(May)  Archive - June, 2006  (Jul)

	News Links Relevant to OVEC Issues
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6-30	Sago blast cause might never be know   -   Court upholds role of UMW in probe of Sago disaster
6-30	It’s time to end Montana’s coal-burning debate (West Virginia's too! Apollo Alliance)
6-30	Coal Bowl naming  rights deal was not bid
6-30	Denise Giardina: The coal industry exploited football (scroll down; letters to the editor are great tools--use them!)
6-30	Heavy rainfall causes several problems (i.e. mountaintop removal and global warming cause mega-problems)
6-30	UUA General Assembly confronts global warming and mountaintop removal
6-30	Massey Energy / Logan Banner: 'You get more flies with honey than with vinegar'
6-30	Woman killed in car, coal truck wreck in Tennessee
6-30	MSHA muddying Darby mine investigation
6-30	United States' problems are not fairy tales
6-30	Lawmaker complains to Chao on mine blast; Agency didn't ask some questions
6-30	Is global warming to blame?  -  Northeast US Floods Stir Global Warming Debate
6-30	Support for Key Climate Change Graph
6-30	Climate Change-Crops
6-30	Kyoto Climate Pact Backers Waver as Emissions Rise   -   EU's Fledgling Carbon Market Faces Crunch Date  -  UK to Deepen CO2 Cut in EU Scheme, Miss Own Target
6-30	Incentives help power solar technology
6-30	Majority of Americans Think Solar Power Should Be Offered on All New Homes
6-30	Power Industry Urges Britain to Develop Wave Power
6-30	West's Watchdog Urges Switching Off to Save Energy
6-30	Ireland's Airtricity to Buy US$550 Million of GE Turbines
6-30	BA Says Time to Speed Up Alternative Fuel Research
6-30	The Peak Oil Crisis: Our Government Forecasts the Future
6-30	Big Oil Has Had Its Way With Americans For Much Too Long
6-29	Work underway on Lick Creek water project as a result of citizen organizing and lobbying, media exposure
6-29	Flooding, mudslides hit Logan area   -  Massey, ICG cited after heavy rains cause mudslide, other problems
6-29	A Call to Investigate the 2004 Election
6-29	US EPA Suffers From Chronic Management Problems: GAO
6-29	Blow To Fair Elections
6-29	Guarding the land from above  -  Hot ticket
6-29	‘Our options were next to none’   -   Report on Sago disaster to be  ready July 19, Manchin says  -  McCloy sheds light on Sago disaster  -  DOOMED SAGO MINERS HAD EXPECTED TO BE SAVED
6-29	Voice of America on Marsh Fork Elementary: Studies Report Danger of Breathing Coal, Diesel Particles
6-29	Protesters face slew of charges, but not for rioting
6-29	Proposed explosives tax defeated
6-29	Fletcher signs tax relief bill
6-29	UMWA rally draws thousands
6-29	The Nation: Harlan County Blues
6-29	Massey Energy says it will fight board election outcome in court -  Third Point LLC Wins Massey Energy Proxy Contest  -  Massey Energy Announces Election Results
6-29	New long-term contracts to boost coal miner profits
6-29	Worldwatch Institute: 16 of World's 20 Most-Polluted Cities in China
6-29	Fifty-five bodies pulled from China coal mine in year's worst accident
6-29	Bush admin to offer $170 mln for solar energy (And $$$billions in subsidies to the already hugely profitable fossil fuel industries--but, hey, the Bush admin IS the fossil fuel industry.)
6-29	Jews build businesses with earth in mind
6-29	Wind energy issue already addressed
6-29	GLOBAL WIND POWER EXPANDS IN 2006  -  Funding Proposed for Canadian 1750 MW Wind Farm in 2009
6-29	High cost keeps demand for energy-efficient homes low
6-29	BP and DuPont Partner to Develop New Biofuels
6-29	BP, Caltech team up on solar power; Silicon in nanorods 'could open door to radical' breakthrough
6-29	PG&E Offers $300,000 in Grants for Solar Habitat Program
6-29	Turning sewage sludge into gasoline
6-29	Daimler to Launch Smart Car in US in 2008
6-29	Sweden Aims to Cut Oil Use, Transport Targeted
6-29	Apocalypse now  -  We must cut global warming pollution
6-29	Mid-Atlantic States Reel Under Deluge; 10 Dead   -  Take Action: Global warming - put a cap on it!   -  Flooding forces 200,000 from homes; Record-breaking deluge sweeps Northeast, killing at least 12
6-29	State closes Perry County mine
6-29	Rising Insurance Rates Push Florida Homeowners to Brink
6-29	Some earthquakes may be linked to climate change
6-29	Markets not prepared for climate change
6-29	Climate change threatens glaciers
6-29	Warming to the challenge   -   Global warming challenge: 'Feed SUVs or us'  -  Business urged to address global warming
6-29	California government moves on global warming
6-29	New German Rule Could Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions  -  Germany Gives Coal Opt Out Under CO2 Emission Plan  -  France to Cut But Keep Generous CO2 Cap in 2008-12
6-29	Report: Warming of N. Hemisphere Unprecedented in Past 1,000 Years
6-28	Save the Internet  -  Net Neutrality  -Take Action by Calling Your Senators Today!  Tell them you support Net Neutrality — the First Amendment of the Internet — and ask that they support the Snowe-Dorgan bill on net neutrality. Congress must protect this set of principles to keep the Internet free and open to all comers. Make that call now.
