Clean Air, Clean Energy Archives
State releases draft air permit for EKPC's Smith 1
coal-fired power plant in Clark Co.
KEF, KFTC & Sierra Club respond
January 4th press release:
"Pollution permit for coal-fired plant threatens air, public health"
Earthjustice & Environmental Integrity Project (EJ/EIP) release report: "Coming Clean: What the EPA Knows about the Dangers of Coal Ash"
May 7 EJ/EIP Press Release "Data showing significantly higher cancer risks for U.S. residents near coal-fired power plant ash dump sits were hidden for yars by Bush Adminisstration"
Report Attachments:
#1 "Surface impoundments analyzed in EPA Risk Assessment"
#2 "Landfills Analyzed in EPA Risk Assessment"
#3 "Surface Impoundment & Landfill Disposal Data Reported 2005""Financial experts raise red flags on new coal projects;
clean energy, not coal best investment for the South"
April 29 Press Release
KEF, KFTC and the Sierra Club release new report
"The Right Decision for Changing Times:
How East Kentucky Power Cooperative Ratepayers Benefit from
Canceling Plans for a New Coal Burning Power Plant in Clark County"
Power Point Presentation
April 7 press release announcing "The Right Decision" report
"Proposed power plant would put Kentucky co-op utility in financial peril"
"No to Nuclear Energy in KY" Press Event
On Friday, February 13th, representatives from five Kentucky environmental organizations came together for a press conference to speak out against proposed legislation in the Kentucky House and Senate that would clear the way for nuclear energy projects. Represented at the event were: Kentucky Environmental Foundation; the Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club; EcoPerspectives; Kentucky Solar Partnership; and Kentucky Conservation Committee.Press Release: "Groups Unite To Oppose Nuclear Energy In KY, Urge Legislators To Pursue Clean, Safe Energy"
Organizational Statements Concerning Nuclear Energy in KY_________________________________________________________________
“Energy debate & switch”:
FEEDBACK in the Lexington Herald-LeaderThe following two commentaries–the first written by Elizabeth Crowe, Director of KEF, the second by Rick Clewitt, Co-chair of the Cumberland Sierra Club Political Committee– appeared in the FEEDBACK section of the January 26, 2009 issue of the Lexington Herald-Leader.
“Co-ops can, must step up”
“Beshear’s energy plan needs work”_________________________________________________________________
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