The picture is not pretty along the shore of Lake Michigan where toxic coal ash is pouring into the water from a damaged coal fired power plant.
Protecting against this very type of accident is what the most anti-environment congress just voted against!
Drew Grande of The Sierra Club in Massachusetts tells what's wrong with this picture.
Category Archives: 2011
Drew Grande: Another Coal Ash Spill
- Friday, 04 November 2011 09:59
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Mark Reynolds: Citizens Climate Lobby
- Thursday, 27 October 2011 09:23
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Mark Reynolds of Citizens Climate Lobby explains that Congressman Pete Stark, and nine other liberal legislators, have bucked the crimson anti-climate tide and floated a measure to tax carbon producers. Reynolds says it likely won't get out of committee but provides an opportunity to talk about the prospect!
Beth Waitkus: Insight Garden Program
- Thursday, 27 October 2011 09:12
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Beth Waitkus is a trailblazer and "avant- gardener". She'll talk about her groundbreaking Insight Garden Program at San Quentin prison which teaches hard core inmates how to grow plants and nurture the possibility of a future beyond bars.
Stephen Lacey debunks a fake solar scandal
- Wednesday, 19 October 2011 16:14
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Leading climate writer Stephen Lacey, of climateprogress.org talks about the week's top stories including a fake solar scandal from "Faux News" and a call to government leaders to take action on climate change from managers of some 20 trillion dollars in global investment funds. He'll also weigh in on the Republican presidential debates where not one word was uttered about our environmental, energy or climate crisis and how Hermain Cain is proud of his alliance with the Koch Brothers.
I guess some things do go better with Koch…Pizza and Coke!
Gail Zawacki: Climate Witness
- Wednesday, 19 October 2011 15:59
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Tree lover and expert Gail Zawacki writes about the less than fabulous fall foliage and other signs of environmental degradation. The "Wit's End" blogger has also spent some time at the Occupy Wall Street protests in NYC and she shares her observations.