It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will significantly delay the formal publication of climate-change rules for power plants — rules that could force some coal plants to close. Whether it’s an attempt on the part of Democrats to …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Chemical Spill in West Virginia
A few minutes ago, I came across a reference to “second-degree murder,” which led me to the Wikipedia article on the subject for a quick refresher on the difference between that and involuntary manslaughter. While I thought this would have …
Chevron’s Current Approach in Ecuador – Using RICO To Destroy Its Victims
I’ve mentioned several times over the past few years that, though I don’t normally bet against my own longevity, I sincerely doubt that I’ll still be on this planet when Chevron pays a nickel of the $9.8 billion judgment against …
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From Guest Blogger Cameron Atwood: West Virginia Poisoners Off Scott Free?
West Virginia’s secretary of Health and Human Resources, Karen Bowling, said, “It’s hard to instill confidence when there’s little known about the chemical, but at the same time we have to trust in the science of what’s happening.” …in other words, we …
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Chemical Spill in West Virginia Casts Our Gaze Upon the Future
When we got up this morning, my wife asked me why I hadn’t written anything about the chemical spill in West Virginia, with all its implications, especially the fossil fuel industry’s scrupulous avoidance of environmental regulations, the horrors of the …
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Anti-Fracking Activists Win Battle
Last week I reported that I had gotten an email from Lisa Hoyos, who was quite ticked off with Disney, as news had recently broken to the effect that Radio Disney was promoting fracking and pipelines to kids in a …
China To Increase Coal Capacity
As I told the people who interviewed me on yesterday’s “This Green Earth” radio show, “Any energy solution that doesn’t have a positive effect on the emissions being created in China and India isn’t really a solution at all. We …
Activism, Disney and Fracking
Apparently, Lisa Hoyos is a bit cheesed off with Disney. She sent me an email to the effect that she is “disturbed” that Disney would help dirty-energy companies promote fracking and oil drilling to our nation’s children. “Disturbed,” perhaps, but …
Push-back from Big Energy on State and Federal Government’s Protection of New Jersey’s Forests
A friend in Philadelphia sent me this newspaper article and blog post on the efforts of the oil and gas companies to put a pipeline through a very tranquil section of New Jersey’s forestland. Because this region has special meaning …
Coal Water Slurry Fuel
A reader asked my opinion of Coal Water Slurry Fuel (CWSF) as an alternative to conventional coal power generation and the greatly reduced or limited emissions. I responded that I actually don’t know much about it. From a quick read …
