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	Energy & Envrionmental Policy The Appalachian Center's partners have identified energy and environmental policy as one of the key areas for eradicating poverty and creating a sustainable future for all communities. To this end, the Center partners with a variety of agencies to create more sustainable environmental and energy policy. The links on this page connect to various resources describing different policy issues and debates pertaining to energy and the environment. They are intended to provide background information, and to generate discussion surrounding these issues. General Environmental Resources www.e360.yale.edu - Environment 360: Opinion, Analysis, Reporting, and Debate www.sustainablebusiness.com - A site with news, stocks, job postings, etc. of sustainable and green businesses http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ - New York Times environmental blog Science Daily Clean Coal What is clean coal technology? According to the US Department of Energy: http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/powersystems/cleancoal/ According to Clean Coal Technologies, Inc.: http://www.cleancoaltechnologiesinc.com/ According to Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/en/campaigns/climate-change/climate-impacts/coal/the-clean-coal-myth Some say it's a myth: TIME Magazine, Bryan Walsh, January 10, 2009: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1870599,00.html Richard Conniff, Yale University, June 2008 http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2014 The Reality Coalition - a coalition of environmental activist groups: www.thisisreality.org TVA Fly Ash Sludge Spill in Kingston, TN. Latest news articles and links to more information: www.knoxnews.com (Knoxville News Sentinel) Mountain Top Removal www.ilovemountains.org - Activist group opposing Mountain Top Removal http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/site/mtr_overview/ - Appalachian Voices "Bringing People Together to Protect Our Mountain Heritage" What is Mountain Top Removal Mining? www.mountainjusticesummer.org According to Mountain Justice What are the benefits of reclamation? http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/mineral/procedure_c/tabid/17895/default.aspxAccording to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Supporters of Mountaintop Mining: http://www.mountaintopmining.com/#recla Global Warming Information, links, etc from the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange News and analysis from an activist group: http://www.globalwarming.org 2007 Report from NASA: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/ News, Analysis, and Data: http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/earth_climate/global_warming/ How to save energy in your day to day activities: U.S. Department of Energy Energy Savers - tips on Saving Energy and Money at home Green Tips - Environmental Ideas in Action from the Union of Concerned Scientists Clean Energy Ideas Alternative energies: Articles related to Energy Policy: Science Daily Wind Energy American Wind Energy Association An Archive of Articles on Wind Energy, Electricity Feed Laws, & Other Topics Compiled by Paul Gipe Solar Energy American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour: Locate a tour near you How to get started with solar energy American Solar Energy Society - Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy. We advance education, research and policy. Articles, Tables, and Commentary on Solar Energy An article about the complexities of extending use of solar energy around world Solar Energy Policy: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides billions in investments to increase the use of solar energy, promote energy efficiency, improve financing options and remove market barriers. What the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 means to you (from the US Department of Energy) Biomass Energy What is biomass energy? From the Union of Concerned Scientists Geothermal Energy What is geothermal energy? From the Idaho National Laboratory Article about the future of geothermal energy Hydroelectric energy How it works (from the U.S. Geological Survey) Hydroelectric dam debate (a lesson from the Earth Day Network) Three Gorges Dam in China - World's largest hydropower project and most notorious dam Emory & Henry College, P.O. Box 947, Emory, VA 24327-0947, 276.944.4121 Home | About Emory & Henry | Admissions | Academics & Career Opportunities Student Life | Distinctive Programs | Athletics | For Parents | For Visitors For Current Students | For Faculty & Staff | For Alumni Search | Apply Online | Make a Gift | Online Tour | News & Events E&H Merchandise | Directories | Contact Us | Site Map