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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Chris Irwin
Footage of Widow's Creek TVA Spill
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January 29, 2009: On January 9th, United Mountain Defense volunteers went to Widow's Creek the day of a 10,000 gallon sludge spill to do some on-site water testing. This is their story.  read more >
Heavy Metal Testing in Harriman
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January 22, 2009: UMD found out that apparently there is a window from which after initial exposure to arsenic and heavy metals will no longer appear in the blood, urine etc. UMD found out about this window and put together a clinic with a... read more >
TVA Piping Coal Ash Straight into Emory River
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January 16, 2009: This is a video of one of the UMD field persons showing how TVA is straight piping coal ash scum directly into the Emory River. It really makes no sense that they would go to the trouble of putting a boom up to keep the scum... read more >
Report and Photos from Second TVA Coal Ash Spill
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January 14, 2009: United Mountain Defense scouts just got back from Widows Creek, site of the Tennessee Valley Authority's second coal ash spill in under a month.  Here's the report from the field, with photos. January 10th, 2009 Day two of... read more >
Interviews With Victims of TVA Coal Ash Disaster
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January 5, 2009: In these videos, local residents of Harriman, TN describe the damage to the land caused by the TVA coal sludge spill.  Part one, TVA's slow and insufficient response and loss of credibility:  Part two, how the land and... read more >
Water Quality Tests from Kingston Coal Disaster
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January 2, 2009: United Mountain Defense has stated that unlike TVA we will be as transparent as possible and make our methods and test available to the residents whose lives have been impacted first-- rather than forth or fifth-- as they... read more >
Chris Irwin
Chris Irwin works with United Mountain Defense and writes for their blog.