12-31
 
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Tension:
Vigorous disputes produce the best-considered policies
Click
here to read the letter about Ecological Economics, and click
here for just one study on the economic possibilities of beginning the
switch to the new energy economy (You'll have to wait for the pdf file to download)
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12-31
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Groups
seeking action; Wise's influence sought in debate over coal trucks
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12-31
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Collision
of car, coal truck kills 1
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12-31
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(Plaques
below) Statue Dispute Continues
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12-31
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Protesting
may be good for your health
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12-31
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Cow
Manure Used to Treat Mine Drainage
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12-31
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Coal
still has role to play in economy And West Virginia's politicians
are still in denial about the exceedingly high "hidden" costs of
mountaintop removal, as well as the jobs and tax revenue to be had in the transition to the
new, cleaner energy economy: Job
Jolt (You'll have to wait for the download)
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12-30
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Environmental
group criticizes firm in letter Click here to read OVEC's letter
(pdf)
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12-30
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TOP 10
Business stories of 2002
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12-30
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Humanity
Wages War with Nature for Water, Says Report
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12-30
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Coal
mine expansion phased in
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12-30
 
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For
U.S. Senate Committee, a Big Change: New Environment Chairman Opposes Many
Protections
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12-30
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Meteorologists,
environmentalists dismayed at Bush administration
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12-30
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In Kentucky: Schools
pushed to be more energy-efficient
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12-30
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Top
Stories #2: Coal truck weight issue divides state
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12-30
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Court
ruling in Ohio mining case could prove costly
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12-29
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In Kentucky: Mine
equipment crushes man
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12-29
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Ranchers
Bristle as Gas Wells Loom on the Range (Coalbed methane
ruins water out West. Gov. Wise has promised extra-easy permitting for
CBM extraction. Already, water problems from this mining method are cropping up
here.)
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12-29
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When
Not Knowing a Celebrity Could Prove Fatal (Briefly mentions
Kevin Richardson testifying before Congress about mountaintop removal)
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12-28
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In West Virginia: Miner
dies in equipment accident
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12-27
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Sing,
Dance, Rejoice—Corporate Personhood Is Doomed
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12-26
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Water
quantity (and quality!): Future state treasure (Mountaintop removal is a
major threat to both streams and groundwater)
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12-26
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Water
quality: Don’t weaken standards
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12-26
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Coal
firm, 23 residents settle Massey sludge lawsuit
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12-25
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Suit
over (massive Massey) coal slurry spill in Martin County is settled; Residents,
company agree to undisclosed terms following October 2000 incident
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12-25
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Clean
liquid fuel from coal possible, but it'll cost (as long as
there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as "clean"
coal!)
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12-25
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Popular
poinsettia grower imperiled by subsidence Learn
more about longwall coal mining
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12-25
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High-tech
corridor along I-64 envisioned
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12-24
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Cecil Roberts: Massey
ads do not cover tarnished public image
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12-24
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Americans'
perception of mining improving, industry survey finds (watch
for a lot more industry spending on spin)
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12-24
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Water
privatization protested
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12-24
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Water
firm will resist city efforts; Mayor considering purchase of facility
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12-24
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City
may go into water business; Goldman wants to examine possibility of buying out
water plant
|
12-23
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Judge
orders new hearing on Marfork violations
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12-23
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Lawmaker
links malpractice, trucking
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12-23
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Weakening
of clean air rules particularly bad for Kentucky
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12-22
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Moving Mountains:
Desperate to modernize West Virginia’s economy, Governor Bob Wise is pushing
business-labor collaboration
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12-22
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Board
votes to close Marsh Fork, again (Yup, the board wants to
close a high school so blasting for mountaintop removal can proceed, no matter
what the townsfolk want)
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12-22
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W.Va.
water already siphoned by neighbors; State has no plan to protect vital
resource
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12-22
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Can
money move mountains? Jenkins
still looking for benefits from business park
Where
does the money go?
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12-21
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Coal
companies want ‘flexibility’ on flood rules
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12-21
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Conservationists
Warn Bush Will Dismantle Safeguards
|
12-21
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E.P.A.
Opposes Plan on Runoff Pollution
|
12-21
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EPA
Jettisons Clinton Rule On Cleaning Up Waterways
|
12-20
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Residents
won't get to use records; Plaintiffs trying to prove Massey violated state laws
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12-20
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New
chief judge not planning big changes right away
|
12-20
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UMWA
Launches Holiday Radio Ads Hear
the Ads
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12-20
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Court
refuses Boone residents' appeal; Justices uphold circuit judge on keeping
Massey violations out of dust trial
|
12-20
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Faber
poised to take chief judge's (Haden's) bench
|
12-20
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Tilting
at Windmills;
Activists are split on proposed wind project off Cape Cod
|
12-20
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Wind
farms for W. Md. generate DNR support; Environmental
officials back approval despite unknowns about bird kills
|
12-19
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Most
Elk Run (Massey subsidiary) trucks overweight, jury told
|
12-19
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Massey:
Ads can't hide truth
|
12-19
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Cash:
Political bonanza
|
12-19
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Going
with the wind
|
12-19
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Md.
