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(Jan) Archive - February, 2003 (Mar)

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2-28	Coal truck bill is an economic disaster for West Virginia
2-28	Coal truck bill set to pass the Senate
2-28	Senate coal truck, tax bills looming
2-28	Many Letters to the Editor on Coal
2-28	Coal truck bill ready to roll
2-28	Mine on fire two weeks after blaze began
2-28	Miner claims he was wrongfully fired by company
2-28	U.S. Seeking Cleaner Model of Coal Plant (Burning coal is only one aspect of coal use that drastically needs cleaned up. From Coal's dirty hold over politics, to MTR with its destruction of streams and forests, to transportation, to disposal of coal ash, there is no such thing as clean coal)
2-28	Pollution - Free Power Plant Plans Revealed
2-28	Loopholes drain stream rule, violate law, judge told
2-28	NY utility to buy 45 fuel cells, some for homes
2-28	Elk Run Coal to install dust controls
2-28	State’s congressional leaders question Iraq war (Read more stories on the quest for peace by clicking on red words above)
2-28	Coal Truck Bill Moves On
2-28	Caputo Not Backing Down in Fight
2-27	Coal truck weight plan gets support from Wise
2-27	Court orders more dust control; Boone judge rules immediate action must be taken
2-27	Permit delays complicated; Coal companies claim wait costing jobs in West Virginia 14 mine permit applications left sitting for 3 years
2-27	The writing is on the coal mine wall
2-27	Kentucky not a good model to follow
2-27	Dust protections approved; Elk Run Coal Co. to install control equipment at Sylvester
2-27	Coal truck bill charges penny per ton for road damage
2-27	Monster trucks: Weightier bill still no good
2-27	Legislators ignore truck damage stats (Scroll down)
2-27	Finance wheels out 'tough' coal truck weight bill
2-26	Plant moving coal without dust control
2-26	E-Day participants try to make voices heard -- Mothman
2-26	Senate panel approves truck bill
2-26	MSHA denies transfers were political
2-26	Mothman Cometh to the Capitol
2-26	EPA worried as child asthma doubles
2-26	Chinese Mine Accidents Kill at Least 49
2-26	Suit targets EPA on water inaction
2-25	Water plan concerns legislators
2-25	More changes in the works for coal truck bill: Revised legislation similar to earlier Wise proposal
2-25	Enforcement provisions added to coal truck bill
2-25	Water-use proposal goes to Senate floor
2-25	See today's letters to the editor
2-25	EPA Report Has Good, Bad News For Kids; Pollutant Exposure Falls, but Mercury Is Growing Concern
2-25	California Grocers Warn of Mercury in Fish
2-25	Governor's truck bill restarted, given new gears
2-25	Blast Kills At Least 35 Chinese Miners
2-24	Kentucky's coal production a poor model for West Virginia
2-24	Unitarian church opposes Iraq war
2-24	Canada: We must take lead on clean energy front (While WV seems to be saying: We must cling desperately to the past, despite our terrible economy and the environmental devastation of mountaintop removal)
2-24	Environmental Policy Shapers, Well Known and Little Known
2-23	Mercury threat to kids up, delayed report warns
2-23	MSHA inspectors demoted after coal operator complains (WVPublic Radio - click icon for audio)
2-23	MSHA staffing woes worst in W.Va. (WVPublic Radio - click icon for audio)
2-23	Mountaintop removal study delayed again
2-23	Water rule bills worry state board
2-23	Solar, Wind, and Fuel Cells to Fuel Economic Growth, Expanding from $9.5 Billion Today to $89 Billion by 2012
2-23	Public Access to U.S. Critical Energy Data Closed
2-23	Letters to the editor on Massey and RWE
2-23	Wise doesn't want table games, lobbyists told (Hey Raney, try this idea: Order your coal industry members to pay the massive workers' comp debt they owe.)
