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	News Links Relevant to OVEC Issues
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3-31	Calling Coal “An Environmentally Attractive Fuel Source,” World Bank Arm Votes to Finance Massive Coal Mine in China -- Click here for background report
3-31	Scientists say clean energy need high
3-31	Coal trucks: PSC Has Lot Of Work To Do
3-31	At Least 16 Die in Mine Blast in China
3-31	Banker's Lament: How to Run a Power Plant
3-30	Coal Country: The Coal Sludge Impoundment Disaster
3-30	Patriot Act goes too far, panelists at City Hall say
3-30	Filling out the characters
3-30	Policy Watch (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as "clean" coal)
3-30	Wind farm loan ‘outrageous,’ group says
3-30	Miner was killed under their supervision
3-30	Water limits weaker than recommended
3-30	Water: Four times as costly (The "Jim" Cooper mentioned here is actually OVEC's Dave Cooper.)
3-30	Blackwater waits for ‘special’ label
3-29	Julian Martin: Policing the world costs lives and money
3-29	Mining plan comes under fire; Army Corps of Engineers objects to plans for boring at East Lynn
3-29	C8: Chemical Might Pose Health Risk to Younger Women and Girls
3-29	In Kentucky: 2 mine officials' certificates revoked
3-29	Changes to Clean Air Act Drifting Past the Public
3-28	Using Patriotism To Sell Extremism: Environmental Rollbacks Under The Guise Of National Security
3-28	Coal company sues Workers' Comp; Division says company liable for $1.8 million
3-28	Delusions of Power
3-28	Energy gouging
3-28	Byrd turns up heat on war spending
3-28	You can support the troops and oppose the war
3-28	DuPont's C8 risks greater than acceptable, feds find
3-27	Appalachia: Rising clouds leave forests high and dry (Common sense would say the deforestation from mountaintop removal significantly contributes to this effect.)
3-27	Oil: Breaking the chains Oil II: Iraq's vast reserves
3-27	China mine blast death toll rises to 62 (Remember "Friend of Coal" Don Nehlen's remarks?)
3-26	Clean Energy Reader
3-26	War cost will outstrip Bush request, Byrd says
3-26	Hope in a Hollow for a Girl Who Dreamed ; West Virginia Town Prays for the Return of Missing U.S. Soldier
3-26	Residents of War, W.Va., Consider Iraq
3-26	Scientists urge rethink on war
3-26	The simple facts: laying coal bare
3-26	China: Renewable energy to sustain growth
3-26	College burns oat hulls instead of coal
3-25	Gov. Bob Wise appoints Stephanie R. Timmermeyer as secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
3-25	Human Right to Water Water - an essential human right
3-25	In Michigan: Ground water limits sought (Will West Virginia takes steps to protect that which is essential to life?)
3-25	Kill a watt and save the planet - and your money ...and a mountain!
3-25	Montana: Hydrogen State
3-24	Charleston water costs highest in survey, again
3-24	Selby to Stage Play About W.Va. Mining
3-24	More Work to Come on Coal Truck Bill
3-24	George W. Bush is the real threat to world peace
3-24	What's holding up wind power? U.S. lags far behind Europe
3-24	New York Times: Selby to Stage Play About W.Va. Mining
3-24	In Kentucky: Lobbying costs near $3 million; Special interests invest big to get points across
3-24	50 Bodies Found in Chinese Mine Blast
3-23	David Selby takes on issue of mountaintop removal, but first must find the actors to do it
3-23	In Scotland: Radical coalition campaigns for a green future to save the economy
3-23	Meanwhile, in the U.S. A.: The Missing Energy Strategy
3-23	Mr. Peabody's Coal Train Done Hauled It Away
3-23	Mine Explosion Kills 28 in Northern China (Remember "Friend of Coal" Don Nehlen's remarks?)
3-22	Critics Say Coverage Helped Lead to War
3-22	Air pollution rules have many fuming
3-22	No matter where you stand, this is democracy
3-21	David Selby takes on mountaintop removal in new play
3-21	Wise signs bill allowing heavier coal trucks
3-21	Governor signs 120,000-pound coal truck bill
3-21	Protests stir up Capital
3-21	Risks still unclear for chemical plants
3-21	Why did Bush do this?
3-21	In Kentucky: Environment commission may lose funds
3-20	War protesters take stand at courthouse: Group planning low-key event
3-20	WAR War news inspires duty, worry, questions in city
3-20	Senator Byrd: Today, I Weep for my Country...
