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Virginia Has 11 Coal Ash Ponds Along Rivers
2014-03-19 23:06:08| Waste Management - Topix.net
North Carolina is not the only state with unlined coal ash ponds. Virginia has 11 of them right next to several bodies of water.
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Federal grand jury meets in criminal investigation of massive Duke Energy coal ash spill
2014-03-19 18:22:34| Energy - Topix.net
A federal grand jury was set to convene Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation triggered by the massive Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with toxic sludge.
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North Carolina coal ash investigation widens as grand jury convenes
2014-03-18 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A federal grand jury planned to convene on Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation triggered by the massive Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan river with toxic sludge. The session at the federal courthouse in Raleigh comes as environmental groups amp up pressure on regulators and lawmakers to force Duke to clean up the leaky, unlined ash pits polluting North Carolinas waterways. Prosecutors have issued at least 23 grand jury subpoenas to Duke executives and...
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Can Coal Ever Be Clean?
2014-03-18 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Coal provides 40 percent of the world's electricity. It produces 39 percent of global CO2 emissions. It kills thousands a year in mines, many more with polluted air. Environmentalists say that clean coal is a myth. Of course it is: Just look at West Virginia, where whole Appalachian peaks have been knocked into valleys to get at the coal underneath and streams run orange with acidic water. Or look at downtown Beijing, where the air these days is often thicker than in an airport smoking lounge....
High-tech power plant is $5 billion bet on future of coal
2014-03-17 15:41:30| Telecom - Topix.net
David Beckham, right, sits with Marcelo Claure, founder of Brightstar Corp., during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat on May 30, 2013 in Miami.
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