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6-30	Terrorist Tree Huggers
6-30	House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is hands-down one of the most corrupt politicians in the United States
6-30	Workers' Comp should make all businesses pay up
6-30	State disputes pollution list; W.Va. will argue 4 counties should not get designation
6-30	15 W.Va. counties violate air particle rules - Nearly 100 Million Breathing Particulates - EPA - EPA Says Millions Are Inhaling Too-Sooty Air -
6-30	Miners head to Ky. to fight for benefits - Miners could lose health insurance in bankruptcy case
6-30	Work on post-flood trailer parks to start
6-30	Peabody pays record $273 million for coal field
6-30	The Peak in U.S. Coal Production
6-29	Aluminum levels topic of debate; Environmental, industry groups at odds over water
6-29	Deaths in the mines
6-29	Comment Period on Mercury Emissions to End; Issue Generates Record Response as Groups Vie to Influence Timetable for Reductions - Take Action - N.J., Pa. among 11 states opposed to mercury rules
6-29	George W. and the Fossil Fuel Posse - NRDC REVEALS MORE ENERGY TASK FORCE RECORDS
6-29	Feds allocate $7.3 million to help W.Va. flood victims
6-29	Dispelling the haze
6-29	Electronic Voting -- Not Ready for Primetime
6-29	November 2: Independence Day
6-29	Climate change link to clearing (Mountaintop removal is the ultimate, permanent clearcut!) - Global warming linked to shrinking rice crop yields - Hunger, global warming as worrying as WMD -Blix
6-28	Record 600,000 Protest Bush Plan to Weaken Mercury Emission Controls - Take Action
6-28	Mining method hurts residents
6-28	Environmental Refugees: Searching for a Place Under the Sun
6-28	Early Snowmelt Ignites Global Warming Worries; Scientists have known rising temperatures could deplete water sources, but data show it may already be happening - Global warming is a serious threat to Oregon - California throws down a global warming gauntlet - Expert View: America must take its foot off the gas
6-28	Public's right to know suffers as energy task force stays under wraps
6-28	Musicians Finding New Ways to Get Out the Vote
6-28	Reliant's $800M plant will power homes with coal waste
6-28	Bush Administration Secrecy Imperils Environment and Public Health - Report Charges EPA Deliberately Underestimating Toxic Releases
6-27	Who's to blame for West Virginia's repeated floods? - Is there someone to blame for W.Va. floods? - Flooding's link to logging, mining debated -
6-27	Nuclear Power 'Can't Stop Climate Change'
6-27	Call to Action on Electronic Voting
6-27	Congressmen want windmill study (As one leader of the movement to end mountaintop removal wrote us: How dare the congressmen, how dare ANYONE, talk about how wind farms mangle mountains! Don't tell me of ugly view sheds! The people in the coalfields are subjected to 2500 TONS plus of explosives daily...our children suffer from PTSD, and sleep fully clothed during rain events...elderly ladies can not sit on their porches because of being covered by coal dust and fly ash...our homes and property are devalued--nay---our homes are demolished by flooding and blasting. Don't talk to me about (how bad are) wind farms as people are crushed to death by overweight coal trucks...don't tell me of that crap about wind farms as we are forced from our ancestral homes. Especially don't tell me that crap about wind farms as our children's children will have the filthy air, water and birth defects to deal with from the burning of coal.)
6-27	Hoffa, Hall discuss CAFTA
6-27	Roundtable officer goes back to AEP
6-27	Smoke screen: Conservation easement will shield part of Grant County’s Smoke Hole Canyon from further development
6-26	Lauriski defends MSHA actions
6-26	US experts say global warming faster than thought - Higher rise is forecast in global warming
6-26	Greenpeace activists face felony charges
6-26	Mercury rules with teeth
6-26	No. 1 in hazy days; Park study clarifies need for pollution controls - Mammoth Cave at risk
6-26	Feds step in to protect bankrupt coal company's retirement pensions - BANKRUPT HORIZON NATURAL RESOURCES LIQUIDATING ASSETS
6-26	No trash-burning plant
6-26	Big Blow to Big Media - Norman Solomon: The News Media's Political "F" Word
6-26	Solar energy to power Swiss football
6-26	Dems demand energy refunds -- House says no; Californians accuse Enron, other companies of gouging
6-26	Kerry announces 3rd trip to West Virginia
6-26	Bush returning to W.Va. for Fourth of July; Vice president to hit Wheeling before Bush visit
6-25	Bush to visit July 4; Cheney visiting Wheeling on July 3 (Bush keeps right on rewarding his big donors-- fossil fuel fools!)
