tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post7085404179349616526..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: University of Alabama Trustees Could Help Befoul the Drinking Water for 200,000 Peoplelegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-33049640821897064752012-03-29T00:31:09.916-05:002012-03-29T00:31:09.916-05:00Interesting, Max. Sounds like there still will be ...Interesting, Max. Sounds like there still will be a market for coal from Shepherd Bend.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-23885924708298391862012-03-29T00:28:39.561-05:002012-03-29T00:28:39.561-05:00EPA ruling on coal plants has no teeth. According ...EPA ruling on coal plants has no teeth. According to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Existing_U.S._Coal_Plants" rel="nofollow">Sourcewatch,</a> at last count there were 594 (not the 300 mentioned below) coal fired plants in the US belching full throttle. Here's why that and the EPA ruling are troubling (via Mother Jones):<br /><br /><i>"But here's why environmentalists aren't celebrating quite as much as you'd think they would: The rule doesn't apply to power plants that have already received permits to begin construction. Nor does it apply to plants that are already in operation—meaning that the approximately 300 older, dirtier coal plants that currently provide 39 percent of our energy will still be allowed to release CO2 unfettered. "We have no plans to address existing plants," said EPA administrator Lisa Jackson. She noted that "in the future if we were to," that would require an additional and thorough rule-making process."</i>Max Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-1348902003239303832012-03-29T00:27:52.706-05:002012-03-29T00:27:52.706-05:00EPA ruling on coal plants has no teeth. According ...EPA ruling on coal plants has no teeth. According to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Existing_U.S._Coal_Plants" rel="nofollow">Sourcewatch,</a> at last count there were 594 (not the 300 mentioned below) coal fired plants in the US belching full throttle. Here's why that and the EPA ruling are troubling (via Mother Jones):<br /><br /><i>"But here's why environmentalists aren't celebrating quite as much as you'd think they would: The rule doesn't apply to power plants that have already received permits to begin construction. Nor does it apply to plants that are already in operation—meaning that the approximately 300 older, dirtier coal plants that currently provide 39 percent of our energy will still be allowed to release CO2 unfettered. "We have no plans to address existing plants," said EPA administrator Lisa Jackson. She noted that "in the future if we were to," that would require an additional and thorough rule-making process."</i>Max Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-47128922774792975012012-03-28T18:40:26.519-05:002012-03-28T18:40:26.519-05:00If ADEM was playing by the rules, they would not b...If ADEM was playing by the rules, they would not be allowed to mine any where near the banks of the stream much ledd any where near the water intake.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-3498940436085185532012-03-28T16:13:13.188-05:002012-03-28T16:13:13.188-05:00Thanks for spreading my video! :D
-RebeccaThanks for spreading my video! :D<br /><br />-RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-32847904840885339102012-03-28T12:26:03.988-05:002012-03-28T12:26:03.988-05:00Thanks for your insights, Max, plus the link about...Thanks for your insights, Max, plus the link about the dragline. Seems like Drummond wants to go back in time. I hope readers will follow information about the possibility of new EPA rules regarding coal-fired plants:<br /><br />http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/03/27/the-end-of-coal-new-epa-rules-will-limit-ghg-emissions/legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-92046869045944721322012-03-28T12:06:49.640-05:002012-03-28T12:06:49.640-05:00Outstanding LS!
Couldn't some talented cartoo...Outstanding LS!<br /><br />Couldn't some talented cartoonist pen an image of the oversized Gary Neal Drummond, hands outstretched in 'claw-like' fashion, complete with the maniacal gleaming eyes, looming over the Roll Tide house?<br /><br />Oh wait, make the hands the scoop of the old dragline behemoth that Drummond coincidentally just decided to restore back into use:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120325/NEWS/120329841" rel="nofollow">Drummond Co. is restoring a dragline unused since 1995</a>Max Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-21906035524702371352012-03-28T11:56:30.047-05:002012-03-28T11:56:30.047-05:00Outstanding LS!
Couldn't some talented cartoo...Outstanding LS!<br /><br />Couldn't some talented cartoonist pen an image with the oversized image of Gary Neal Drummond, hands outstretched in a claw-like manner, complete with a maniacal gleam in his eye, looming over the Roll Tide house?Max Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.com