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Development of environmentally friendly plastics is growing
Plastic is everywhere. We drink from it, eat from it, cook in it, and we keep our leftovers in it. The things we buy from the store are wrapped in plastic and then we wrap the discards in plastic....
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Stop Mountain Top Removal
The two prevalant means of extracting coal are tunnel mining and surface mining; also known as strip mining or mountain top removal. Mountain top removal is strip mining with explosives. You start...
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Introducing Knoxville's United Mountain Defenders
Founded in 2005 United Mountain Defense (UMD) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of mountain top removal. Based in Knoxville, UMD works mainly in the counties of Campbell,...
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Celebrating Earth Day in the Knoxville Area
Earth Day 2011 is coming on April 22. Ever since the first Earth Day in 1970 people have gathered to celebrate and remember to take care of the planet. It went international in 1990 and has been...
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Recycle your flip-flops at Old Navy with TerraCycle
It is almost summer and time to get some new shoes. The preferred summer shoe for a lot of people is the flip-flop. At our house we have quite a collection of them collected over the last couple of...
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Recycle office products with Office Depot and TerraCycle
We all have them. A collection of pens and markers that don't work anymore. Many people just throw them away. This year, in celebration of Earth Day, TerraCycle and Office Depot have a better...
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Air quality will improve with settlement between the EPA and the TVA
Air in Knoxville, and the surrounding areas, is about to get a little cleaner. On April 14, 2011 the EPA won a settlement against TVA. The charges stem from violations of the Clean Air Act and...
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Environmental Activist Hazel Dickens Died Today
Hazel Dickens was a well known bluegrass and country musician. She was also famous in environmental and protest movements across the country. She was born in 1935 and raised in West Virginia. She died...
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Knoxville starts recycling program
The city of Knoxville is starting a recycling program. The recyclables will be picked up at your curb, by the city, and you don't even have to sort it. The city is going to provide the cart for...
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Knoxville is a Solar America City
The city of Knoxville is a participant in the Solar America City program which is a part of the U.S. Department of Energy. The goal is to increase the usage of solar power as a replacement for fossil...
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Welcome to the World of Solar Power
Solar power is everywhere. An immense amount of energy is carried to the Earth everyday through sunlight. It keeps the planet warm and drives the winds. It is the true source of rain and the clouds....
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Clean water under attack again
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the United State House of Representatives is working to undermine clean water. On June 22, 2011 they passed legislation that will remove major...
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Coal Kills Flashmob at UT Knoxville
There will be a flashmob at UT-Knoxville on Thursday October 13, 2011. The event is going to be hosted by Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville better known a SPEAK. It will involve...
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Knoxville has some of the worst air quality in the country
Knoxville has made the list again. However, this list is not an enviable one to be on. Knoxville was recently selected as the 15th dirtiest city in America by Forbes magazine. This conclusion is based...
View ArticlePremium Coal charged with washing coal slurry into river.
Premium Coal was served in January for failure to notify the government about a spill.The company was notified to shut down all operations when the notice was served on January 23, 2012. The spill...
View ArticleClimate Change becoming more accepted...except in Tennessee.
A report was released on Tuesday February 28, 2012 which says that acceptance of global warming is up from 55% to 62%. The increase was from December of 2010 to December of 2011. The change is based...
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Oil sands, the Keystone Pipeline and how gas prices will still go up
There is a lot of debate in the United States over the cost of gasoline. Many people are also upset about the governments halting of the Keystone Pipeline. The two are connected. However, they aren't...
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