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Big Coal Getting Lucky in Kentucky

May 15, 2008

Posted by Rob Perks

Tags:
coalmining, kentucky, mountaintopremoval

I had to reread this story to be sure it wasn't actually from The Onion. Taxpayer dollars going to spew propaganda to children about the wonders of coal and the benefits of MTR?Unbelievable. Sadly, outrageously, this is totally true. Yet...continued

King Coal by any other name.

May 15, 2008

Posted by Rob Perks

Tags:
ABEC, ABECC, coalindustry, mountaintopremoval

It looks like changing your name is the new trend in the coal industry. A few weeks ago I wrote about ABEC (American’s for Balanced Energy Choices) changing their name to ACCCE (American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy), and if...continued

A coal powered ethanol plant and a test of the new RFS

May 14, 2008

Posted by Nathanael Greene in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biofuels, coal, curwensville, ethanol, markettransformation, RFS, sunnysideethanol

In a little town in central Pennsylvania, a company called Sunnyside Ethanol, LLC (owned by Consus Ethanol, LLC) wants to build an 80 million gallon per year corn ethanol refinery that would get its heat and power from a waste...continued

How smart is your city?

May 13, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
cities, driving, green-cities, publictransportation, smart-growth, smartgrowth, sprawl, sustainability, sustainable, transit-oriented-development, walkable

  After so many wonky posts in a row, this time I'm going to lighten up with one of those fun internet quizzes that I can do more or less all day when I have something I want to procrastinate.  This...continued

Rethinking environmental impacts to manage growth

May 13, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
carbon, co2, driving, growth-management, impervious-surface, runoff, smart-growth, smartgrowth, sprawl, stormwater

 When faced with a situation where rapid growth is occurring, such as I discussed yesterday, the best thing to do environmentally is to manage and shape it so that a good quality of life is maintained with the least environmental harm.  This...continued

Different Coasts, Same Schmutz

May 12, 2008

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
airpollution, cleanair, diesel, portoflosangeles, portofnewark, schmutz, trucks

I used to play basketball with a guy we called “Schmutzie,” a playground variant on the Yiddish word “schmutz,” which means dirt.  I don’t know how he got the name – he wasn’t any dirtier a player than the rest...continued

Smart growth improves air quality, says new research

May 7, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

Tags:
airpollution, brownfields, congestion, emissions, infill, neighborhood, smart-growth, smartgrowth, sprawl, traffic, transit, transportation

 The federal Environmental Protection Agency has released important new research detailing the benefits of smart growth on transportation emissions and air quality.  In particular, the report reviews the effects on traffic and pollution that would occur if new growth and land development...continued

BP Could Learn A Lot from James Brown

May 6, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
BP, JamesBrown, NorthwestIndiana, pollution, tarsands, WhitingRefinery

James Brown famously exclaimed “Give the drummer some…”BP could learn a lot from the late, great, Godfather of Soul.Last week was a very good one for the British oil giant. Tuesday, BP announced that they had brought in a jaw-dropping...continued

Do you want fries with that?

May 2, 2008

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
cleanair, davidfreeman, diesel, intermodalrail, portoflongbeach, trucks

Last week, I attended a community meeting in Long Beach to discuss a potential intermodal rail yard expansion project. After the railroad representatives gave their presentation on why the expansion is good for the local community, good for business and...continued

Happy Bike Month!

May 1, 2008

Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment

Tags:
bicycling, bikecommuting, bikelane, bikemonthnyc, bikeway, diesel, hudsonriverpark, newyorkcity, NYC

Happy Bike Month, Switchboard readers!Today starts Bike Month in NYC.  So, for the next few weeks, I will be writing about biking issues every few days.  How come?First of all, biking is part of how I got involved and interested...continued