2-23	Trade deficit forecasts bleak economic future
2-23	Some in Appalachia Cling to Once Common Heater
2-23	E. Ky. flooding: act of God, the Corps and mining companies
2-23	EPA may not set rules for coal ash disposal
2-23	Massey: Illegal discharge in Boone County
2-23	In a down national economy, W.Va. industries look to China, Vietnam
2-22	Legislation to ensure insurance for retired miners, Byrd says
2-22	Wind turbines a good cash crop
2-22	A Pollutant by Any Other Name
2-22	On Environmental Rules, Bush Sees a Balance, Critics a Threat
2-22	Massey gets boost from improved rating
2-22	Settlement Reached in Suit Vs. Coal Co.
2-22	Coal truck and ATV measures detoured for time being
2-22	Water quality board member seeks speedup in pollution-limit study
2-22	Massey destroys land, community (and other opinion - Gazette Reader's Forum)
2-21	GOP Threats Halted GAO Cheney Suit
2-21	M.A.P.S. to 'die out' in opposition of Iraq war
2-21	Citations for Kentucky slurry spill thrown out
2-21	U.S. drops 6 slurry spill citations
2-21	Shiny, well-engineered coal trucks are still dangerous
2-21	Truck bill needs enforcement, safety changes
2-21	Coal industry truck bill lighter on enforcement
2-21	State board delays action on water pollution change
2-21	Mercury threat to kids up, delayed report warns, says WSJ
2-21	Latest coal bill is laughable (Follow link, scroll down)
2-20	Bush and Putin share heartless environmental policy
2-20	Wise and Caputo oppose coal truck weight bill (WV Public Radio)
2-20	Denise Giardina: The opposition can't be stereotyped; Those against war with Iraq are everywhere
2-20	Senate may look at water
2-20	Committee puts brakes on coal truck bill
2-20	Wise to put brakes on coal truck weight bill
2-20	Citations for slurry spill dropped, report says
2-20	Wise opposes truck proposal: Governor says weight-limit bill lacks measures for enforcement and safety
2-20	Miner Returns To Where He Was Trapped
2-19	Wise Won't Support New Coal Truck Bill
2-19	Wise Opposes Coal Truck Bill
2-19	Committee keeps coal truck bill: Lawmaker says plan needs work before moving on
2-19	Monster trucks: Physics laws unchanged
2-19	Coal truck bill getting started: Senate committee looking at proposal to raise limits
2-19	Coal truck weight increase likely to pass, Tomblin says
2-19	Coal loading dock in Kenova may be opened by September
2-19	Limits on water pollution to come before board again
2-19	McCain leads GOP eco-rebels; A few senators saddle up to head off Bush's environmental plans
2-18	Coal Truck Bill Introduced
2-18	Mingo Families Stranded
2-18	Snyder may not qualify for job
2-18	Regulations: Don't turn back the clock
2-18	Mingo coal ponds overflow during weekend winter blast
2-17	Two mine sites flood, but others in state hold tight
2-17	Private E-mails Reveal Attempt to Circumvent McCain-Feingold
2-17	Bill would make Haden ruling law
2-16	Some in Legislature tap into protecting state water supply
2-16	War protests go global
2-16	Robert Kennedy Jr.: A Bad Element
2-15	Heavy rains cause mine sediment overflow
2-15	Unpaid premiums big part of state's workers' comp "culture''
2-15	Cities jammed in worldwide protest of war in Iraq (Click on red-word link above for many more peace articles)
2-15	Coal fires are 'global catastrophe'
2-15	Hidden Coal Fires Create Visible Problems
2-15	Scientists warn of 'global catastrophe'
2-15	Gasoline unit expected back in production
2-15	Cecil Roberts: More follies from Massey Energy; This bunch lurches from one problem to another problem
2-15	Millions expected at antiwar protests (Click on red-word link above for many more peace articles)
2-15	Millions to march in hundreds of cities - a global protest begins
2-15	UMWA fights to kill coal truck bill
2-15	EPA Delays Utility Pollution Rule Until May
2-15	Fire CONSOL’s 3rd ’03 accident
2-14	Coal truck bill resurfaces; Opponents say heavier limits will be tough to defeat
2-14	UMW re-opens coal truck site
2-14	Bill contains funds for miners' health care benefits
2-14	Marion County coal seam fire forces miners to evacuate
2-14	Peabody Energy reopens mine in Boone County
2-14	Razing Appalachia
2-14	Senator: Coal truck weight bill is a 'must' (Unreal! Chafin is -threatening the acting DEP chief that she better work with the coal industry, but we doubt he wants her to work on behalf of citizens and the environment Marrowbone closed, according to its parent company because of "limited mining opportunities" and "low profits.")
