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Zoe and Emma Sing Dome Epais

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:49:56 -0400

Zoe And Emma sing Dome Epais from the Lakme Aria by Leo Delibes

Folk Songs

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:29:39 -0400

Beware the Pine Forest

Zoe Sings Ach Ich Fuls

Sat, 03 May 2008 04:11:03 -0400

Zoe sings Ach Ich Fuls by Mozart from the Pamina aria with the Antioch College Chamber Orchestra

How Clean Can Coal Be? Tennessee Tidal Wave of Coal Ash

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:23:00 -0500

http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/04/coal-isnt-clean/ The coal industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to get out the message of “clean coal,” through front groups like the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, campaign contributions, and an army of lobbyists. But the devastating December 22, 2008 coal ash slurry spill of the Kingston Fossil Plant in rural Tennessee broke through the cacophony of clean coal carolers. This ThinkProgress Wonk Room video is a stark reminder that in reality, coal isn’t clean.

How Clean is "Clean Coal"?

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:33:43 -0400

New Technologies Help Make Coal More Environmentally Responsible According to a recent study, the U.S. has approximately 200 years of coal reserves and 50% of America’s power already comes from coal. Industry experts say clean coal plants mean less reliance on foreign sources of energy and more jobs. But how clean is "clean coal"? Unlike the coal plants of the past that used combustion to burn coal, today's plants are using new technologies, like gasification, to transform coal into useful byproducts. Gasification is a chemical process that captures the CO2 in coal making it a more environmentally responsible form of power. In fact, the founders of Secure Energy are building a coal gasification plant in Decatur, IL that they say will be the cleanest coal plant in the world. Produced for Siemens

Energy Coalition

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:40:58 -0400

In March 2009, in Washington, D.C., hundreds of anti-coal activists demonstrated against America’s number one source of low-cost electricity generation. The far-left alliance Capitol Climate Action called on the U.S. Congress to combat global warming by ending the use of America's plentiful coal reserves. But coal generates over 50 percent of America’s energy. Coal costs merely one third of what alternative energy costs. And mountaintop mining – the technique that angers anti-coal activists the most — produces about 70 percent of all U.S. coal output. To combat the dangerous anti-coal agenda, the Competitive Enterprise Institute organized a counter-protest, dubbed the "Celebrate Coal and Keep Energy Affordable Rally." Written by Silvia Santacruz, edited by Christine Hall, narrated by Ryan Young and produced by Drew Tidwell.

Ivan Stiefel Speaks at 2008 Brower Youth Awards

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:40:39 -0400

Ivan spearheaded the creation of an alternative spring break for university students to stand in solidarity with communities affected by coal industry abuses in Appalachia. In 2007, the West Virginia Mountain Justice Spring Break (MJSB) focused on securing a safe school for the children who attend Marshfork Elementary, which lies only 50 yards from a coal silo. Just beyond the silo is a coal processing plant, a leaking coal slurry impoundment, and mountaintop removal mines. During the Spring Break Program, the West Virginia Surface Mines appeal board released a decision that would allow for a second silo to be built right next to the school. The week culminated in a sit-in at the office of the governor of West Virginia, where Ivan was among those occupying the office, demanding that the governor build a safe new school for the children of Marshfork. The occupation ended in 13 arrests but the governor made no commitments. In March 2008, the Mountain Justice Spring Break traveled to Wise County, Virginia, and Meigs County, Ohio in protest of further coal projects and coal-fired power plants. Ivan created the Virginia Spring Break’s schedule. In Ohio, he coordinated community service projects and two "listening projects" to identify community concerns, while acting as lead negotiator with the CEO of an electric utilities company. MJSB "has furthered the movement for environmental justice, climate justice and a just transition away from coal," Ivan said.

Ivan Steifel - 2008 Brower Youth Awards Winner

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:19:50 -0400

www.broweryouthawards.org Ivan spearheaded the creation of an alternative spring break for university students to stand in solidarity with communities affected by coal industry abuses in Appalachia. In 2007, the West Virginia Mountain Justice Spring Break (MJSB) focused on securing a safe school for the children who attend Marshfork Elementary, which lies only 50 yards from a coal silo. Just beyond the silo is a coal processing plant, a leaking coal slurry impoundment, and mountaintop removal mines. During the Spring Break Program, the West Virginia Surface Mines appeal board released a decision that would allow for a second silo to be built right next to the school. The week culminated in a sit-in at the office of the governor of West Virginia, where Ivan was among those occupying the office, demanding that the governor build a safe new school for the children of Marshfork. The occupation ended in 13 arrests but the governor made no commitments. In March 2008, the Mountain Justice Spring Break traveled to Wise County, Virginia, and Meigs County, Ohio in protest of further coal projects and coal-fired power plants. Ivan created the Virginia Spring Break?s schedule. In Ohio, he coordinated community service projects and two ?listening projects? to identify community concerns, while acting as lead negotiator with the CEO of an electric utilities company. MJSB ?has furthered the movement for environmental justice, climate justice and a just transition away from coal,? Ivan said.