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[California] A new age of forestry is needed in the United States. Recent dramatic declines in forest management have brought some undesirable consequences for forest health and wildlife. A total preservationist approach to management — standing back and letting nature take its course — has become increasingly prevalent. A return to a totally economic-driven forestry…

Its like they WANT us to think that they are trying to hurt children. Massey tried to build ANOTHER coal silo next to Marsh Fork Elementary last year and was defeated. Now they are showing that they just can’t take “no, go away!” for an answer. OHVEC has the action alert… July 24: Stop DEP…

Should the WVU-Marhall Game be called the “Friends of Coal Bowl”? (vote on left-hand side) (I voted NO!!!)

Check this out! After many days and nights of exhausting work by a team of wonderful friends and family, the dream had been realized,… we hoped. Converted to run on pure waste vegetable oil from restaurant deep fryers, the Ecologic Environmental Ambulance was ready for the test and then onto to save the world. The…

To win, you must know your enemy. We’re LOSING every day to big polluting interests and corrupt people in power because we fail to understand or appreciate their strategies and tactics. How do they keep getting away with it? There is no simple answer, but one thing that helps is $.They can buy influence where…

They found that large wildfires became four times more frequent after 1987 and burned more than six and a half times as much forest. In essence, the region shifted that year from infrequent large wildfires that lasted roughly a week to more frequent burns that lasted for an average of more than a month. In…

The 3rd annual Bluegrass Energy & Green Living Expo brings together the business, education, government, and non-profit sectors to educate Kentuckians about proven healthy living, energy conservation, and renewable energy solutions. The Expo is held in downtown Lexington at the Lexington Convention Center/ Heritage Hall, and includes workshops, educational exhibits, an outstanding Children’s Expo, a…

Stirling Newberry has a great editorial centering around Jeff Goodall’s Big Coal: The Secret Behind America’s Energy Future This book has been making quite a splash! Newberry is an excellent writer, and adds some thoughts about our carbon energy future. Its a great read. Check it out!

I’d like to begin and end this post with this quote… “If we have our back to the wall, we can always fall back on the coal reserves we have here in this country,” Coal imports to the United States have gone up 230% since 1999 due to an increasing demand for low-sulfur coal. Imports…