2-14	Coal Train Derails in Scottsbluff, Neb.
2-14	Refinery spews smoky cloud
2-13	Veterans to address gathering for peace
2-13	Coal ads to push increase ; Industry seeks support for higher coal truck weight limits
2-13	Mining ban measure introduced again
2-13	W.Va. produces more coal than Ky., activist says
2-13	Miners fall through benefits crack
2-13	Hunter proposes 1 voter, 1 donation: Introduces campaign finance reform bill
2-13	Bill to limit DEP won't speed mine permits, lawmakers told (How sad to know some legislators actually BELIEVE advertising!)
2-13	UMWA Restarts E-Mail Campaign E-mail from here Listen to Cecil Roberts (mp3)
2-13	Film Probes Horror of China's Illegal Coal Mines
2-13	Watershed group reclaims resource
2-13	State mining officials subpoenaed in Quecreek probe
2-13	Official: Crew Ignored Methane Gas Reading
2-12	Coal industry willing to consider study (If only it was willing to consider people' s lives and the environment which supports us.)
2-12	Faulty reading led to mine explosion
2-12	Big water’s influence growing, report says; Campaign cash fuels effort to privatize
2-12	State working to recover coal fines
2-12	Reclamation site may bring boost to McDowell economy
2-12	DEP makes deal for failed Gary dam site
2-12	MSHA to increase mine safety fines
2-12	MU virtual exhibit looks at Buffalo Creek events
2-12	Pa. at center of dirty-air fight
2-11	Supporting Coal...Miners, truckers, vendors, operators gather in Williamson for coal rally (The much-ballyhooed "billion dollar" coalfields left the area one of the poorest in one of the poorest states. It is never too late to begin diversifying the state's economy. How about alt. energy R & D and manufacturing in the coalfields? There are new ways to keep the lights on!)
2-11	People turn out for pro-coal rally in Williamson
2-11	Chafin meets with DEP over coal permits Take Action!
2-11	Please read, then call--today! Bill prevents stricter environmental rules - Broken Promises of Our Good Neighbors? - Navigate this site to find legislators' contact info!
2-11	Mine rules need time, OSM says OSM report
2-11	Mining ruling gives a boost to Mingo mountaintop plan (Peeks needs to peek a little more into life near blown-up peaks. A change he might make is to learn a little more about the functioning of natural systems and the web of life.)
2-11	Drillers at mine did not complete safety training
2-11	Coal pile caused rupture ; Bulldozer accident had been reported as cause
2-10	Crisis looms as flooded mines discharge acid water into Monongahela pdf map of mine pool flooding
2-10	U.N. Conference Backs Efforts to Curb Mercury Pollution (The fossil-fuel funded Bush administration blocked binding restrictions on mercury)
2-10	Don Nehlen in damage control mode: Coal needs to have reasonable regulations to do better job (Look out world--Nehlen thinks West Virginia coal companies set the standard for the environment)
2-10	Hearing slated for mine foreman
2-9	How Would You Cut the Federal Budget? ("Since the mid-80’s, this Energy Department program has received more than $2.4 billion to finance research into technologies that haven’t proved to be any cleaner than traditional ways of burning coal. Eliminating it would save $10 billion over the next 10 years.")
