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Consumers Energy – Coal – 2010
Coal combustion waste (CCW) is a by-product of burning coal that contains high concentrations of arsenic, mercury, heavy metals and other toxins filtered out of smokestacks by pollution control equipment. CCW is often stored in … MORE
Consumers Energy – Coal – 2011
Shareholder Proposal on the Financial Risks of Reliance on Coal
CMS Energy
CMS Energy is a public utility that provides natural gas, electricity, and nuclear power in Michigan. As You Sow has engaged with CMS on issues related to coal and coal ash. Read more about our … MORE
RELEASE: Coal Investors Face Increasing Financial Risks, New Report Says
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – June 15, 2011 – According to a new report released today by As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy organization, the financial risks faced by the coal-fired utility industry have … MORE
RELEASE: Shareholder Advocates Expose Coal Industry’s Financial Erosion
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – May 4, 2011 – This month resolutions filed by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow will be voted on by shareholders at the annual meetings of three U.S. … MORE
Filing Shows CMS Energy CEO Pay Disparity
Press Coverage
RELEASE: Coal Ash Should be Better Regulated by EPA, Say Investors
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – September 15, 2010 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should adopt federally‐ enforceable regulations governing coal ash disposal to prevent costly environmental and public health impacts, says a group … MORE
RELEASE: Shareholders Urge CMS to Come Clean on Coal Ash
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – May 17, 2010 – CMS Energy, whose coal ash landfill at the Karn‐Weadock plant has contaminated groundwater and is leaking heavy metals into Saginaw Bay, faces a shareholder proposal this … MORE
