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 Stories About: coal AND energy AND fossil fuels AND grassroots activism AND Virginia
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Virginia is for coal lovers
State illegally approves new coal-fired power plant |
Glenn Hurowitz |
26 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Update: The permit that was approved this week by the state Air Pollution Control Board does not contain the 'out clause' for mercury emissions. Information from an SELC statement was incorrect, and they have apologized. Under heavy pressure from lobbyists for Dominion Virginia Power, Virginia announced yesterday that it will permit the construction of a new coal-fired power plant, even though doing so clearly violates the law. Just days after NASA's James Hans ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, fossil fuels, grassroots activism, state politics, Virginia (all these topics) |
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Making a mountain into a coal hill
Virginia's disappearing mountain Eden |
Glenn Hurowitz |
24 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As I reported last week, I'm in Appalachia, Va. to attend a hearing by the Virginia Air Resources Board about whether or not Virginia will permit Dominion Power to build a dirty, coal-fired power plant. It's Eden in the Mountains here -- miles and miles of green, forested mountains in every direction. Inside the forests, it's even better. My wife and I went on a hike through old growth hemlock groves (and did a trail-cleaning service project in the nearby Jefferson Na ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, fossil fuels, grassroots activism, Virginia (all these topics) |
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