6-25	Four-star energy usage - Review of the movie Kilowatt Ours, which features OVEC board member Larry Gibson and CRMW's Judy Bonds
6-25	Toxic emissions up in ’02, EPA says
6-25	Now with Bill Moyers: Has the EPA's Mercury Regulation Been Derailed by Big Business? - Take Action Now - And here, too
6-25	Author compares troubled ’20s with today
6-25	High Court Backs Vice President ; Energy Documents Shielded for Now - Justices' Ruling Postpones Resolution of Cheney Case - Cheney's energy talks can stay secret; Challenge averted on a technicality
6-25	Hearing on planned Ky. coal-fired plant ends; Environmental groups appealed project's permit
6-25	Perth will die, says top scientist - Scientist Creates Global Warming Awareness
6-25	Culloden power plant canceled
6-25	Greenpeace Protesters Arrested in Pa.
6-25	Feds to buy some flooded houses; Roane ‘success story’ has FEMA talking buyouts in Southern W.Va.
6-25	Time for an energy revolution - 90 firms respond to renewable energy call
6-25	Out of the Dark In Rural China; Electricity Transforming Village Life
6-24	Cheney's win: More than legal
6-24	Plant neighbors tired of fly ash; Couple claims dust from John Amos affecting property
6-24	One mining death is one too many
6-24	Out of the past
6-24	Primary voter turnout dips below 2000 figures
6-24	State Supreme Court clarifies FOIA requirements
6-24	Cutting-edge energy: Proposed wind and hydrogen plant for Ames would be world's first
6-24	Energy in a New Light
6-24	France launches radical green tax on bigger cars - Hydrogen cars ready to roll — for a price: Companies offer internal combustion engine, fuel cell versions
6-24	California family drives to Argentina on recycled vegetable oil
6-24	Congressional Leaders Call on EPA to Issue Stronger Mercury Rule
6-24	Mammoth Cave haziest national park; Report blames pollution from power plants
6-24	Alexandria Moves to Evict Power Plant
6-24	City gets state funds for July 4
6-24	Soils and atmosphere intricately linked
6-23	Friends of Coal to fuel city's July 4; Lobbying group gives $20,000 for area celebration
6-23	Races more costly: Campaign finance reports indicate increased spending
6-23	Utility chief seeks international commitment; Official says power plants need to do more for air quality
6-23	Behind the scenes: Water advisor wades through reports to help keep state’s streams clean
6-23	UMW wants answers for recent coal deaths; Union calls for tougher enforcement
6-23	Report: High levels of mercury in Ohio rain - Groups urge stronger mercury regulations
6-23	Inez, Kentucky flood cleanup touches hearts
6-23	Western Governors Back Greater Role for Clean Energy in Region - PEI sees energy self-sufficiency blowin' in the wind
6-22	World Bank Rebuked for Fossil Fuel Strategy
6-22	Controversial Kentucky power plant now seems unlikely
6-22	Coalminer to bury gas
6-22	California sues to force warnings on tuna; Canners say they'll fight disclosing mercury on labels - Mercury and human health - Approve state limit on mercury emissions
6-22	Sierra Club picks Hoeffel over Specter for Senate endorsement
6-21	This media man bears watching - Bray Cary: W.Va. Media has a unique product (Coal baron, Massey board member and Bush Pioneer Buck Harless is one of Cary's investors.)
6-21	Wages, jobs down despite growth, report says
6-21	Mountain Party candidate for Congress drops out
6-21	Baby Steps on Greenhouse Gases - Experts link asthma to global warming - Kyoto Protocol ratification not enough: Official, NGOs - Severity of droughts, floods likely to increase in India - North Sea birds dying as waters heat up - Western frog deaths concern scientists
6-21	Energy war jeopardizes progress
6-21	Debate surrounds potential coal-bed methane work in British Columbia
6-21	Expected coal boom threatened by 'generation lost' to mines
6-20	Let's focus on the things we have
6-20	Paying the price for higher ground; Flood-prone Martin will be raised for $97 million
6-20	Pull the Plug on Energy Bill
6-20	Suddenly, It's Hip to Conserve Energy
6-20	Sea birds hit by global warming - Australia tops greenhouse pollution index - Science warms to the cause - Why are we even questioning Kyoto?