Aims to Save Birds From Wind Turbines
|
12-18
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Haden
stepping down as chief judge
|
12-18
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Sylvester
residents appeal Boone ruling; State court asked to allow Massey violations in
trial
|
12-18
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Water:
Guard state's resource (mountaintop removal, coalbed
methane, globalization--some of the threats to West Virginia's greatest
resource...will we basically give this resource away, to our great detriment,
as we have coal?)
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12-18
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Drinkable
streams debate continues
|
12-18
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Hometown
gifts
|
12-17
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Stream
cleanup may take hit as DEP trims budget
|
12-17
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Agreement
allows Smith to comply with campaign law
|
12-17
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Massey
companies agree to fines of $200,000 for pollution releases
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12-16
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Picking
‘Shawnee' up the Big Coal; West Virginians are likeable stars on Internet
project
|
12-16
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Massey
subsidiaries plead guilty to charges; Two companies agree
to pay up to $200,000 each
|
12-16
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Miners
Race a Fireball to Help Co-Workers
|
12-15
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Officials
See Bush Insulated From Hill Probes
|
12-15
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12-14
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State
regulators considering changes to strip mine flooding rules
|
12-14
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Mine
disaster report 'too limited,' UMW says
|
12-14
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10,000
acres in state opening for Guard
|
12-14
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Now with Bill Moyers: Wind
Power Teaching
Wind Power
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12-13
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Nehlen
to pitch for coal group; Ex-WVU coach calls industry ‘vital' to state's
future
|
12-13
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Coal
information key, Raney says
|
12-13
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Violations
to blame in Ala. blast, MSHA says
|
12-13
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U.S.
Issues Rule to Govern Mine Emergencies
; Labor Dept. Safety Agency Acts in Response to Disaster That Killed 13 Last
Year in Alabama
|
12-13
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Massey
running series of new ads; Company wants to improve perception of coal
industry
|
12-13
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W.Va.
Coal Co. Aims to Better Image
|
12-13
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Massey
Energy Co. launches ad campaign to improve its image
|
12-13
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Massey
coal dust trial opens in Boone County
|
12-12
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Residents'
lawyer calls Massey subsidiary 'terrible neighbor'
|
12-12
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Attorney
blames company
|
12-12
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Marfork
ruling likely before end of month; Judge to decide if examiner tainted
action
|
12-12
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Bush
administration unveils emergency mine evacuation rules
|
12-12
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Clean
energy would create good jobs, study says
|
12-12
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Massey:
Evidence not allowed
|
12-12
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The
Railroad Barons Are Back - And This Time They'll Finish the Job
|
12-12
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Agency
Faults Mine Company in 13 Deaths
|
12-12
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4
of 9 Miners Rescued Questioned by Jury
|
12-12
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Some
AEP debt downgraded
|
12-11
|
Waxman
Statement on the Cheney Energy Task Force
|
12-11
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Mining
method assailed in Letcher
|
12-11
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Wind
farm dispute reaches Grant County Circuit Court
|
12-11
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DEP
again denies permit to mine under trout stream
|
12-11
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Keeping
Dick Cheney's Secrets
|
12-11
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Disco
Dick Cheney
|
12-10
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Purchase
of water company allowed; PSC rejects McGraw’s move to block sale to overseas
owners
|
12-10
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Efforts
to weaken air pollution laws should be blocked
|
12-10
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Group
asks for change to coal mining plaques (OVEC did
discuss that long wall mining is terribly destructive, as Tri-State
Mining Network can attest)
|
12-10
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Ex-coal
operator Kizer backs Moore's bid for law license
|
12-10
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Environmental
battles may not be a GOP rout
|
12-10
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Judge
Knocks GAO Out of Cheney Task Force Lawsuit
|
12-10
|
Suit
Versus Cheney Is Dismissed
; Judge Gives Administration Broad Victory on Oversight
|
12-10
|
Suit
Against Cheney Task Force Dropped
|
12-9
|
Lawsuit
Against Cheney's Energy Task Force Dismissed
|
12-9
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Judge
Rebuffs Effort to Obtain Records on Cheney Task Force
|
12-9
??
