Power Plants
Overview of the Obama administrations actions & impact on the coal industry
This article does a solid job examining the impact of actions taken by the Obama administration that relate to the coal industry. The article quotes numerous people in the coal industry and financial sector who admit that the recent woes of the industry are "primarily due to changing market conditions, not environmental rule revisions."
LG&E Withdraws Application For Second Ash Landfill at Cane Run
LG&E Withdraws Application for Second Ash Landfill at Cane Run
Tell U.S. House members to vote against attack on public health
UPDATE: As expected, H.R. 3409 passed the House by a 233-175 margin. All of Kentucky's representatives except for Rep. John Yarmuth voted to side with polluters and against public health. More info here.
UPDATE: The vote is now likely to take place on Friday, September 21. Please continue to call and email.
Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have taken several of their failed anti-public health, anti-environment bills from the 112th session of Congress and bundled them into H.R. 3409, improperly titled the "Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012."
Presidential candidates and coal
Coal has become a major issue in the presidential campaign, with both candidates touting the benefits of so-called "clean coal."
The Prairie State Coal Plant: The Reality vs. the Promise
This report describes why communities that bought shares of the new Prairie State coal project face higher than projected initial costs and significant economic risks for the future.
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