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The World’s Dirtiest Power Plants

Virtually all power plants burning fossil fuels release insane amounts of pollution into the atmosphere – but some are definitely dirtier than others. And if you live in the Southeast United States, you’re practically surrounded by dozens of the world’s biggest carbon offenders.
Forbes has a new interactive map that lets you see where the world’s [...]

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Greenpeace Takes Over Four Italian Coal-Fired Power Stations

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Greenpeace – like PETA – really knows how to make an attention-grabbing statement. Over 100 Greenpeace activists from around the world took over four Italian coal-fired power stations in an attempt to force Heads of State to take leadership on climate change. World leaders convened yesterday in Rome for the [...]

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Global Warming Activists Super Glue Themselves Around Statue

Four climate change protesters were arrested in London this week after super gluing their hands together around a statue in the Houses of Parliament. The activists from Climate Rush, a global warming campaign group inspired by the suffragettes, chanted “deeds not words” in protest against the British government’s plans for new coal-fired power stations.
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Capitol Power Plant Protesters Declare Victory

Yesterday, thousands of protesters converged on Washington D.C. in an act of civil disobedience against coal power. The crowd consisted of about 2,500 people who marched, held signs and spoke out against coal outside the Capitol Power Plant’s northeast corner gate. Despite planning for it (and not for lack of trying), no one was arrested.
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Congress Struggles to Clean Up Power Plant in its Own Backyard

While Congress emphasizes the importance of switching to clean energy around the U.S., it’s got a dirty little secret in its own backyard: the Capitol Power Plant, which still burns coal and produces one-third of Congress’ greenhouse gas emissions. Lawmakers have been attempting to clean it up for years, and they’ve also reduced their energy [...]

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TVA Spill Update: Worried Residents and More Coal Spills

Over three weeks after the December 22nd TVA coal ash spill in Harriman, Tennessee, residents of the affected area wait for answers – is their drinking water safe? Where will they go? Underneath the wet, toxic mess in their backyards is once-fertile land, now contaminated and uninhabitable. As workers protected by HAZMAT suits pick through [...]

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