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The Sierra Club has just released a report, The Dirty Truth About Coal. It's a deep look at all the problems that come from using coal as a source of energy. The Chesapeake Bay makes an appearance in the report, in the "what remains" section -- Chisman Creek, near Norfolk, is now so pulluted with metals from coal ash that it has become a Superfund site. (I'd have more to say about this, but air pollution isn't my specialty...and our air guru, Tom Pelton, is on vacation.)
Rona Kobell reports on the Chesapeake Bay, and in her seven years with The Sun, she's visited clam farms in Virginia, a peeler pen on Taylors Island and a small market on Smith Island that serves what many people consider the best crab cake in the world (to judge for yourself, head to the Drum Point Market in Tylerton). Rona enjoys hanging out with her husband and daughter.
Tom Pelton writes about the environment and has been at The Sun for 10 years. He lives in the city with his wife, two daughters, and an exotic ecosystem that involves a cat, hamsters, hermit crabs, cacti, running shoes, drums, guitar, violins, mild cheeses and strong opinions.
Listen in: Tom Pelton's "The Environment in Focus"
Tim Wheeler writes about growth and base-realignment for The Sun. A reporter and editor here since 1985, the West Virginia native has spent most of his adult life around the bay. He lives in Catonsville, one of Baltimore's older, walkable suburbs.
