Monthly Archives: July 2012

Coalition Acts to End Water Pollution at Former Coal Mines

For Immediate Release July 30, 2012 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Contact: Sean Sarah, Sierra Club, sean.sarah@sierraclub.org, 202 548-4589 Glen Besa, Virginia Sierra Club, glen.besa@sierraclub.org, 804

Water Week: Day 1

This week we’ll run through a series of images and articles which we weren’t able to squeeze into our fantastic upcoming water-themed issue of The Appalachian Voice. Enjoy, and please leave your thoughts in the comments! – peace, jw

Study Shows Extensive Downstream Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Mining

By Emily Yu 2012 Stanback intern A new scientific study has confirmed what most Appalachians have known all along: the damaging impacts of mountaintop removal mining extend far beyond the destructive sites themselves. Researchers from Duke and Baylor Universities have

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New Report Details How Duke Energy Can Save the Carolinas Billions

This is a repost from Greenpeace’s Quit Coal blog, written by their NC Organizer, Monica Embrey.. Amidst a whirlwind of controversy this past month, the new Duke Energy has an opportunity to lead the country and act in the best

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Working to Change an Energy Landscape: Reflections on a Summer Internship

By Erin Burks Red, White and Water intern, Summer 2012 Summer is coming to a close, as is my internship with AppVoices. Today is my last day. Two and a half months of my time with this organization has allowed

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EPA Revising Air Pollution Standards

Last Friday, EPA announced it will be considering revisions to the first-ever standards for controlling mercury, arsenic, selenium and other toxic pollutants from coal fired power plants, issued in December. These standards are the result of a years-long process, and

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US Coal: Keeping the Lights On…In Chinese Boardrooms?

As American Coal Exports Skyrocket, Chinese Companies Look To Buy Up Appalachia Much of the financial infrastructure for companies operating Appalachian surface mines may soon be in China, along with an increasing amount of Appalachian coal. On May 7, Guizhou

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A Long Journey Across Water: Appalachian Coal Exports on the Rise, Study Says

A fair percentage of mountaintop removal-mined Appalachian coal is apparently not staying in Appalachia. Nor the Southeast. Nor even the U.S. As a Chinese fortune I once saw said, it’s heading for a long voyage across the great water. According

Community Organizing & Water Testing Training

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth is hosting an Organizing and Water Testing Training in Whitesburg, KY. This will be a hands-on training about ways to use the tools of community organizing and citizen water testing to protect our water and health.

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Another Coal Show in Abingdon

Yesterday I witnessed an award-winning political stunt attacking the EPA in defense of Big Coal. Representatives Griffith (VA), Roe (TN), and Whitfield (KY) led a field hearing in Abingdon, VA part of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power series

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