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Clean coal? The price of water pollution

Alexandra Cousteau revisits the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston, Tenn., which was six times larger than the Gulf oil spill.

Read more: BLUE LEGACY, COAL, COAL ASH, FISH, WATER POLLUTION

(From Blue Legacy's Expedition: Blue Planet)
 
Nearly two years after the TVA coal ash spill in Kingston, Tenn., many have already forgotten its impact on the community and the environment — yet the TVA spill is still the largest industrial spill in American history. It was six times larger in volume than the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
 
In September 2010, Alexandra Cousteau and Expedition Blue Planet visited Kingston, Tenn., to find out exactly what the toll of "clean coal" is on water quality, water ecosystems and the communities that lie fractured by the pollution of their waterways. 

 

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In July 2010, Alexandra Cousteau and her international Expedition Blue Planet team departed on a 14,500-mile journey across North America to investigate global water issues "in the backyard" of one of the world’s leading economies. Living, working and exploring water stories together, Alexandra and her team will use everything from the underwater gear invented by her grandfather to the latest in satellite technology and live social media to bring the thrill of adventure and the wonders of nature to audiences across the globe.
 
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biomass boiler 04/01/2011 22:32 PM

biomass boiler and stoves work simply by burning renewable sources of fuel like wood to produce heat that can heat either a single room or a whole building. Biomass boilers are totally carbon neutral, as long as the fuel is sourced from sustainable forests, because the CO2 given off by the burning of wood is equal to that of the CO2 absorbed from the atmosphere by the tree over its lifetime.

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biomass boiler manufacturer 04/01/2011 22:27 PM

biomass boilers

biomass boiler burn various kinds of wood fuels including wood pellets and wood chips. Biomass boilers are usually connected to both central heating systems and hot water systems in order to provide both heat and hot water to your home. Many pellet and chip burning biomass boilers have automatically refilling mechanisms, meaning you only have to refill the fuel.... More

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pellet mill 12/02/2010 07:29 AM

i think the coal will be someday be over and now weshould change anther new energy likewood pellet mill
,it is clean and made by Hammermill and Small Pellet Mill

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