Tag: tennessee
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Dirty Banks Exposed for $20 Billion Investment in Dying Coal Industry
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK / SIERRA CLUB / BANKTRACK — “The acute environmental and financial risks of coal have already begun to materialize. For the health of our communities and the sake of our future energy supply, banks must …
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Fracking Industry Greases Gears of Government in Tennessee
TENNESSEE CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB — We are facing an invasion of the fracking industry. They have their eyes on exploiting oil and gas across two-thirds of Tennessee and we are the only ones that can, or will, stop them. At stake is our …
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Yet Another University Entangled with the Fracking Industry
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The University of Tennessee should not join the world of frackademica, and instead, should seek out research opportunities that can help wean the U.S. off its fossil fuel addiction and make clean, renewable energy …
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Fracking Goes South: Oil and Gas Industry (and NFL Owner) Lick Their Chops Over Chattanooga Shale
TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER — Hydraulic fracturing is expanding in the South. The gas drilling companies are licking their chops over an area known as the Chattanooga Shale which spans across …
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Illegal Discharge of Toxic Coal Ash into Waterways Prompts Legal Action
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE / TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER — “The only acceptable remedy is for TVA to stop this unpermitted discharge and to start storing all coal ash safely away from our waterways …