Archive for April 2008

The head of AEP managed to make a public appearance down at Virginia Tech. Amazing questions from the students and faculty. Check it out.

You don’t have to be a Virginian to be affected by the pollution from Dominion’s proposed coal-fired power plant in Southwest Virginia, and wherever you’re from, the folks in Southwest Virginia could sure use your help in their fight to save their homes and community from mountaintop removal and (to add insult to injury) another…

Want to save money & energy? Who doesn’t. WAMY Community Action and Blue Ridge Electric are hosting a weatherization preparation program. It takes place on Thursday, April 17th from 8:30am until 11:00am and Monday, April 21st from 6:30pm until 9:00pm. It will be held at the Cooperative Extension in Boone located between Department of Social…

For more information on the petition visit: http://www.rallycongress.com/minersdaymemorialassociationofwestvirginia/951/ For more information on Kathy Mattea and Homer Hickam at the WV mines see: http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_060014124.html

In just a few weeks, Virginia will be delivering a mile-long petition to Dominion shareholders and Governor Tim Kaine, asking him not to build a 2nd coal fired power plant in Wise County. This plant will increase greenhouse gas emissions, mountaintop removal mining in Wise County, and local toxic fallout for the people in SWVA.…

Massey Energy Co.’s chief executive threatened to shoot an ABC News producer and tore his shirt collar when the newsman made an unannounced attempt to interview him in the coal company’s parking lot, a network spokesman said Thursday. ABC is working on a story about Blankenship’s relationship with state Supreme Court Chief Justice Elliott “Spike”…

April 4, 2008 Dear Friends, I am holding a press conference in the morning and I wanted to take an opportunity to share with you my statement on an issue that is near and dear to my heart. I hope that you will join with me in taking a stand on mountain top removal. I…

Charlotte, NC – A natural treasure is being lost across the Southeast; the ancient eastern and Carolina Hemlock trees. To raise awareness of this disturbing loss to our forests, ten of the most accomplished photographers in the Charlotte area are contributing a single image of these beautiful trees to be presented in a unique exhibit…

Northern Appalachian coal just hit $110/ton. In 2007, it bottomed out at less than $45/ton, meaning it has nearly tripled in ONE YEAR. In April 2007 it was $45/ton. As you can see, for the last three years, Central Appalachian coal usually tracks fairly closely to Northern Appalachian coal. If anything, it tends to be…

(From our executive director, Mary Anne Hitt) With the presidential candidates in West Virginia last week, coal and mountaintop removal started getting lots of attention, and so did Appalachian Voices. A blog post that JW put together for our Front Porch Blog about Hillary Clinton’s comments on West Virginia Public Radio spread across the blogosphere…