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ACCCE Adds Coal to "Back to School" Supplies List - Because its Cheap!

September 8, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACCCE, coal, coalash, coalindustry, coalwaste

Will wonders never cease. ACCCE, quickly becoming the Inspector Clouseau of the advocacy world for its misteps and outright stumbles, has discovered a new factoid that it thinks really makes the case for coal. In a blog post and email sent...continued

Wall Street Journal Covers the Water and Power Problem

March 26, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
cleanenergy, coal, coalindustry, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, water

The Wall Street Journal notes today that some proposals to build new coal and nuclear plants are running into trouble because of concerns about the massive amounts of water these plants need to run. Coal, nuclear and natural gas based...continued

Dirty Energy Politics in Statehouses

March 18, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
cleanenergy, coalindustry, dirtyfuels, globalwarming, legislation, oilindustry, smears, utilities

Ever wonder why it's been so hard to pass climate change and clean energy legislation? By now, most Americans are aware that coal, oil and other members of the carbon club spend generously on top-dollar public relations and lobbying campaigns...continued

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Pete Altman
Climate Campaign Director
Washington, D.C.
As Climate Campaign Director for NRDC, my job involves finding ways to help move the...
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