Library
Articles about our watershed and our mission.
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| The History of Black Warrior Riverkeeper |
A 7 page history of Black Warrior Riverkeeper from its 2001 founding up to the spring of 2005. This history was written as a chapter of Scribner's Princeton Senior Thesis on Waterkeeper Alliance's History. Includes useful footnotes.
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Charles Scribner IV | Spring 2005 |
| Legal History of Black Warrior Riverkeeper | Executive Summary of Black Warrior Riverkeeper's legal history. | Mark Martin & David Whiteside | January 2006 |
| Mining Technology and Worker Safety In the Black Warrior Coalfields | A 119 page Princeton Senior Thesis on coal mining technology and worker safety in the Black Warrior watershed. There's a shorter coal mining document in our library also. | Elizabeth Yates | Spring 2006 |
| Good Food Versus Green Eggs & Ham | Human waste must be treated; hog and poultry waste is simply dumped into the environment. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Spring 2006 |
| Mercury Fish Consumption Guidelines | Guidelines on amounts of mercury generally found in different fish species. Generally the higher up it is on the food chain, the more mercury in the fish. | Physicians for Social Responsibility & Association of Reproductive Health Professionals | Fall 2004 |
| Jefferson County Floodplain Comments | Riverkeeper's comments on Jefferson County Floodplain Ordinance | Nelson Brooke | February 2006 |
| Coal Mining in our Black Warrior River watershed | A 3 page article on coal mining in the Black Warrior published in Waterkeeper magazine, Winter 2005. | David Whiteside | November 2005 |
| King Coal Pillages Beautiful Land | There is no such thing as "clean coal." | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Winter 2006 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance: Promoting Grassroots Movement For Clean Water | A short history of the Waterkeeper Alliance and a description of a few significant accomplishments. | Eddie Scher, Casi Callaway, and Gordon Rogers | 2005 |
| Waterkeeper: Hawk and Dove | This is without any doubt, a battle to save American democracy. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Fall 2005 |
| Public Comment on Permit Modification for Nelson Brothers | Public comments on a permit modification request from Nelson Brothers LLC - Parrish Facility in Walker County. These comments successfully strengthened the polluter's permit! | Nelson Brooke | August 2005 |
| Public Comment on Permit Modification for Northport WWTP | Public comments on a permit modification request from the city of Northport's wastewater treatment plant in Tuscaloosa County. These comments successfully strengthened the polluter's permit! | Trevor Jones & David Whiteside | July 2005 |
| Public Comment on Permit Modification for Loparex Inc. | Public comments on a permit modification request from Loparex, Inc., in Cullman County. These comments successfully strengthened the polluter's permit! | Nelson Brooke | June 2005 |
| The History of Waterkeeper Alliance | A 94 page page Senior Thesis written at Princeton University, documenting the growth and success of the Waterkeeper movement from its Hudson River origins to its current team of 153 local organizations worldwide. Includes useful footnotes. | Charles Scribner IV | Spring, 2005 |
| Alabama's Air Force Takes Flight | A short article written for Waterkeeper Magazine -- highlights the origins and success of Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Hurricane Creekkeeper's aerial patrolling with Southwings | Charles Scribner IV | Summer, 2005 |
| Pollution, Prejudice, and The Press | By diminishing the capacity for voters to make informed choices, the breakdown of the American press is threatening not just our environment, but our democracy. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Spring 2005 |
| Waterkeeper: Time To Change the Paradigm | Conservation and efficiency will make American industry more competitive and cleaner. It's time to change the paradigm. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Winter 2005 |
| Waterkeeper: Redefining the Environmental Debate | A short article about the philosophy of the Waterkeeper movement. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Fall 2004 |
| Introduction to the Waterkeeper Alliance | A 1 page introductory article on the Waterkeeper Alliance. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Steve Fleischli | Summer 2004 |
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An article on the background and history of the Riverkeeper movement. |
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Whiteside |
December 2002 |
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An article published in the Alabama Environmental Council Newsletter |
David Whiteside |
Winter, 2003 |
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An article on Sloss Industries and Five Mile Creek, originally published in the Alabama Environmental Council Newsletter |
David Whiteside and Roger Conville |
Summer, 2002 |
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An article on Five Mile Creek's better days originally published in the Alabama Environmental Council Newsletter |
David Whiteside |
Fall, 2002 |
Last Updated on 5/23/2006
By David Whiteside