6-20	Study finds border pollution to be a byproduct of NAFTA
6-20	Top green car motors into the UK
6-20	Coal-fired power plants contribute most of gases in acid rain
6-20	From first-time voter to Rock the Vote leader
6-20	Would More Drilling in America Make a Difference?
6-20	Few Takers for Wind Repowering
6-19	Blair Mountain author offers clips of series
6-19	Moving Mountains CD was featured on Music From The Mountains on 6-18. To purchase the CD, e-mail vivian@ohvec.org.
6-19	Molly Ivins: Clean Elections Act under attack - Take Action! - Donate to Arizona CE, for West Virginia
6-19	Tipped coal truck ties up traffic on West Virginia Turnpike
6-19	Jobs, health care and dignity in a battleground state
6-19	Bass Master: Conservationists by definition (Excerpt: Everything is connected. Every lake and river is part of a larger watershed, a larger ecosystem. Things like mountaintop mining, energy production...have far-reaching consequences. If you don't believe it, ask your local biologist.)
6-19	Bush administration energy bill a costly assault on environment
6-19	World Bank to Be More Selective in Oil, Gas Loans
6-19	Ground crumbles around AML-funded bridge in Wyoming
6-19	First-ever standards set for land use projects target climate change
6-19	Renewable Energy Investment Needed - Minister
6-19	Clearing the air with hybrid buses
6-18	Consol Energy appeals Mettiki permit
6-18	Two Ky. miners are killed in roof falls
6-18	Lansford eyes rules to govern mine filler
6-18	Computer Energy Waste a Major Cause of Pollution - Take Action: Install this free program
6-18	FTC frowns on Arch offer for Triton Coal - Peabody Energy looks to Illinois and Kentucky
6-18	California sues Enron over energy scandal
6-18	Oil boss's greatest fear - emissions
6-18	Insect enjoys warmer UK climate - Australia not facing up to reality of energy resources - Climate change experts are frustrated the United States government and the public are not taking the risk of global warming seriously - America warned to anticipate rather than react to climate change
6-18	The Biomass Answer to Global Warming
6-18	Cash savings for universities energy reductions
6-17	Conflict, above and below ground: The miners strike in 1920 was the largest armed conflict in America since the Civil War
6-17	Jobs, health care and dignity in a battleground state
6-17	Alarm Sounded on Global Warming; Researchers Say Dangers Must Be Addressed Immediately - Climate change inevitable say scientists - Hotter City Summer Nights May Be More Frequent
6-17	Manchin Promises Power
6-17	Floods: Recurring state blight
6-17	Hothouse steaming over flooding
6-17	Latest AML renewal bid dies
6-17	Ill wind: Six big fears about wind farms
6-17	Power plants receive blame for premature deaths in K.C.
6-17	Calif. senators press Bush, FERC on energy issues
6-16	House Passes Energy Bill for 3rd Time - House Again Passes GOP Energy Measures - House to repass energy bill to vex Democrats
6-16	Climate Change Experts Despair Over US Attitude - British Insurers Warm Up to Climate Change
6-16	Coal Market Zooms In on Mines in Colorado
6-16	Workers' Comp board approves new surety levels for 63 employers
6-16	Power plants lead to untimely deaths
6-15	Synthetic golf? Some in W.Va. skeptical
6-15	New mining practice not necessarily ‘experimental;' Mettiki plans to use unproven method for mine drainage
6-15	Southern counties dig out again; Workers aid victims hit by the fourth storm - Family of six displaced by flooding; FEMA officials unveil emergency trailers for victims
6-15	Energy policy vital, executive says; Bush's bill doesn't do enough, Massey chief says
6-15	House Republicans to Push New U.S. Energy Policy - Excess Energy
6-15	GOP ties mine cleanups to Arctic drilling - AML money may be linked to Arctic drilling
6-15	Mine reclamation holds job hopes
6-15	It's good night to section of Huntley-Brinkley Road
6-15	Hiding coal waste underground no solution - Brown skeptical of greenhouse gas plan
6-15	Still No. 1: Experts do not see alternative energy sources replacing coal anytime soon ("Experts" continue to deny both human ingenuity and ecological reality...Mama Earth is demanding we change our ways soon, or else...)
