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cnn.com - 12/27/2008

Tennessee sludge spill estimate grows to 1 billion gallons

— cnn.com — TVA officials originally said the cleanup would take four to six weeks. Now they say they aren't... sure. (more) Tennessee sludge spill estimate grows to 1 billion gallons

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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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sciam.com - 12/23/2008

Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste: Scientific American

— sciam.com — The popular conception of nuclear power is straight out of The Simpsons : Springfield abounds with signs... of radioactivity, from the strange glow surrounding Mr. Burn's nuclear power plant workers to Homer's low sperm count. Then there's the local ... (more) Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste: ...

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Jeff Biggers: Ash Christmas: Yesterday's TVA Coal Disaster is Toxic Wake Up Call to Nation
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — An estimated 500 million gallons of coal ash sludge are seeping along the I-40 Knoxville-Nashville corridor in eastern Tennessee today, after an earthen wall gave way on December 22nd at the TVA Harriman coal-fired plant. While no casualties were reported, the coal ash spill -- the refuse left over after the plant burns the coal --should be a terrifying toxic wake up call about the thousands of coal-fired plants and refuse pile accidents waiting to happen across the county. Coal ash contains mercury, lead, and arsenic. Nearly 800 Olympic-size swimming pools of that toxic mix are flowing into the waterways of Tennessee right now. As the Knoxville ...

Coal Front Group Sets Up Dirty ‘Blogger Brigade’ To Fight Reality
Wonk Room — The coal industry is attempting to organize bloggers to promote their false “clean coal” propaganda. The Reality Coalition, a group of national environmental organizations, have begun airing the message that “There’s no such thing as clean coal,” to counter the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by coal-powered corporations to pretend that coal is a “clean” fuel. So the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) and Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC), essentially one coal propaganda group with two different faces, is fighting back with an email blast asking people to join ...

An Environmental 9/11 in Tennessee
Open Left - Front Page — This is awful. According to local news reports millions of yards of ashy toxic sludge broke through a dike at TVA's Kingston coal-fired plant Monday, covering hundreds of acres, knocking one home off its foundation. Coal ash can carry toxic substances that include mercury, arsenic and lead, according to a federal study. Greenpeace is calling today for there to be a criminal investigation into the matter. "Every facility like this is supposed to have a spill contingency plan to prevent this kind of disaster," said Rick Hind, Greenpeace Legislative Director. This ...