3-20	Peace Activists Demonstrate
3-20	Activists Urge Walkouts to Protest War (Click on link above--the words in red--for many more stories on what is happening today)
3-20	Groups want WVU professor to head DEP
3-19	Senate Rejects Drilling in Alaska Refuge
3-19	Enforcement: New coal truck weight limits will work if the state is serious (...and if we suspend the laws of physics or if we find an extra couple of billion dollars for infrastructure repair)
3-19	Housing agency grants $2.5 million loan for wind farms
3-19	Coal truck cave-in represents record corporate welfare
3-19	Driver hit, killed by runaway coal truck
3-19	Lawmakers, Wise OK mine flood rules
3-19	War opponents plan quiet vigil
3-19	Byrd vows to continue raising questions on Iraq war
3-19	Officials criticize past policy on trucks
3-19	Kentucky's First Landfill Gas Plants Approved
3-18	Ky. has warning for state: Higher weight limits don't guarantee solution, official says
3-18	Enforcement: New coal truck weight limits will work if the state is serious
3-18	Into the Darkness
3-18	Landfill gas will fuel electricity production
3-17	Coal truck bill leaves agency in tough spot: Deciding which routes can haul the weight is difficult
3-17	Size of wind farms makes them impressive to see
3-17	Wind of change?: Role and future of wind farms unclear for West Virginia
3-17	Heavier trucks mean more death (Follow link, scroll down)
3-16	Families of the floods: Hilltop trailer park residents hope to re-establish roots
3-15	Dramatizing West Virginia's Tragedy Attend "Final Assault"
3-15	Environmental Group Worried About Land Sale
3-15	DOE Awards $3 Million for 'Green' Mining Technology R&D
3-14	Strategist saw state 'ripe' (No mention is made of the NRA's preaching to West Virginians that Gore would take our guns....Capito is a good bud of the WV Coal Association)
3-14	Political cash: Reform needed badly
3-14	Gov. Wise should veto coal truck bill just as Arch Moore did
3-14	Bush's critics berate Friday environmental policy changes
3-14	West Virginia Looks at Ways to Increase Its Wind Power Capacity (Article from West Virginia State Journal, which is owned in part by coal and timber baron Buck Harless)
3-13	Coal trucks: The industry won a big concession; Its conduct will be closely watched
3-13	Two Massey firms ordered to pay fines; Subsidiaries also sentenced to five years probation
3-13	Massey companies punished for stream spills
3-13	Legislature OKs study of state's water supply
3-13	10 Reasons Environmentalists Oppose War
3-13	Byrd says U.S. went from peacemaker to warmonger
3-13	Cheney is Still Paid by Pentagon Contractor (Former Massey Energy Co. owner Flour Corp. is one of five firms which stands to mega-profit from war on Iraq)
3-13	Beckley group's billboard questioning war rejected
3-13	Protesting Ashcroft's attack on civil liberties (Click on second photo)
3-12	Bill increases weight limits for coal trucks
3-12	Protecting species also protects people, activists say (OVEC and Coal River Mountain Watch are also on this lawsuit)
3-12	Road funds needed; Official says fees from coal trucks won't cover costs
3-12	Ashcroft visits today Defend the Constitution! Today (March 12) 11 a.m. gather on the Virginia Street side of the Robert C. Byrd US States Courthouse, 300 Virginia St., East, Charleston
3-12	Ashcroft promises increased enforcement of environmental laws for homeland security
3-12	Wise should veto bill
3-12	Wise urged to veto truck weight bill Please call the Gov. at 1-888-438-2731. Ask him to veto the coal truck weight increase bill. Let him know he’s NOT pleasing the people.
3-12	Groups to monitor mine bond program
3-12	Bush again seeks vote for oil drilling in Arctic Call Senator Byrd Toll Free at 1-877-703-9491. Ask him oppose drilling in the Artic national Wildlife Refuge.
3-12	Let coal tax ease deficit, delegate says
3-11	Agency wins some, loses some in session
3-11	Coal Truck Weight Limits To Increase
3-11	Coal industry must keep its end of bargain (And pigs must fly!)
