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There Is No Such Thing as "Clean Coal" Coal Mining Can Have Disastrous Impacts on Human Health and the Environment: Fact Sheet; Coal mining has serious impacts on our health and the environment. Clean energy options such as energy efficiency can meet energy demands without the dangerous effects of coal. Get document in pdf.
Dangerous Disposals Keeping Coal Combustion Waste Out of Our Water Supply: Fact Sheet; Coal combustion waste released as pollution by power plants can make drinking water in nearby communities unsafe. Stronger protections are needed to regulate this waste, and to ensure that more polluting power plants are not needed. Get document in pdf.
What’s Coming Out of the Tap? How to Ensure That Your Family’s Drinking Water Is Safe: Fact Sheet; Despite the many sources of pollution that can affect drinking water, with a little research, proper testing, and treatment (if necessary) you can help to ensure that the water you and your family drink is safe. NRDC is joining with local communities to keep drinking water clean and to curb pollution long before it reaches your tap. Get document in pdf.

All Tags [ View Popular Tags ]:: boreal forest; cap 2.0; cap and trade; energy efficiency; gas prices; global warming; global warming and health; global warming and the economy; health; liquid coal; military sonar; oil shale; tar sands; water; western water; wildlife; wolves; ab 32; beaches; biofuels; biogems; birds; bottom trawling; bpa; buffalo; business; california; carbon capture and storage; children's health; china; cites; coal; compact fluorescent lighting; congress; dams; diesel exhaust; drinking water; drought; ethanol; farming; fish & fishing; floods; florida; forests; global warming legislation; green buildings; habitat preservation; health effects of pollution; hurricane katrina; hybrid; illegal logging; integrated pest management; international; marine mammals; mercury; mountaintop removal mining; nanotechnology; natural gas; new york; nuclear energy; nuclear waste; nuclear weapons; overfishing; parks; patagonia; pesticides; pesticides; polar bears; public transportation; renewable energy; rocky mountains; salmon; smart growth; solar power; stormwater; tahuamanu; vehicles; water pollution; whales; wilderness preservation; wind power; yellowstone

DOs and DON’Ts for Creating Carbon Price Safeguards: As the Senate takes up energy and climate legislation, many are considering the best approach to meet a strong cap on carbon emissions while assuring that carbon allowance prices remain reasonable and that market abuses are prevented. The core...
Top 10 Reasons the Senate Should Pass Climate and Energy Legislation This Year: The House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) at the end of June. The House bill is not perfect (no legislation is), but it addresses concerns about cost, consumer protection, regional impacts, and industrial competitiveness...
Analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES): An analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), outlining the potential of the legislation for creating millions of jobs, breaking our dependence on oil, and reducing the pollution that causes global warming. The...

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