Kentucky politicians are among the greatest recipients of coal industry campaign contributions in the country. their actions reinforce those donations - go figure, right? great numbers from Follow the Coal Money on Kentucky's difficult situation with the coal industry.
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Kentucky politicians love coal money
(via greenky.org)
Submitted by taylorshelton on Tue, 2008-08-12 19:33. | Tags: politics | campaign | coal | coal industry | coal to liquid fuel | energy | kentucky | mountaintop removal
Asian Development Bank Drops "Clean Coal"
(via www.coal-is-dirty.com)
A small, but symbolic victory against the Clean Coal marketing efforts.
Last week at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) annual Asia Clean Energy Forum the ADB passed a motion to drop the use of the term "clean coal."
Submitted by kgrandia on Thu, 2008-06-12 16:32. | Tags: politics | clean coal | coal industry | energy | environment | global warming | sustainability
Sick Video of What Happens to Your Water Near a Coal Mine
(via www.coal-is-dirty.com)
Here's a video of a family in West Virginia whose water well is about 3 miles from a coal waste slurry. Watch what happens when he puts a penny under the tap to his bath water. This coal is hardly clean.
Submitted by kgrandia on Tue, 2008-06-03 18:26. | Tags: health | coal industry | fresh water | toxic pollution | water contamination
10 National Parks Most Threatened by Coal Plants
(via www.coal-is-dirty.com)
Is your favorite camping and hiking spot in the top 10?
Submitted by kgrandia on Thu, 2008-05-29 20:50. | Tags: travel | clean coal | coal industry | environment | national parks | sustainability
Top Ten Reasons Coal is Dirty
(via www.coal-is-dirty.com)
A well-researched list of reasons "clean coal" is not so clean.
Submitted by kgrandia on Thu, 2008-05-22 19:14. | Tags: nature | clean coal | climate change | coal | coal industry | environment | global warming | mercury
