MTN/Channel 16 is broadcasting a 30 minute program of State Representative Frank Hornstein being interviewed by Lara Norkus-Crampton, RN regarding the capacity increase proposed for the Downtown Garbage Burner (the HERC) by Covanta and Hennepin County. Show Times for “Garbage Burner Expansion?” on Channel 16 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 7:00 PM Thursday, February 02, [...]
30-min. TV Interview w/ Frank Hornstein Re: HERC
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 9:31 pm in HERC Expansion
Grassroots Opposition Wins in Massachusetts!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 7:53 am in News
May 24, 2011 In another blow to the biomass power industry in Massachusetts, the city council in Springfield has voted to block construction of a wood burning power plant For details, click here.
Minneapolis Legislators Seek Limit on Hennepin County Trash Burner Downtown
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 12:47 pm in News
Fourteen Minneapolis members seek further environmental study before allowing the downtown plant to operate at capacity. For full story, click here.
NEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGY RIVAL OIL?
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 7:54 pm in News, Research
“Instead of just harvesting light energy from the sun – or alternatively, just the sun’s heat – the researchers [at Stanford University] found a way to combine the two forms of energy into a highly efficient system. And they say the technology is so inexpensive it could rival oil. . . .” To read entire [...]
You’ll Be Hearing More about the “New” Acid Rain . . .
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 6:30 pm in News, Research
Acid Rain is Back, & Thanks to Farming, Worse Than Ever, grist, June 24, 2010.
Sign of the Times: Opposition to 3M Incinerator Cropping Up
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 8:28 pm in News
“Sign of the Times: Opposition to 3M Incinerator Cropping up in Cottage Grove Yards” South Washington County Bulletin, by John Avise, June 2, 2010. Green signs are popping up around Cottage Grove as a citizens group continues its fight against a 3M proposal they say will cause environmental harm in the city. Signs protesting the [...]
COVANTA’S BAD REP FOLLOWS IT EVERYWHERE!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 8:02 pm in HERC Expansion
See this YouTube from folks in Elbert County, GA.
FEDERAL ENERGY BILL-BILLIONS TO COAL INDUSTRY IS DANGEROUS!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 5:59 pm in Research
Health & Safety Risks of Carbon Capture and Storage, Journal of the American Medical Association/JAMA, January 6, 2010.
Climate Change & Public Health Go Hand-in-Hand
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 6:31 pm in Research
Climate Advocates Should Build Ties with the Public-Health Community, grist, December 8, 2009.
Cap & Trade is NOT a Solution to Global Warming!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 8:21 pm in Research
“The Story of Cap & Trade”, by Annie Leonard, a ten-minute, highly-accessible video about why Cap & Trade is NOT a solution to global warming.