 12-million gallon Exxon Valdez spill -- is considered by environmentalists to be the world's worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl.

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In Focus: Area Mom Really Gets Her Rocks Off On Being Appreciated

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 06.10.2009 | Home

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KINGSTON, NY--Boy, show local mother Janine Williams, 50, a little appreciation, and she practically creams herself, family members reported Tuesday. ...

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Tennessee Rep: Earthquake Caused TVA Disaster

Dave Cooper | Posted 04.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Kingston, Coal Ash, Clean Coal, Tva, Frank Nicely, Green News
Dave Cooper

Knoxville, Tennessee State Representative Frank Nicely is the kind of guy who says what he thinks -- no matter what the facts say.

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TVA Doublespeak Translated: "We Must Stress the Fish"

Dave Cooper | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Tennessee, Coal Ash, Harriman, Slurry, Tva, Kingston, Coal, Sludge, Green News
Dave Cooper

TVA seems determined to bury the public in confusing technical jargon. What everyone wants to know is: is my family going to get sick or get cancer and die if we drink our tap water?

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Oklahoma Sen. Inhofe Walks Out on TVA Disaster Hearings

Dave Cooper | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Tennessee, Coal Ash, Inhofe, Slurry, Tva, Kingston, Sludge, Coal Ash Pollution, James Inhofe, Crandall Canyon Disaster, Polluted Groundwater, Crandall Canyon, Murray Energy, Polluted Drinking Water, Kingston Disaster, Coal Ash Arsenic Contamination, Murray Energy Safety Record, Tom Kilgore, Coal Ash Kingston, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News
Dave Cooper

Did Sen. Inhofe have an important engagement -- something more important than the problem of one million pounds of arsenic being dumped in our drinking water?

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... And Now For Some Good News From TVA

Dave Cooper | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Coal, Sludge, Environment, Coal Ash, Tennessee, Tva, Slurry, Kingston, Harriman, Green News
Dave Cooper

According to the Tennessee Valley Authority, the 5-story tall mountain of coal waste didn't collapse into the river like a tsunami of sludge -- no, it was "displaced."

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Jamaica Gangs Oust 200 People From Homes, Police Say

AP | HOWARD CAMPBELL | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

Read More: Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston Gangs, Jamaica Gang Takeover, Jamaica Gangs Violence, Jamaica Gangs, Jamaica Crime, World News

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Heavily armed gangs wrestling for control of two communities near Jamaica's capital have forced more than 200 people from th...

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Gwen Stefani Shows Off Fashion Line L.A.M.B., Son Kingston

AP | Samantha Critchell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, L.a.M.B., Kingston, Entertainment News

Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. collection was the marquee name on the opening day of New York Fashion Week, and she packed the biggest venue at the Bryant P...

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