Monthly Archives: July 2009

African American Environmentalist Association – Supports The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310

Announced yesterday on their blog: https://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/ AAEA opposes mountaintop removal. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) on March 4, 2009 and amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the

People & Power Runs Segment on Coal River Mountain

Al Jazeera English, the world’s first global English language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East, aired a ten-minute segment on the energy future war taking place in West Virginia coalfields, and focuses on the struggle over Coal

Nancy Sutley, Head of Obama’s Council on Environmental Quality, speaks on Mountaintop Removal

Unofficial transcript on mountaintop removal question: I think everybody acknowledges it, the President has said it, everybody we talk to acknowledges that there are serious impacts associated with mountaintop mining and we have to address that. Going forward we have

New soundtrack/website rocks the coalfield justice movement

PayPal ordering for Still Moving Mountains: The Journey Home is now available. Cost is $15 plus shippping. For bulk rates, please contact us. Alternatively, you may contact us to request a CD and arrange payment. Request alternative payment Jeff Biggers

West Virginia Coal Groups Urge Boycott of Tennessee

Shortly after a Senate sub-committee hearing on the anti-mountaintop removal bill the Appalachia Restoration Act (co-sponsored by Senator Lamar Alexandar [R-TN] and Senator Ben Cardin [D-MD]), a letter was released to the public detailing how two subsidiary companies of Arch

Is it time for the Feds? Intimidation and Violence Escalating in West Virginia’s MTR areas

GetEnergySmartNow.com posted an article today examining the escalating violence in the West Virginia coalfields between proponents and opponents of mountaintop removal coal mining. Threats of violence, both in written form and verbally, are growing on a daily basis. Videos posted

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L.A.’s Coal Ban Leads to Another Abandoned Power Plant

According to GreenBiz.com The Sierra Club enjoyed a victory last week when a Utah-based utility announced it would walk away from plans to build a coal-fired generating unit in the state. According to the environmental group’s tally, 100 coal plants

A New Record: 155 Co Sponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)

Wonderful news: 2 new co-sponsors bring us up to a new record. See if your Representative is signed on — and ask them to join if they aren’t — and email them thanks if they are. Our two new Reps:

South Carolina Fights New Coal Fired Power Plant

Read the post at ScSaysNo.com HERE.

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