Virginia Becomes First State to See Coal Mine Death in 2012
America's first reminder of the true cost of cheap energy in 2012 comes from Virginia: A…
Tag: Coal
Blowing Smoke: Cuccinelli Disavows Benefits of EPA’s Mercury Rules
What do coal-fired power plants and AG Ken Cuccinelli have in common? They both blow smoke.…
Will GOP Demand Drug Tests for Coal and Oil Subsidies?
Steve Benen flags this quote:South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, a member of House Democratic…
Shocker! Dominion Power, American Electric Power Huge Emitters of Neurotoxin Mercury
The following press release is the Sierra Club and Environment Virginia. Hmmmm...perhaps we should…
Regulating Dirty Coal Will Kill Human-Killing Jobs
There's been a wave of closures recently at the oldest, dirtiest, most-polluting coal-fired…
New Economic Analysis: Coal Expensive, Underregulated
Cross-posted from Scaling Green Back in February, a new Harvard study found that "when the…
Bob McDonnell Holds Energy Summit, Stacks the Deck for His Dirty Energy Pals
Is this energy summit, being held on October 4 in Alexandria as part of Bob McDonnell's…
Revisiting Arizona’s Solar vs. Virginia’s Coal
A few of years back, I did a post about two states making divergent energy choices - Arizona…
Historic News: Alexandria Coal-Fired Power Plant to Close
This just in from Alexandria:The City of Alexandria and GenOn Energy have reached an agreement to…
Should Coal-Fired Pollution Get a Tobacco-Style Warning Label?
Just the particle pollution from coal-fired power plants kills 13,000 Americans each year through…
