Earth Day Round-Up (the Non-Toxic Kind)

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:53:56 +0000

Even after doing this for years, I still get a little flustered with the requisite Earth Day post. No, it’s not a matter of saying “Screw Earth Day” (though I get that…); rather, it’s a recognition that there’s so much content out there that I’m unsure what I can add. So, rather than taking a feeble stab at something, I’ll make my contribution by sharing some of the good stuff I’ve seen around the web and blogosphere today.

Green Living Ideas points to a couple of new films that may be worth checking out: Disney’s Earth, and A Sea Change.
Cleantechnica profiles a family that’s tweeting its energy use today. Triplepundit covers this one, also.
Speaking of “Screw Earth Day,” Grist wishes all a “Happy F’ing Earth Day!”

TVA Coal Ash Disaster Much Worse Than Originally Thought

Taylor Shelton — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:00:15 +0000

Tuesday’s initial reports about the coal ash disaster in Harriman, Tennessee at the TVA’s Kingston Power Plant turned out to be false. The Tennessee Valley Authority initially estimated the spill to be approximately 500 million gallons, although they have now amended their estimate to 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic waste, which is the equivalent of over one billion gallons. My initial guess that this was the largest unnatural disaster of its kind has certainly given itself a bit of breathing room. A slurry impoundment, used to concentrate the waste byproducts that come from washing and burning coal, containing both uranium and thorium broke, releasing the toxic material into the surrounding community.

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Earth Day Round-Up (the Non-Toxic Kind)

TVA Coal Ash Disaster Much Worse Than Originally Thought