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Cheney's
Home Sending Bad Vibrations; Construction Blasts Have D.C. Folks Shuddering,
Speculating (Ok, so it isn't mountaintop removal, but maybe now folks in DC
can get a feel for MTR blasting!)
|
12-9
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NAFTA
could trump water regulation
|
12-9
|
White
House undermines environment
|
12-9
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‘Pork
commandos’ stage raids on taxpayers’ wallets
|
12-9
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Rail
tycoon tipped to be US treasury secretary
|
12-9
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Bush
Picks CSX Corp. Chief for Treasury
; Railroad Executive Is In Final Review Stage
|
12-9
|
Bush
Said to Pick Chief of Railroad for Treasury Job
|
12-8
|
Court
weighs sending mine case back
|
12-8
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FCC
Ready to Roll Back Limits on Media Consolidation Please
take action today for media democracy!--Follow link above and scroll down. Ask
your friends to take action too!
|
12-8
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New
Breed of Patriots Speaking Up; Grass-roots
efforts to rein in the anti-terrorist USA Patriot Act gain support
Make your
city or town a Civil
Liberties Safe Zone
|
12-8
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Will
state have a say about its own water? McGraw adds his voice to concerns about
GATS, NAFTA
Water for Profit
|
12-8
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RWE:
The company behind the push for W.Va.'s H2O
|
12-8
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Rural
Community Wins Fight as Power Plant Pulls Back
|
12-8
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Use
of Renewable Energy Took a Big Fall in 2001 (Yet
massive subsidies for the fossil fuel cartel continue...)
|
12-8
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Warmth,
Power, Blood and Smoke
|
12-8
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Still
Lagging on Warming
|
12-8
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Ancient
timber tumbles in new battle over America's wild West; George Bush backs the
commercial pillagers
|
12-8
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Flood
insurance deal scuttled; Former state school official's plan favored friends,
agents say
|
12-7
|
Humphreys
Leads Nation
|
12-7
|
Letters to the Editor -- scroll down: Appalachia’s
own destroying it and us; ‘Cleaner/greener’ coal? Yeah, right
|
12-6
|
Mine
rule awaiting approval; Federal official says regulators OK with rest of
proposal
|
12-6
|
Candidates
spent more in rematch; Humphreys top in terms of personal spending
|
12-6
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Paying
Back Big Energy
|
12-6
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It's
the Environment, Stupid
|
12-6
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Remarks
of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to the National Coal Council
Who is
Spencer Abraham?
|
12-6
|
Bush's
Plan on Warming Needs Work and Money, Experts Say
|
12-6
|
AEP
to lay off unknown number at machine shop
|
12-5
|
Mine
ruling under fire; Federal judges appear ready to overturn Judge Haden's
decision
|
12-5
|
Mountaintop
Mining Argued Before Federal Appeals Court
|
12-5
|
Federal
court hears appeal of mining case
|
12-5
|
Arguments
begin in Haden case appeal
|
12-5
|
E-Activism
Connects Protest Groups; Web Makes It Easy To Organize Rallies
Quickly, But Sheer Volume Of E-Mail Can Hinder Cause
|
12-5
|
UN
Hosted Talks Link Energy, Climate Change
|
12-5
|
Grand
Jury to Investigate Pa. Mine Flood
|
12-4
|
Haden
ruling criticized; Appellate judge says W.Va. decision anticipated cases
|
12-4
|
Environmental
office plans to buy helicopter
|
12-4
|
Honda,
Toyota deliver fuel cell cars in California
|
12-4
|
Group
Meets on Global Warming
; Bush Officials Say Uncertainties Remain on Cause, Effects
|
12-4
|
Administration
Suggests Faster Pace on Emission Worries
|
12-4
|
U.S.
Plans 5 - Year Global Warming Study
|
12-3
|
Industry
Seeking Rewards From G.O.P.-Led Congress
|
12-3
|
Robert Redford: The
Highest Patriotism Lies in Weaning U.S. From Fossil Fuels
|
12-3
|
The
future is here - Japan launches fuel cell cars
|
12-3
|
Senator
Jeffords blasts Bush on environment
|
12-2
|
Project
will determine if gas can go underground; Government footing the bill for most
of the work
|
12-2
|
Clean
elections: Leave special interests out
|
12-2
|
W.Va.
should use reserves of coal seam natural gas (The folks
in Wyoming working to stop the devastation wrought by coalbed methane
extraction have a far different take than Clint
Hurt, an oil industry insider with oil and gas property in West
Virginia.)
|
12-2
|
At
Justice, Freedom Not to Release Information
|
12-1
|
Mining
congressional intent; Appeal to focus on Clean Water Act's meaning
|
12-1
|
Wind
power costly, consultant says
|
12-1
|
School
official was pressured for flood funds; Delegates upset with director, demand
to see travel expenses
|
12-1
|
Mining
deep for tourists; Preserving
coalfield history is W.Va. challenge
|
12-1
|
UK
shouldn't destroy forest to provide scholarships
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