The US Supreme Court (?)
February 8th, 2010DuPont at work in West Virginia
February 7th, 2010Worker killed by poison gas leak
February 5, 2010
the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark (UUFN) hosts Markell and O’Mara
February 7th, 2010The Newark UU’s are having a series called Green Matters Forum Series Wednesdays, February 3, 10, 17, 24, and March 3, 2010, from 7 to 9 pm.
Some more details, supposedly, are here. Read the rest of this entry »
DuPont at work in New Jersey
February 7th, 2010The Record
STAFF WRITER
Families already reeling from news that their health might be imperiled by dangerous chemicals seeping from a defunct DuPont munitions factory may now have something else to worry about: declining property values in their Passaic County neighborhood. Read the rest of this entry »
To Glowing GOP Praise, Obama Calls Nukes, Coal, And Oil Drilling ‘Clean Energy Jobs’
February 7th, 2010From The Wonk Room
President Barack Obama’s discussion of energy policy in his first State of the Union address pandered to corporate interests while demoralizing his progressive supporters. Read the rest of this entry »
“The winter of America’s discontent”
February 7th, 2010Winter Storm Warning
February 4th, 2010Statement as of 1:43 PM EST on February 04, 2010
… Winter Storm Warning in effect from 4 PM Friday to 7 PM EST
Saturday… Read the rest of this entry »
Massachusetts Medical Society’s opposition to biomass plants
February 4th, 2010Comment: This was published in the Greenfield [Mass.] Recorder on Jan 26, 2010, but doesn’t seem to be available online. This is not the only medical society to oppose these burners. Delaware, due to wise actions ten years ago, already has in place laws against “biomass” burners. These laws are under attack and need to be strengthened and clarified.
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The purpose of this article is to describe the process and scientific rationale for the resolution by the Massachusetts Medical Society opposing biomass plants. Read the rest of this entry »
Alert 674: “Tiny Virginia Town Approves Giant Coal-Fired Power Plant”
February 4th, 2010Delaware Electric Cooperative involved
Friends, yesterday we reported on a potential agreement to shut down a 177 megawatt coal generating unit in Delaware. That’s good news. But we have a much nastier piece of coal news that also needs reporting.
The little town of Dendron , Virginia, population 293, over fifty percent black, this week narrowly approved permits for a 1500 megawatt coal unit. Many residents of the area are strongly opposed, not wanting their community to be poisoned by a coal burner. Check the project promoters’ page to see how the community is being mislead and manipulated. Read the rest of this entry »