Check out our friends Bo Webb, Chuck Nelson, and Larry Gibson with Morgan Spurlock, star of “Supersize Me.” Spurlock’s show “30 days” will feature mountaintop removal starting June 3rd at 10PM on the FX channel.
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Hey Media: Lay off Appalachia
When I saw the clip of the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart apeing a misinformed West Virginia voter last week, I had a flashback to a Saturday Night Live “Appalachian ER” skit, which featured rocker Neil Young embroiled in a mess…
Take Action to Extend the Clean Energy Tax Credits
From Solar Nation: Congress has spent nearly a year debating how to pay for these expiring tax incentives, which make it cheaper for individuals and companies to install renewable energy systems and build energy-efficient buildings. The House doesn’t want to…
Air America features Mountainop Removal
Sam Seder, on Air America Radio, has a must listen interview with David Novick – director of “Burning the Future“. David goes into detail about mountaintop removal’s negative impact on local economies, coal company intimidation, and the myth of “clean…
Mountaintop Removal on CNN Today!
https://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2008/05/20/johns.mountain.mining.cnn CNN’s Joe Johns investigates the effects of mountain-top mining in West Virginia.
America’s Energy Future
“How will America get the energy we need if mountaintop removal coal mining stops?” If you’ve had many conversations with people about mountaintop removal, you may have been confronted by this question. For those of us who aren’t authorities on…
“Cost” versus Cost- Appalachian Voices versus Coal Industry
At a forum about mountaintop removal and Dominion’s proposed Wise County plant hosted by Temple Rodef Shalom and coorganized by the Falls Church Presbyterian Church the evening of April 30, one participant used business—as opposed to ecological—economics to make the…
Mark Warner on Mountaintop Removal
Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner is currently the Democratic candidate for Senate in Virginia. I was recently able to ask him about his position on mountaintop removal. His (disappointing) answer? We haven’t done much of it here in Virginia. The…
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Seeking to Fill Their AmeriCorps Program Director Position
Per Kimberly Brewster, Operations Director for Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy As you all know over the past couple of months, Vicki has been assisting CMLC with the AmeriCorps program as a contractor. She has kindly offered to continue to work…
All Hands on Deck for Virginia!
Larry Bush, Pete Ramey, and Kathy Selvage; Citizens of Wise County and founders of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards One week from today, citizens of Wise County, Virginia, will deliver a mile-long petition to Dominion Resources opposing their plans for…
