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nytimes.com - 12/26/2008
Coal Ash Spill Is Much Larger Than Initially Estimated
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An aerial survey showed that 5.4 million cubic yards of wet coal ash had spilled in Roane County, Tenn., three times the original estimate. >
Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
nytimes.com - 12/27/2008
Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
— nytimes.com — Experts had already called the spill in Tennessee the largest of its kind in the U.S., but... a survey showed it was three times larger than was first thought. > (more) Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
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desmogblog.com - 12/23/2008
Massive Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee puts the lie to Clean Coal
— desmogblog.com — When it comes to PR spindoctoring there is always one surefire cure - reality. If you were... fooled by the multimillion dollar "clean coal" PR marketing campaign take a look at this video footage of a massive flood of toxic coal sludge from a dam ... (more) Massive Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee puts the lie to ...
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TVA Coal Ash Spill Dec 22 2008 (video)
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youtube.com - 12/23/2008
TVA Coal Ash Spill Dec 22 2008 (video)
— youtube.com — TVA spills over 500 million gallons of toxic coal waste into the Tennessee River... (more) TVA Coal Ash Spill Dec 22 2008 (video)
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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Coal Ash Spill Is Much Larger Than Initially Estimated

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Coal Ash Spill Is Much Larger Than Initially Estimated
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... larger than the amount the Authority initially said was in the pond, 2.6 million cubic yards. Authority officials offered little explanation for the discrepancy, telling reporters that the initial number was an estimate based on their information at the time. The aerial survey was done on Tuesday, but the results were not released until Thursday. Calls to an Authority spokesman on Friday morning were not immediately returned. Residents were stunned by the new numbers.... Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/us/27sludge.html?hp

Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... : "What may be the nation's largest spill of coal ash lay thick and largely untouched over hundreds of acres of land and waterways Wednesday after a dam broke this week, as officials and environmentalists argued over its potential toxicity." (The disaster is even worse than originally feared .) * Let's add " ...

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The Disaster In Tennessee
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Estimate Of Coal Sludge Spill Size Doubled
huffingtonpost.com 12/28/2008 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A burst dike at a coal-fired power plant in eastern Tennessee spilled millions more cubic yards of ash than originally estimated, officials said Friday, and residents feared the muck coating their neighborhood was endangering ...
Massive Coal Sludge Spill Devastates Tennessee Town
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Source: [b]New York Times[/b] In a single year, a coal-fired electric plant deposited more than 2.2 million pounds of toxic materials in a holding pond that failed last week, flooding 300 acres in East Tennessee, according to a 2007 inventory filed with the Environmental Protection Agency.  ...
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Download | Play    Download | Play [H/t Heather] The enviromental disaster first disclosed a few days ago is growing much bigger than authorities described: A coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee that experts were already calling the largest environmental disaster of its kind in ...
Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]NY Times[/b] A coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee that experts were already calling the largest environmental disaster of its kind in the United States is more than three times as large as initially estimated, according to an updated survey by the Tennessee Valley Authority.  ...
Coal Ash Spill In Tennessee Much Larger Than Initially Estimated — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
A coal ash spill that blanketed residential neighborhoods and contaminated nearby rivers in Roane County, Tenn., earlier this week is more than three times larger than initially estimated, the Tennessee Valley Authority said on Thursday. Coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal, contains toxic ...
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