2-9	Massey, oil and gas barons donate over $100,000 for purchase of state Republican party headquarters building (Scroll down to first short)
2-9	A distant mirror: In China, today's coal industry bears an eerie resemblance to West Virginia's past (If Massey, the WV Coal Association and Coach Nehlen gets their way, we will look China once more!)
2-9	The federal government says so; It’s official: W.Va. does NOT allow overweight coal trucks on its road
2-8	Coal industry pushing for pared-down rules; Lawmakers criticize the time it takes for permits to be OK'd (Industry: Hey legislators, want more cash from us? Then do do something about these pesky dang burn regulations and laws and those uppity coalfield residents. And get a move on. There are still forested mountains standing and streams flowing.)
2-8	Disasters, suits led to tougher mine laws; Legislators crafted laws stricter than U.S., other states
2-8	Senator hires coal lobbyist
2-8	Coal company liable for dust; Sylvester residents awarded $473,000
2-8	Jury Finds W.Va. Coal Company Liable
2-8	Coal Company Ordered to Pay Dust Damages
2-8	Coal company told to pay W.Va. residents $473,000; Plaintiffs in suit claimed dust hurt property values
2-8	150 in W.Va. said coal dust ruined property
2-8	Political cash: Almost like bribery (OVEC takes the lead on organizing West Virginians for Clean Elections)
2-8	Coal power stations and incinerators major source of mercury
2-8	Science strives to reach zero carbon energy system (Of course we aren't talking about science in the fossil-fool administration)
2-8	Agency Ends Pursuit of Cheney Energy Panel Data
2-8	GAO Ends Fight With Cheney Over Files; Weakening of Hill's Oversight Decried
2-8	GAO Backs Off Cheney Lawsuit; Accounting Office Will Not Appeal Federal Court Ruling
2-8	GAO Won't Pursue Cheney Energy Probe
2-7	Jury finds Massey subsidiary liable in coal dust case
2-7	Coal dust-control dome deflated; DEP cites Elk Run for ‘preventable accident'
2-7	Coal has made state a real mess
2-7	Industry wants mining reforms reversed
2-7	Sagging Streams: Planned earthquakes under America's waterways
2-7	Boone jury continues deliberations
2-7	Coal truck issue may be on the road again
2-7	Bush, Environmentalists at Odds on Fuel Cell Plan (Bush & Co. want to use coal and other fossil fuels to produce hydrogen fuel)
2-7	Hydrogen Cars Fuel U.S. Energy Debate
2-7	Bush Hydrogen Initiative Faces Many Obstacles
2-7	Fool Cells: How Detroit Plays Americans For A Bunch Of Suckers
2-7	The Hydrogen Hypocrites: Duplicity Amongst The White House's Energy Allies
2-6	Article on Don Blankenship
2-6	Massey coal dust case goes to jury
2-6	Official won't watch Massey's TV ads
2-6	Groups give notice of intent to sue wind farm developer
2-6	Conservationists Warn of Bush Budget Tricks
2-5	Attorneys give final arguments in coal dust case; Residents' lawyer says Massey didn't keep promises
2-5	Lawyer urges jurors to put coal company under court supervision
2-5	Rep Boyd Marley Speaks on Clean Elections in Maine
2-5	Mine inspections (Report from WV Public Radio)
2-5	Environment Feels the Pinch in Bush Budget
2-5	In Kentucky: Environmental Groups Appeal Land Swap
2-4	Officials ponder clean election bill (OVEC takes the lead in organizing this coalition)
2-4	Appeals Court Upholds Mountaintop Removal Mining
2-4	Bush proposes cutting funds for mine cleanup
2-4	Bush budget has little renewable energy new money
2-4	Our state is a product of coal; Coal industry’s view is skewed (Follow link and scroll down)
2-4	Priorities: West Virginia concerns
2-4	In Pennsylvania: DEP postpones release of Quecreek Mine accident report
2-3	16,825 political ads aired; W.Va. 2002 House race most costly in the country
2-3	Clean Elections ‘ambassador’ to speak today at the Capitol (