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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Avatar in Appalachia
The characters are different but the plot is all too familiar: In the movie Avatar, Parker Selfridge of the RDA mining corporation, has the bulldozers take down the Na’vi history tree. It’s standing between them and a valuable black energy…
EPA Signs off on Hobet 45 Permit
The EPA signed off on a Clean Water Act permit releasing Patriot Coal’s Hobet 45 mountaintop removal mine operation permit, one of 79 withheld for further review due to environmental concerns, to the Army Corps of Engineers for approval. The…
Scientists Unveil A Mountain of Evidence Against Mountaintop Removal
Obama Administration Asked to Halt All New Mountaintop Removal Permits – – – – – – – – – – – CONTACTS: Sandra Diaz, Director of Development and Communications, Appalachian Voices….828-262-1500 Dr. Matthew Wasson, Director of Programs, Appalachian Voices….828-262-1500 –…
EPA and CARE: Localized Solutions to Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated that this year it will provide $2 million to the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program to fund localized solutions to pollution reduction. CARE projects will focus on two types of communities:…
