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Please keep western Kentucky in your thoughts and prayers today. One miner has been found dead, while another is missing after a mine roof collapsed Wednesday night at 10pm. The accident occurred at Alliance Resource Partners’ Dotiki Mine in Webster County, and rescue efforts are underway. The Dotiki mine has received 2,973 citations over the…

The following email was sent to the 41,800 supporters of iLoveMountains.org. To sign up to receive free email alerts, click here. On Sunday, a memorial service was held for the 29 miners who were killed earlier this month in the explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The loss…

With this mornings Notice of Intent for an Environmental Impact Statement (.pdf), the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement give a few new details on their intended change to stream protections in regards to surface mining. In their words, the principle elements of the proposed action include – • Adding more extensive and more…

According to a recent survey of Western North Carolina Counties, 84% of citizens want to receive more electricity from wind power. This research follows almost a year of regulatory indecision regarding wind energy in Western North Carolina (WNC). The indecision stems from a legislative attempt to create a statewide permitting process for the development of…

Larry Gibson speaks to the crowd John Ruth leads the impromptu auction for the Vespa The coordinating committee for the Larry Gibson Earth Day event and fundraiser View more pics from the event By Tricia Feeney On Earth Day in Boone, N.C., Keeper of the Mountains Larry Gibson spoke at Appalachian State University and to…

“The President has parked his tanks on our front lawn”- Luke Popovich of National Mining Association … The Washington Post gave us a big sloppy pile of news-ish Sunday morning about how Appalachian citizens are wary of President Obama’s environmental policies. The authors choose to regurgitate the uber-Appalachian authenticity of Washington DC’s own Luke Popovich…

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President Obama will deliver a eulogy at a memorial service in Beckley, West Virginia today for the miners lost at Upper Big Branch. The event begins at 3:30pm and will be available live on C-SPAN and online via local WV stations. The White House has released several excerpts of the President’s planned eulogy. We cannot…