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Legal Questions Over Use of Coal Ash to Fill Abandoned Mines in Pennsylvania

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Legal Questions Over Use of Coal Ash to Fill Abandoned Mines in Pennsylvania

Image: joost j. bakker via flickr Still waiting for the opportunity to report some good news on coal ash , but unfortunately, that’s not today. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has sent a letter to the Pennsylvania State Auditor complaining about the disposal of toxic coal ash into abandoned mines, causing water pollution and toxic vapors, all under the c… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Following the Long Trail of Impacts to Reduce Environmental Costs

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Following the Long Trail of Impacts to Reduce Environmental Costs

Photo credit: akeg / Creative Commons This guest post was written by Ken Lanshe, Walmart vice president of global sourcing. Energy is vital. No matter what you do, from reading a book to eating dinner, energy is required at some point to make it possible, and the demand for energy is only increasing as technology advances and the global population grows. While energy does so much to make our li… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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