Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Departments Failing To Meet Petroleum Reduction Targets

by Andrea Zelinski on December 15, 2009

Two years after lawmakers asked state agencies to reduce their petroleum use by 20 percent, only one department managed to pull it off. Agencies blame shortages of both tax dollars and gas stations that sell alternative fuels.

Tagged as: biofuels, environment, fuel efficiency, government, state agencies, tennessee

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Group: TVA Should No Longer Get to Evade Environmental Laws, Marketplace Competition

by TN Press Release Center on December 15, 2009

Environmental Integrity Project Press Release, Dec. 14, 2009:

As 1st Anniversary of Kingston Coal Ash Spill Nears, EIP Report Exposes TVA’s Pollution, Poor Environmental Track Record, and Reveals How TVA Avoids Compliance with Federal…

Tagged as: accidents, ash spill, coal, energy, environment, Kingston, privatization, tennessee, TVA

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