BREAKING: Five Arrested at Mountaintop Removal Protest

“Alpha is only profitable because they’re allowed to gamble with our lives—and we’re the ones who pay the cost of their negligence and toxic pollution…”

http://ecowatch.com/2013/five-arrested-at-mountaintop-removal-protest/

Lobster Boat vs. Coal Ship

The Energy Enterprise is classified as a self unloading coal cargo ship, measuring 689 feet in length and carrying 40,000 tons of coal. The ship runs a circuit between Brayton Point and Hampton Roads, VA, the largest coal export port in the world, through which most West Virginia coal is shipped.

The captain of the Energy Enterprise called us on the radio shortly after we spoke to the police. He said the ship was carrying American coal from West Virginia, and he didn’t understand what we were protesting. After Jay explained that burning domestic coal was as much a problem as imported coal, the captain said he would call the Coast Guard, and shortly thereafter, several high speed Coast Guard vessels arrived. Our boat was boarded by three guards, who questioned us about the seaworthiness of our boat and conducted a safety inspection.

http://ecowatch.com/2013/lobster-boat-vs-coal-ship/

Steingraber Calls Out Illinois Fracking Regulations

“Because when lives are at stake, you want the best possible science, you want the most comprehensive science, and we’re not going to give up until we get there.”

Part II: How the Media Help the Koch Brothers and ExxonMobil Spread Climate Doubt

Formed in 1989… the Global Climate Coalition included the oil industry’s trade association, the American Petroleum Institute; oil giants British Petroleum, Chevron, Exxon, Mobil, Shell and Texaco; and the Big Three automakers, DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors.

http://ecowatch.com/2013/part-ii-how-media-help-koch-brothers-exxonmobil-spread-climate-doubt/

Appalachians Rally in DC to Demand Clean Water and an End to Mountaintop Removal

Citizens from across the country traveled to the nation’s capitol today to urge an end to mountaintop removal coal mining, a radical form of strip mining in Appalachia that has destroyed more than 500 mountains and buried or poisoned more than 2,000 miles of streams in Central Appalachia …

BREAKING: Another Coal Export Terminal Bites the Dust

“This is another huge victory for the people of Oregon and another blow to the coal companies. The evidence is in that dirty coal export plans are not viable in the Pacific Northwest. Now families across the Northwest can breathe easier knowing that the largest coal export terminal proposed in the State of Oregon is off the table. Another one bites the dust.”

Climate Denying Governor Touts Record Coal Exports

Within hours of renowned climate scientists announcing a staggering milestone in carbon dioxide emissions, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn rolled out the booster wagons for Big Coal and celebrated his state’s five-fold increase in record coal exports.

The Beautiful Poisoned Children of China

As I watched these beautiful and talented children sing songs imploring the grown-up stewards of their future to bequeath them a livable planet, I was haunted by the devastating reality of the world they will inherit from us.

Illinois Ranks As Worst Rogue Coal State

With state coal production soaring against national trends, Illinois cemented its reputation as the worst rogue state for coal operations last Friday, when the rubber-stamping operations of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pollutant discharge permit to a company already cited by the state for more than 600 toxic discharge violations at its central Illinois non-union strip mine.

Dirty Banks Exposed for $20 Billion Investment in Dying Coal Industry
“The acute environmental and financial risks of coal have already begun to materialize. For the health of our communities and the sake of our future energy supply, banks must …

http://ecowatch.com/2013/banks-20-billion-investment-coal-industry/