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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Gray Skys
Pacificorp broadcasts a commitment to green power but the reality is that 58% of their energy comes from coal powered plants ..... a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
What they say:
"To reduce environmental impacts, we address wildlife protection, wetlands preservation, reducing hydroelectric facilities’ impact on fish, plant relicensing, and bird interactions with power lines and wind turbines. We also use land reclamation techniques to restore habitat after completing mining operations."
What they do:
What they say:
"To reduce environmental impacts, we address wildlife protection, wetlands preservation, reducing hydroelectric facilities’ impact on fish, plant relicensing, and bird interactions with power lines and wind turbines. We also use land reclamation techniques to restore habitat after completing mining operations."
What they do:
Friday, September 10, 2010
Coal Consumption is increasing
Coal consumption is increasing and greenhouse gases are increasing. We should be worried. The Oregonian newspaper published this diagram on September 9 2010.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
lookupchat: Beware of Green Washing
lookupchat: Beware of Green Washing
Yes, so true. Remember that PacifiCorp with its Blue Sky campaign
gets most of its power from coal power plants.
Yes, so true. Remember that PacifiCorp with its Blue Sky campaign
gets most of its power from coal power plants.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Coal Power - Alphabet Soup
CO2 Carbon Dioxide - causes global climate change
SO2 Sulfur Dioxide – contributes to acid rain, impairs visibility, linked to low birth rates and respiratory illnesses
NO2 Nitrogen Oxides– depletes the ozone layer, increases smog & acid rain, NO2 in the water leads to fish kills and algae blooms
Hg Mercury – powerful human neurotoxin that is linked to retardation, cerebral palsy,
deafness, blindness and autism
CO Carbon Monoxide – toxic to the development of fetuses and children and can cause shortness of breath and chest pain in people with heart disease
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Clean Coal is an oxymoron
This are just a few of the pollutants in the fumes of the Boardman Coal Plant. This image may be reference another time but the problem is here, now and real.
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