Thursday, February 25, 2010

Reckless search for more fossil fuel has hidden cost

The morning of February 23, 2010, on Democracy Now (every weekday morning 7am CAT Ch. 18) Amy interviewed Josh Fox, the director of the new film, "Gasland."
He traveled about 10 states and discovered widespread pollution of groundwater by hydraulic fracturing. The or a connection to CCTF is the harm caused by the reckless search for additional fossil fuels. There are hidden costs in fracturing; the public needs to know the true costs in this and all energy sources. Also the corruption involved (another cost):

The 2005 Energy Bill exempted the natural-gas industry from the Safe Drinking Water Act especially to give free rein to fracking. Imagine the amount of money spent on campaign contributions and lobbying to produce that special corporate-interest legislature.

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Dick Bennett
jbennet@uark.edu

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Arkansas Supreme Court to hear major environmental case the week before Earth Day: Will the court do the right thing?

State Supreme Court Sets Hearing on Swepco Power Plant
By The Associated Press - 2/9/2010 12:03:25 PM

LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Supreme Court is to hear oral arguments on April 15 in a utility's appeal of a ruling that voided its permit to operate a $1.6 billion coal-fired electric generation plant in southwest Arkansas.
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Photo montage of World Peace Wetland Prairie a few blocks west of the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Montage by Lauren D. Hawkins with photos by Aubrey James Shepherd

Photo montage of World Peace Wetland Prairie a few blocks west of the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Montage by Lauren D. Hawkins with photos by Aubrey James Shepherd

Thursday, February 4, 2010