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.
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Sick Video of What Happens to Your Water Near a Coal Mine
(via www.coal-is-dirty.com)
Submitted by kgrandia on Tue, 2008-06-03 18:26. | Tags: health | coal industry | fresh water | toxic pollution | water contamination

Ships Hauling Less as Water Levels Drop in Great Lakes
(via www.treehugger.com)
Are decreasing water levels in the great lakes due to global warming? The levels are certainly becoming a problem for shipping: the lakes aren't deep enough for the ships to carry full loads. Read more on the original site!
Submitted by chemrat on Wed, 2007-12-05 06:29. | Tags: transportation | climate change | environment | fresh water | Great Lakes.water levels. shipping