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Mayor Fischer lambasted by Rubbertown resident

March 22, 2011 – 11:58 am

Hours after a deadly explosion rocked the Carbide Industries plant in Louisville’s toxic Rubbertown neighborhood, longtime environmental justice activist Eboni Cochran happened to share her thoughts on the incident with Mayor Greg Fischer, who appears to be stricken with some kind of paralyzing nerve disease as Cochran lays into him in the video below (courtesy [...]

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Kentucky ranked 6th for worst mercury pollution in America, spurs new “coal justice” blog

January 27, 2011 – 1:55 pm

A new report by Environment America reveals that Kentucky’s coal-fired power plants emitted 5,930 pounds of mercury in 2009, placing the commonwealth as the 6th worst emitter of toxic mercury in the nation right behind Indiana (ranked 5th), which spewed 6,046 pounds during the same year. Titled “Dirty Energy’s Assault on Our Health: Mercury,” (Warning: [...]

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Ky. named 4th worst in nation for coal plant health impacts

September 10, 2010 – 11:33 am

The nonprofit Clean Air Task Force released a report today naming the Bluegrass State the fourth worst in the nation for negative health impacts related to pollution emitted from coal burning power plants. The report, dubbed “The Toll from Coal,” found that Kentucky ranks fourth in terms of “deaths attributed to coal plant emissions of [...]

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NASA: 2010 hottest year ever

July 14, 2010 – 2:10 pm

Even though it will probably snow this winter, NASA says you should stop burning your garbage: We conclude that global temperature continued to rise rapidly in the past decade, despite large year-to-year fluctuations associated with the El Nino-La Nina cycle of tropical ocean temperature. Record high global temperature during the period with instrumental data was [...]

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Study: Ohio River laced with cocaine, transexual fish

July 12, 2010 – 11:33 am

[No, this isn't about the Louisville-Southern Indiana Bridges Authority — but you'd be forgiven if you thought it was...] Although the Ohio River is not about to burst into flames anytime soon, it isn’t exactly safe for human recreation, either, what with its cocktail of antidepressants, veterinary hormones and sweet, delicious llelo. Here’s a taste [...]

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Landmark Rubbertown Study Unveiled, Ignored

March 4, 2010 – 5:46 pm

Last Tuesday night, a forum was held at the Nia Center‘s Economic Opportunity Campus to hash out the current and future state of Metro Louisville’s most polluted neighborhood. Dubbed the “Rubbertown Economic Development Strategy Meeting,” the 90 minute presentation, compiled by Interface Studio, LLC, brought together some 20 Rubbertown residents whom provided input on a [...]

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Rand Paul: Coal > Environment

December 9, 2009 – 3:51 pm

…Or so it would appear, given Dr. Paul’s opposition to recent Environmental Protection Agency findings that run counter to his support for the coal industry. You see, carbon dioxide and methane are by-products of this whole coal-burning business, and it just so happens that the EPA has deemed them “a danger to the environment and [...]

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Ohio River Sewage Spill Totals 10 Million Gallons

November 12, 2009 – 1:55 pm

A question that every Louisville resident asks themselves at least once is, “Can I really take a dip in the Ohio without turning into a mutant/contracting tetanus/dying?” If you’ve got your shots and own a kevlar wetsuit, then the answer is probably “go for it.” However, The C-J’s James Bruggers would like to inform you [...]

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More Bad Chemicals In Rubbertown

June 17, 2009 – 4:54 pm

Looks like if Rubbertown isn’t burning, it’s smoldering. From the indubitable James Bruggers, via The C-J, wherein the American Synthetic Rubber Co. pays a paltry fine for pumping sulfur dioxide into the lungs of area residents: Air district officials said the plant, located in Rubbertown on Camp Ground Road, violated terms of a permit that [...]

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