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Little Blue Run Dam: A Crash Course | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Little Blue Run Dam: A Crash Course. My curiosity towards coal ash started slow several years ago, and quickly became a web of questions, conversations, and digging. I felt tangled, shovel in hand, microphone fixed to a rubber band fixed to a camera… Today, what began as a senior capstone project has spiraled into a fascination, and often a furrowed brow as news emerges. While coal ash, it’s definition,. And impact across the country. I am learnin...
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2 Million Comments to the EPA | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. 2 Million Comments to the EPA. American people are rock stars! Today we officially reached 2 MILLION comments delivered to the EPA showing support for setting standards on Carbon emissions from new coal-fired power plants! With no current limitations on the amount of Carbon that can enter the atmosphere from coal-fired power plants, this is HUGE! And submit your comment TODAY! Search document id# EPAHQ-OAR-2011-0660. Date : June 21, 2012. Fill in ...
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Multimedia | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Coal Ash Slide Show:. Coal Ash disaster in Tennessee: We can’t let this happen in PA! A few commercials for your entertainment…. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Please join us at MJSB March 10-17 in West Virginia as we discuss the connections between MTR and Fracking and form stronger regional alliances. More info at http:/ www.mjsb.org. Little Blue Run...
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Writer’s Block, Beneficial Use, and a Power Shift | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Writer’s Block, Beneficial Use, and a Power Shift. Part I: Writer’s Block. Never have I longed more for the power of telepathy between you and me, dear reader. I would love for this screen to show you what I’m thinking in whatever way would entertain you best — music video, poem, instrumental music, perhaps? Part II: Beneficial Use. The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to release a decision about a federal coal ash rule. Across the country ...
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Obama’s Action Plan Angers Corporate Polluters | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Obama’s Action Plan Angers Corporate Polluters. By Russell Zerbo, federal advocacy coordinator for the Clean Air Council. Obama’s announcement on the future of our climate comes as Pittsburgh endures a string of dangerous ozone air quality days, scientists investigate an unexplained tsunami off the coast of New Jersey. And the US Center for Naval Analyse’s recent statement that getting off foreign fuel is just the tip of the melting iceberg. Durin...
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Cross post from “It’s Getting Hot In Here”. This is worth a read folks. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Comments : Leave a Comment. Categories : Current Events. Marching to Blair – Update from Marmet Base. I have to tell you now that the core organizers woking on this are truely amazing and they are volunteering their time for this march. That fact ...
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Little Blue, Meet Mountain Island | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Little Blue, Meet Mountain Island. A sixth grader in North Carolina. Already realizes that the legacy of coal ash. It can be easy to forget that the 1700 acre impoundment is just one of more than 400 sites in the United States. And conducting a national tour of coal ash impoundments. Here’s a little bit of what Fionn offered me:. Angela Wiley = AW and Rhiannon Fionn = RF*. What’s the story of the ash ponds that Riverbend Power Plant feeds? The fir...
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Pittsburgh Citizen’s Hearing on new EPA Carbon Standards | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Pittsburgh Citizen’s Hearing on new EPA Carbon Standards. Every day we face new obstacles, and every day we find new ways to overcome them! One way, that’s not so new, but very effective, is submitting public comments. Yesterday, June 13, 2012 this is just what we did in Pittsburgh, PA. City council woman, Natalia Rudiak, felt compelled to stand up for Clean Air and hosted a citizen’s hearing in City Council Chambers. I, of course, submitted my ow...
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About | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. The Pittsburgh Seam is a collection of individuals whose mission is to preserve and protect the environment from the growing strength of the coal industry. Additionally, these individuals have set out to inform the public of the coal industry’s destruction of the environment and its deleterious effects on mankind’s health. If you would like to contribute to the Pittsburgh Seam, please e-mail: wileya120@gmail.com. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Writer...
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Fayette County Residents Speak Out at Permit Renewal Hearing | The Pittsburgh Seam
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A Blog From the Coalfield Communities of Southwestern PA. Fayette County Residents Speak Out at Permit Renewal Hearing. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Laquo; Writer’s Block, Beneficial Use, and a Power Shift. Obama’s Action Plan Angers Corporate Polluters. Date : June 25, 2013. Categories : Current Events. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Pittsburgh hosts the la...