6-15	WL Ross adds $37 million to bid for Horizon - Steel tycoon now keen on coal
6-15	Utility's records say Enron manipulated energy market - Utility: Enron gouged Western energy customers for at least $1.1 billion
6-15	Harry Belafonte: 'Our soul is at stake' (In Lewisburg, Belafonte stressed the need for participation from the community in the fight for constitutional rights.)
6-14	Groups appealing mine permit; Environmentalists say state violated mine regulations
6-14	Floods affect 250 Mingo homes; Logan, Mercer also swamped; thousands lose electricity - Flood victims brace for more rain
6-14	Number of people threatened by floods worldwide on the rise - Flood-menaced population to double by 2050 - World faces seeping flood crisis - Flood risk to 2bn by 2050, says study
6-14	Secretary of state has ideas to fix ballot problems - Making Votes Count
6-14	'Day After Tomorrow' is 'today' for Britain
6-14	Break out the bicycles
6-14	Emissions plan stokes worries over the future of British coal
6-13	W.Va. Visit Showed Bush Aide State's Potential; White House Environmental Quality Chief Impressed by Mountain State Resources (Barf bag anyone?)
6-13	FEMA Funds Won't Meet All Needs
6-13	Red Cross’ front-line volunteers; Three agency good Samaritans among those first to respond after a flood’s devastation
6-13	High-tech corridor fuels growth in North-Central counties
6-13	Longwall mining report rips Penn. DEP, other agencies
6-13	Many challenges blowing in the wind
6-13	A Hamstrung Market Fights Global Warming - Again, science proves global warming real - Global warming threatens Skeleton Coast - Consumers Willing to Pay Higher Prices to Climate-Friendly Companies
6-13	When the Bush Energy Policy Confronts Ancient Art
6-13	Listen to public on coalbed methane drilling
6-13	Coal-related industries spend over $38,000 to wine, dine TVA employees
6-13	China: Severe energy shortage warned
6-12	Environmental groups say permits are illegal; Congress never approved process, lawyer says
6-12	Ted Williams: Coal-Country Trout; Fish don't have to be just another coal-industry waste product
6-12	State to let coal defend water quality rule to EPA
6-12	Mingo man killed in truck accident at coal-processing plant; Fifth industry worker to die on job in W.Va. so far this year, according to MSHA
6-12	Powell River Project: Virginia Tech supports Dr. Burger’s work
6-12	Sludge Funds
6-12	Mining company gets enforcement orders from Penn. DEP about two dams
6-12	What's with the water?
6-12	California will be hit hard by global warming, experts say - Harbour species face climate change catastrophe, new model predicts - Icecap may hold clue to dramatic climate upheavals - Smithsonian scientists are studying how a rise in carbon dioxide will affect the Earth's vegetation
6-12	Can Carbon Trading Slow Climate Change? - California takes lead in fight over global warming
6-12	Province Moves Toward 100% Electricity from Wind Power
6-11	Mining board looks at curtailing drug use
6-11	Anti-pollution process could find national niche
6-11	Shareholder power? Not at Massey Energy
6-11	Study Projects Death, Illness from Coal Power Plants
6-11	Panel studies drug abuse by miners
6-11	Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs
6-11	Smaller crowd still fights coal ash
6-11	N.D. Tribes Oppose Mine Expansion
6-11	Plant would turn coal into diesel fuel
6-10	Legal tests to shape coal-timber-flood case - Court to rule on act of God, man; Lawyers argue about responsibility for flooding in 2001
6-10	WV tops in power-plant-related deaths - Study Ranks Bush Plan to Cut Air Pollution as Weakest of 3 - Tougher Regulations Urged on Power Plant Emissions; Study Ties Early Deaths to Industry Pollution - POWER PLANTS CITED AS CHIEF CAUSE OF 745 DEATHS IN KY - Estimated deaths from coal-fired power plant pollution - Report links 745 Kentucky deaths to coal-fired plants - Coal-fired pollution high in Tennessee - Power Plant Pollution Linked to More Than 38,000 Heart Attacks Per Year - Pennsylvania worst state for power plant pollution
6-10	Do mercury testing of fish and people, urges federal report
6-10	No News is Bad News
6-10