Coal Moratorium Gaining Steam Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-01-23 17:07:41 Rainforest Action Network (RAN) reports that 59 proposed coal-fired power plants have been cancelled or shelved in the past year. Both RAN and Coal Moratorium NOW! have been calling for a moratorium on the construction of new coal-fired power plants through education, grass roots organizing and non-violent direct action, such as the National Global Warming Teach-In on January 31, 2008.
Financing a Power Plant Without Bond Issues Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-07-01 14:03:14 Photo: davipt, Creative Commons, Flickr
A recent article from Reuters states that environmental activists are opening a new frontier in their fight against coal-fired power plants by questioning the use of tax-exempt bonds to help fund such projects.
Nuclear Power: The True Weight of Water Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-05-30 16:17:42
I’m going to come out again in favor of nuclear energy, if only because we’re so far behind the curve in getting alternative energy up to speed to replace coal and oil that it’s going to take us decades to catch up.
