According to a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project, the most of the nation's dirtiest power plants are in the South.
According to CNN, most of the nation's obesity problem is in the South.
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the states with the highest level of children in poverty, the highest level of infant mortality, and the highest level of teen motherhood are in the South.
According to my mother, the South will rise again. Let's hope so.
(h/t: Aunt Phyllis and Steven White)
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Icelander Posted 3:39 am
31 Jul 2007
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GreenMom Posted 4:30 am
31 Jul 2007
There's more good happening down here than y'all think. As of yesterday both houses of the NC legislature had passed a renewable portfolio standard. The two versions still need to be resolved in conference, but that'll happen. It's not great from a ratepayer point of view, which is why the power companies are on board, but it's a significant environmental step (12.5% by 2021). The governor (a Dem) will sign it.
And most of our big power plants have scrubbers or are soon to put them on, a result of 2002 legislation setting statewide caps on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
Lots of smallscale solar, wind, and biodiesel happening too, both in the central NC and in the mountains. This is a fun place to be right now. (For example, check out all the links from the NC Solar Center at http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/).
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GreenEngineer Posted 5:39 am
31 Jul 2007
just kidding :)
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Biodiversivist Posted 12:54 am
01 Aug 2007
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world
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