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  • Coal plants checked by enviro campaigns, costs

    Ralph Maughan

    Good news for energy and wildlife- It is increasingly clear that the building of new coal plants is collapsing as this article indicates as a followup to my post of yesterday, Companies rethink coal plants. While planning and some actual construction of wind, solar and geothermal plants in remote locations continues, with plenty of hype…

  • Companies rethink coal plants

    Ralph Maughan

    Many planned coal plants are now being scrapped- Companies rethink coal plants. By Traci Watson, USA Today. Planned new coal plants are dropping by the scores. However, the majority of electricity in the U.S. is produced by coal, and many by old, and therefore more polluting plants like the one below. On my recent trip…

  • Clean Coal Air Freshener

    Brian Ertz

    Now with a new and improved label! New Reality ad directed by the Academy-award winning Coen Brothers.

  • Obama’s EPA puts hold on South Dakota coal plant

    Ralph Maughan

    Wow, quick action! Lisa Jackson was just confirmed the new EPA Administrator- Obama’s EPA Raises Objections to South Dakota Coal Power Plant. By Catherine Dodge. Bloomberg.com

  • Grijalva steps up to bat on another Bush Interior ‘midnight regulation’

    Brian Ertz

    Grijalva steps up to the plate and goes to bat against another Bush Interior “midnight regulation” aimed at looting sacred water for the Peabody Western Coal Company while tribes perform spiritual ceremonies. Dang, if you listen close – that sounds like a John Prine endorsement to me !

  • Early Fall Float on North Fork of the Flathead (my conservation commentary w/photos)

    Ralph Maughan

    An Early Fall Float on the North Fork of the Flathead This New West article with great photos describes floating the beautiful North Fork of the Flathead from its origin in British Columbia downstream to the US border?? I linked to it because I was just up there myself in BC to investigate, and a…

  • Utah BLM isn’t responding to the needs of sportsmen

    Ralph Maughan

    Utah BLM isn’t responding to the needs of sportsmen. By Dan Potts, Chris Thomas and Joel Webster. Salt Lake Tribune. That’s because the BLM has been directed to focus on energy more than ever (it’s not they did much for wildlife or recreation in the past).

  • Obama opposes B.C. coal mine near Glacier National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Rescue may be on the way to the threatened wild country just north of the U.S. border in British Columbia. It depends on the outcome of the U.S. election. Some folks on this forum, including myself, have complained about the failure by the candidates to talk about specific conservation issues. Obama’s positiion was announced when…

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