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Tennessee Coal Ash

The True Face of Mean Coal

David Sassoon | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Mean Coal, Global Warming, Tennessee Coal Ash, Clean Coal, TVA Spill, Big Coal, The New York Times, New York Times, TVA Disaster, Coal, Coal Mining, TVA Coal, Tva, Green News
David Sassoon

There are 1300 hundred dumps across the country similar to the one in Tennessee. It's become painfully clear yet again that there's no such thing as clean coal, just Mean Coal.

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TVA Board Members' Donations To Lamar Alexander

Nashville Is Talking | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Tennessee Coal Ash, Tennessee Coal Spill, Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, TVA Board of Directors, Tva, Coal, Tennessee Valley Authority, Green News

As I looked at the political contributions made by the Tennessee Valley Authority Board Members, one recipient kept coming up over and over: Sen. Lama...

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Tom Kilgore, TVA CEO, Talked To Angry Victims Yesterday, Senate Today

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Coal Sludge, Clean Coal, Tom Kilgore, Tennessee, Tennessee Coal Ash, Tennessee Coal Spill, Tva Ceo, Fly Ash, Roane County, Coal, Tom Kilgore Testimony, Green News

Tom Kilgore, CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, testified today before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee at 10 a.m. EST today. V...

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Tennesseeans Bring Jar Of Sludge To Sen. Boxer Ahead Of Hearing

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Barbara Boxer, Coal Sludge, Clean Coal, Tennessee Coal Spill, Tennessee Coal Ash, Fly Ash, Tennessee, Roane County, Coal, Green News

The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that Tennessee residents met with Sen. Barbara Boxer and others in Washington yesterday to talk about the effects ...

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Tennessee Coal Sludge Disaster: Think This Could Not Happen to You? Think Again.

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Coal, Tennessee Coal Ash, Tennessee Coal Spill, Tennessee, Environment, 1sky, Clean Coal Myth, Tennessee Valley Authority, Coal Sludge Spill, Green News
Gillian Caldwell

The Tennessee coal ash spill was a man-made disaster that is directly tied to our reliance on fossil fuels.

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Tom Kilgore, TVA CEO, Will Testify Before Congress Over "Exaggerated Deference"

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.06.2009 | Green

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The major coal ash spill in Roane County, Tenn., which destroyed homes and has poisoned and gummed up portions of the Emory River, will get more natio...

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Exxon Valdez Survivor To Tennessee Coal Sludge Victims: Get Everything In Writing

Riki Ott | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green

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Open letter to Tennessee communities harmed by the coal ash spill By Riki Ott CORDOVA, Alaska -- I am sorry for your losses. These simple words wer...

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Tennessee Sludge Spill Community's Future Clouded (SLIDESHOW)

AP | BETH RUCKER | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

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HARRIMAN, Tenn. -- Tom Grizzard wonders what the future holds for a spot that once seemed the perfect place to live. His pastoral enclave boasted vist...

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Erin Brockovich To Visit Coal Ash Spill Site

Huffington Post | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

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

AP | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

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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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Governor On Coal Ash Spill: "Massive Disaster"

AP | BETH RUCKER | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Water Pollutants, Tennessee Coal Spill, Tennessee Coal Ash, Environment, Phil Bredesen, Coal Ash Spill, Pollution, Green News

KINGSTON, Tenn. — Tennessee's governor promised greater oversight of coal ash retention ponds Wednesday after viewing damage from a spill that r...

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Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Before And After -- And What's Next

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

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The online environmental community is abuzz with reports of all kinds about the coal ash sludge spill in Tennessee, ranging from first-hand accounts t...

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Officials Urge Coal Ash-Affected Families To Avoid Arsenic-Filled Well Water

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

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KINGSTON, Tenn. — Some water samples near a massive spill of coal ash in eastern Tennessee are showing high levels of arsenic, and state and fed...

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Tennesseans With Sludge-Destroyed Property: "Clean Coal Is A Myth" (VIDEO)

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

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KINGSTON, Tenn. -- The CEO and president of the nation's largest public utility vowed to clean up a community encased in sludge after a major coal ash...

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Tennessee Coal Ash Brought Tidings Of Lead, Selenium, Arsenic

New York Times | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 01.26.2009 | Green

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Federal studies have long shown coal ash to contain significant quantities of heavy metals like arsenic, lead and selenium, which can cause cancer and...

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