http://svionline.org/svi/359/beehive-collective-show/ research and education in sustainable living Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:30:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://svionline.org/svi/359/beehive-collective-show/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 chris Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:26:04 +0000 1921077322#comment-1812 When you consider the last time a large coal sludge impoundment had problems, in Martin County KY in 2000, and it contaminated groundwater -- 25,000 folks were evacuated -- it does boggle the mind. TDEC and TVA are in real trouble, over their heads with this; it's amazing that FEMA and EPA sources haven't been mobilized or quoted on the story from what I've read. <a href="http://www.sludgesafety.org/news/2005/10_11.html" rel="nofollow">Kentucky coal sludge disaster</a> <a href="http://www.sludgesafety.org/what_me_worry/" rel="nofollow">Why worry about coal sludge?</a> <a href="http://www.appalshop.org/buffalo/" rel="nofollow">Appalshop's film @ the Buffalo Creek Flood in which billions of gallons of coal sludge caused devastation in West Virginia in 1972</a> When you consider the last time a large coal sludge impoundment had problems, in Martin County KY in 2000, and it contaminated groundwater — 25,000 folks were evacuated — it does boggle the mind. TDEC and TVA are in real trouble, over their heads with this; it’s amazing that FEMA and EPA sources haven’t been mobilized or quoted on the story from what I’ve read.
Kentucky coal sludge disaster
Why worry about coal sludge?
Appalshop’s film @ the Buffalo Creek Flood in which billions of gallons of coal sludge caused devastation in West Virginia in 1972

]]> http://svionline.org/svi/359/beehive-collective-show/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 chris Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:47:26 +0000 1921077322#comment-1811 Here's the link to the Tennesseean's original story on the disaster, with links to followup stories and more video: <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081223/GREEN02/812230370/1001/RSS6001" rel="nofollow">Flood of sludge breaks TVA dike</a> Here’s the link to the Tennesseean’s original story on the disaster, with links to followup stories and more video:
Flood of sludge breaks TVA dike

]]> http://svionline.org/svi/359/beehive-collective-show/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 chris Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:30:09 +0000 1921077322#comment-1754 The true cost of coal is truly being felt in Tennessee! <del datetime="2008-12-28T21:24:04+00:00">500 million</del> More than one billion gallons of toxic fly ash sludge were released on December 22, 2008 when a containment dam burst at the Kingston Fossil Plant. The video footage is devastating and gives a shocking perspective on the scale of the disaster. Our own Carol Kimmons was quoted in the news article below... <ul><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnJUSHpTm-E" rel="nofollow">Video of the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston and Harriman Tennessee, due to a broken containment dam</a> - be sure to watch the high quality footage.</li> <li><a href="http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_141420.asp" rel="nofollow">Chattanoogan.com Article on the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston and Harriman Tennessee, due to a broken containment dam</a></li></ul> The true cost of coal is truly being felt in Tennessee! 500 million More than one billion gallons of toxic fly ash sludge were released on December 22, 2008 when a containment dam burst at the Kingston Fossil Plant. The video footage is devastating and gives a shocking perspective on the scale of the disaster. Our own Carol Kimmons was quoted in the news article below…

• Video of the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston and Harriman Tennessee, due to a broken containment dam
  - be sure to watch the high quality footage.
• Chattanoogan.com Article on the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston and Harriman Tennessee, due to a broken containment dam

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