3-11	Bad session for most
3-11	Massey slurry spill keeps region on watch
3-11	Bank of China to lend $100 mln to top coal producer
3-10	Coal material spills from Kentucky pond
3-10	Sydney: Massey coal waste pond overflows in Pike
3-10	'Coal': Sovereign of the Industrial Age
3-10	Coal firm, Wise donor faces lawsuit, fines
3-10	Coal dust testing
3-9	WV House of Delegates Roll Call on SB583
3-9	Bush Administration Exempts Oil Industry From Clean Water Act
3-9	Feds release favorable pipeline findings
3-9	A ‘regrettable ending’: Heavier trucks, no helmets, state’s leadership decides
3-8	ALICE WALKER, MAXINE HONG KINGSTON, AMY GOODMAN OTHER NOTABLE WOMEN ARRESTED PROTESTING AGAINST THE WAR WITH IRAQ
3-8	Granny D speaking at International Women's Day Peace March and Rally in Washington, DC
3-8	Counties affected by coal truck bill
3-8	Legislature passes coal truck bill to Wise
3-8	Bill may resolve fight over coal trucks: Both sides say success will hinge on enforcement
3-8	Oil Industry Granted Clean-Water Waiver
3-8	Fewer air inspections by DEP unacceptable
3-8	House passes 120,000 limit, 56-43
3-8	House passes coal truck bill
3-8	House OKs coal truck-weight rise: Amended bill goes back to Senate today before moving on to governor
3-7	Session may go down as one for the books
3-7	Economics a big factor in coal truck debate
3-7	WV House of Delegates Roll Call on the Caputo Amendment to SB583
3-7	Now Your Vote Is The Property Of A Private Corporation
3-7	Coal would run out before money raised to fix roads
3-7	Wise likely to sign truck bill
3-7	The miseducation of Bob Wise: Who does he think elected him?
3-7	House defeats attempt to keep coal truck tonnage down, advances bill to passage
3-7	U.S. and Europe in Fuel Cell Pact (EU to derive hydrogen from water using renewable energy sources, while the Bush administration wants to use experimental coal technology)
3-7	W.Va. Unveils Controversial Coal Statue
3-7	Wise unveils coal statue on Capitol grounds (PERC is a joint project of OVEC and WV Citizens Action Group)
3-7	Bush to reactivate coal mine safety rules
3-6	Wise, lawmakers rake in more money from coal (WV Public radio)
3-6	Coal Gives Record Contributions to Sway Legislature, Governor
3-6	Coal truck bill getting easier ride this year; Increased pressure from coal industry, truckers credited
3-6	WVU, Marshall students stage rallies
3-6	Federal agency proposes new coal dust rules
3-6	Coal interests gave thousands to Wise in '02 (And so, he'll raise the weight limits on coal trucks, ignoring the public's safety and budget overweight and he'll speak today at the State Capitol ground monument to coal's greed)
3-6	Coal truck bill on House floor
3-6	Group to deliver anti-war petition
3-6	Coal mine methane fails to ignite UK energy policy
3-6	UMW feels the weight of industry
3-5	Mountaintop removal focus of more legal action (WV Public Radio)
3-5	Coal truck backers gather at Capitol
3-5	Business groups have concerns over Senate water proposal
3-5	Producer: Timing perfect for coal truck documentary
3-5	Union president against proposal; Miners gather to protest coal truck weight increase
3-5	Coal truck bill will go to House; Speaker doubts opponents have the votes to kill limit bill
3-5	Roberts Calls For Defeat Of Coal Truck Measure
3-5	House hears weight debate
3-5	Monster trucks
3-5	In Kentucky: Drag power plant-siting clarification out of committee
3-4	Memo Exposes Bush's New Green Strategy (i.e. lie!)
3-4	Miners divided on coal truck issue; People from both sides gathered at Capitol today (with those against any weight increase FAR out numbering those for)
3-4	Truck debate revs up: Bill calls for annual fee, penny-per-ton tax on hauled coal
3-4	UMWA Readies For Rally Against Increasing The Weight Limit On Coal Trucks (Join us! OVEC, Coal River Mountain Watch and Citizen Action Group will be there, too. There's also an evening public hearing on the overweight coal truck bill tonight.)
3-4	Climate change boosting flood and drought
3-4	China competes with state for mining, chemical jobs (7,000 miners killed in China last year; World Bank subsidizes Massey in China, while paying little heed to boosting less polluting, less deadly energy forms)
3-4	College students to join national anti-war strike
3-3	Prototype coal plant to be built; Energy official says the project site has yet to be chosen (Heaven forbid we should spend that money on developing ways to produce hydrogen fuel without the use of polluting coal)
3-3	Byrd pushes for coal dam report; Agencies hadn’t acted on safety study
3-3	The MSHA review: black lines where facts should be
3-3	Endangered-species lawsuit would target mining
3-2	Smoke Screen: How President Bush has clouded the clean air debate with a green-sounding, polluter-friendly emissions initiative
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