| When Coal Ash Attacks: A TVA Production |
|
|
| Written by Leslie Berliant | |
| Monday, 29 December 2008 | |
|
So far, 15 homes in Clean up could take years, according to Greenpeace, and the damage to wildlife, ecosystems and the surrounding residents could be massive. Greenpeace is calling for a criminal investigation into the failure of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to prevent the spill. TVA spokesman Gil Francis told CNN that up to 400 acres of land had been coated by the sludge, a bigger area than the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Video footage showed sludge as high as 6 feet, burying porches and garage doors. The slide also downed nearby power lines, though the TVA said power had been restored to the area. "This spill shows that coal can never be 'clean,'" said Kate Smolski, Senior Legislative Coordinator for Greenpeace. "If the Exxon Valdez was a symbol of pollution 20 years ago, the Tennessee Coal Spill of 2008 is the symbol of it today." The NRDC reports that long term effects of the spill will be bad, including contamination of ground water because coal ash "is loaded with toxic metals and other hazardous substances," including arsenic, mercury, chromium and cadmium, all of which can damage organs and the nervous system. These contaminants are particularly dangerous for children, even without a disaster like the recent one. Yet fly ash is not currently regulated by the EPA as a hazardous waste, though they have been considering changing that. "The really sad thing about this spill is that it’s only a small example of the damage coal causes," Smolski added. "Add in global warming, tens of thousands of annual premature deaths from power plant pollution, and hundreds of mountains leveled across Comments (19)
  written by Ivan, January 07, 2009
Like preventing shit like this from happening wouldn't be worth the extra price of solar, even if it weren't cheaper!!!
 written by tiffany jewelry, January 08, 2009
Very pleased to be here, I have read good articles here, I feel i have learned a lot of useful information, recently I was busy with my IT certification exams and i need to prepare for subjects such as:http://www.passforsure.co.uk/70-642.html Now, i must go on to work hard for my exams. Thanks.
written by tiffany jewelry, January 08, 2009
Very pleased to be here, I have read good articles here, I feel i have learned a lot of useful information, recently I was busy with my IT certification exams and i need to prepare for subjects such as:
 written by IT Certification, January 13, 2009
650-178
250-250 1z0-141 000-071 70-431 650-173 1z0-052 70-526 written by IT Certification, January 13, 2009
http://www.sydneytiffany.com/">tiffany on sale[/url
 written by TwentySomething, January 15, 2009
Ok, I'm not sure which is worse: That no one seems to be reading this post except maybe the shmuck that keeps spamming the comments (isn't someone monitoring these things?), or the fact that I'm JUST NOW hearing this news?! How did all our west coast news agencies miss THIS?!
 written by yiwu, January 21, 2009
Trust and professional site of China wholesale: http://www.amandaiec.com , your one stop wholesale source.
 written by coland, June 29, 2009
tiffany ring : http://www.rent-in-china.com/t...-c-75.html
written by coland, June 29, 2009
Tiffany ring:http://www.rent-in-china.com/tiffany-ring-c-75.html
Tiffany ring:http://www.rent-in-china.com/tiffany-ring-c-75.html Tiffany heart pendant:http://www.rent-in-china.com/tiffany-necklace-tiffany-heart-pendant-c-74_47.html written by coland, June 29, 2009
Tiffany heart pendant:http://www.rent-in-china.com/tiffany-necklace-tiffany-heart-pendant-c-74_47.html
Write comment
|
|
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
Yeah, OK, we can be the change that we want to see in the world. But unless powerful people in powerful positions want to be that change as well, nothing's going to change.
So now, finally, there's a place where you can go for news and analysis of politics from an environmental perspective.
Subscribe to this comment's feed
http://www.sibersahne.com