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- Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again Mon, 29 May 23, 9:38pmAmite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits
- This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk Fri, 24 Feb 23, 11:03amAlmost half of products cleared so far under a new US federal ‘biofuels’ program are not, in fact, biofuels
- World's longest wildlife bridge could become reality across the Mississippi River Sat, 3 Jul 21, 4:30amA proposal to repurpose the bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois across the Mississippi River into a national park and wildlife crossing has gained traction...
- How Carl Pope helped drive a $500 million pledge to push the U.S. “Beyond Carbon” (Part 2) Fri, 19 Jul 19, 5:53amBillionaire businessman and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg recently pledged to rapidly spend $500 million in a bid to push the U.S. “Beyond Carbon,” aiming to end this country’s use of coal and natural gas power in...
- Toxic algae bloom forces all Mississippi beaches to close Thu, 11 Jul 19, 4:30amThe Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced a total ban on swimming in the ocean until a toxic algae bloom subsides. Over the weekend, MDEQ added Pascagoula Beach West and Pascagoula Beach East to...
- Louisiana wants to divert the Mississippi River to restore its coast Wed, 16 May 18, 5:30amOf all the states dealing with global warming, Louisiana may have been hit the hardest. According to NPR, Louisiana has lost a staggering amount of coastline - more than 2,000 square miles - over the past 100 years. State...
- Bosses at world's most ambitious clean coal plant kept problems secret for years Fri, 2 Mar 18, 6:00pmDisclosure regarding the $7.5bn Kemper plant in Mississippi throws further cloud over promise of clean coal energy
- How America's clean coal dream unravelled Fri, 2 Mar 18, 6:00pmExclusive: Kemper power plant promised to be a world leader in ‘clean coal’ technology but Guardian reporting found evidence top executives knew of construction problems and design flaws years before the scheme collapsed
- Splinter Creek is a sustainable community of 26 lakeside homes in Mississippi Wed, 4 Oct 17, 5:15amThe owners of Splinter Creek, a property situated among 650 acres of pine forest, lakes and meadows in Mississippi, originally purchased the land for timber...
- Kemper coal: a test case of Barack Obama's climate plan - video Thu, 13 Mar 14, 12:00amWill Kemper project herald a clean coal era in the US or are people paying for a dubious technology that will lead to energy price rises in Mississippi?
- Can Kemper become the first US power plant to use 'clean coal'? Thu, 13 Mar 14, 1:11amA $5bn facility to capture carbon and pump it underground could provide a lifeline for the dirtiest of fossil fuels, but many remain unconvincedThe massive block of steel towers and pipes rises out of the morning fog like...
- The Great Green Fate of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree After the Holidays Are Over Fri, 20 Dec 13, 6:30amThe Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is the star of holidays in NYC, but what happens to it when the festivities are over? The awesome answer might surprise you...
- Mississippi Senator Adds Anti-LEED Amendment Into Housing and Transportation Bill Tue, 30 Jul 13, 2:09amLEED building standards have been used since March 2000 to improve the design and efficiency of structures across the world. Yet, Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker has taken issue with the framework, going so far as to introduce...
- Mississippi River Flooding Forces Evacuation in Missouri After Levee Breach Wed, 5 Jun 13, 2:00amJune, 2008 sandbag effort. Hundreds of people living in St. Charles County near St. Louis, Missouri were evacuated from their homes after a levee breach Monday night. The Mississippi River at St. Louis was 10 feet above flood...
- HIV-Infected Child from Mississippi is Cured, Scientists Say Tue, 5 Mar 13, 12:19amPhoto via Shutterstock A young girl from Mississippi who was most likely infected with HIV in utero has been cured of the disease, scientists reported at a conference over the weekend...