Friday, August 27, 2010

Why Coal Is NOT and Is Unlikely to Ever Be CLEAN

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/26/99728/study-of-coal-ash-sites-finds.html
"Study of coal ash sites finds extensive water contamination" by Renee Schoof:

WASHINGTON — A study released on Thursday finds that 39 sites in 21 states where coal-fired power plants dump their coal ash are contaminating water with toxic metals such as arsenic and other pollutants, and that the problem is more extensive than previously estimated..."

AND a video interview with Robert Kennedy at Ring of Fire.
http://www.ringoffireradio.com/2010/08/26/rfk-jr-coals-toxic-sludge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rfk-jr-coals-toxic-sludge

Here is a description of the interview:
"For the last 30 years, the coal industry has been working closely with government regulatory agencies to keep the dangers of their toxic waste hidden from the American public. During the Bush administration, the industry became so entwined with the EPA that it was almost impossible to distinguish the two, and the industry was given everything it could ever want. The question we now have to answer is whether or not the Obama administration is going to stand up to Big Coal, or will they continue to tow the line. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. discusses how the coal industry managed to completely capture the government with Jeff Goodell, a contributing editor to Rolling Stone magazine, and author of the new book “How to Cool the Planet: Geo Engineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth’s Climate.”

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