6-28	PSC OKs $1 billion power plant  -  State approves $1 billion coal-fired power plant near Morgantown
6-28	DEP investigates spill at Pigeon Creek (coalfield residents say you can pretty much count on blackwater "spills" (intentional releases) any time there is significant rain.)
6-28	State must use incentives to compete for FutureGen  (There is no such thing as "clean" coal! Coal is dirty when you blow up mountains and bury streams to get it, dirty when you prepare it for market, dirty when you haul it, dirty when you burn it, and even if you do spend a boatload of money on cleaning up emissions--money that should be going into truly clean renewable energy, it is dirty when you dispose of the ash. Plus, it sure dirties up politics!)
6-28	Road built in wrong spot in state forest
6-28	Appalshop has lasted and done more than 'Killer Truck' Cornett
6-28	Idaho board opts out of federal program that would encourage coal plants
6-28	Calls grow louder in Congress to revamp US energy policy
6-28	Ontario coal plants will close, premier says
6-28	China Miners' Bodies Found as Disaster Strikes Again
6-28	New Report Cites U.S. Motorists For Production of Greenhouse Gases  -  Big Three cars emit 230 mln tons of greenhouse gas
6-28	Crowd power the latest in renewable energy   -  New technology aims to convert footsteps into renewable energy
6-28	Vermont officials eye new renewable energy projects
6-28	Trash will fuel new power plant
6-28	Scramble for China's Wind Power Market Heats Up
6-28	Water more valuable than oil (Well, duh)
6-28	Climate experts: Gore's movie gets the science right
6-28	How to Cool a Planet (Maybe)
6-28	Climate Change - Root Causes & Radical Solutions
6-28	Help Protect Glacier National Park from Global Warming
6-28	Luntz Converts On Global Warming, Distances Himself From Bush
6-28	What business should do about global warming
6-27	Cabell library to show election documentary  - Justices Blocks Vermont Campaign Finance Law
6-27	Earth's Climate Warming Abruptly, Scientist Says  (Scientists also say global warming will create more frequent, more intense storms. About 5 - 7 inches of rain fell around DC, shutting down government offices, including the EPA.  Can the EPA say "global warming"? Imagine if that same amount of rain hit coal sludge impoundments and valley fills in West Virginia! See stories just below. According to rain gauges for Logan and Mingo counties, less than 1.5 inches of rain fell, yet we have valley fill failures and blackwater spills.)
6-27	East Coast Rains Trigger Coal Company Slides, Spills   -  DEP cites 2 coal companies for rain-related incidents  -  Weather damage comes from above and below in Logan County  -  Rains displace 2 families (See above note!)
6-27	Energy literacy - what you don't know can hurt you
6-27	Mother Jones magazine: Off the beaten path in coal country
6-27	Catholics services make scholarships available to miners, families
6-27	Manchin windmill moratorium guided by tax; Governor says all of America needs to look at renewable energy
6-27	S. Korea signs on as supporter of proposed no-emission coal plant
6-27	Supreme Court to Hear Bush Climate Case   -   Justices to hear global warming case; 12 states want Bush administration to regulate carbon dioxide emissions  -  Supreme Court to Hear Key Environment Case
6-27	First things first
6-27	New warnings on mercury; California study should prompt stricter controls on emissions   -  Mercury Emissions
6-27	Air pollution boosts autism risk by 50 percent in newborns
6-27	Dirty Secret: `Big Coal' Examines the Global Impact of Mining
6-27	ARC working on energy completion
6-27	Businessmen: Develop coal tracts, then decide how to use coal
6-27	Country star leads charge in coalbed methane protest
6-27	John Kerry: Three New Bold Ideas for Energy Independence and Global Climate Change  -  Kerry maps out energy plan to fight terrorism
6-27	US has duty to lead on global warming - scientist   -  Science of global warming
6-27	Report targets Ohio emissions; Group says state at crossroads in global warming fight, suggests strategies for reducing pollution  -  Group: Cleaner Ohio is good business  -  Greener Ohio could cash in
6-27	Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles in Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season
6-27	Japan Has Ambitious Plan to Fight Warming
6-27	US Grants First License for Major Nuclear Plant in 30 Years
6-27	Lessening The Impact Of Climate Change On Health
6-27	EU drifting from Kyoto target
6-27	Boom in Ethanol Reshapes Economy of Heartland
6-27	'Green' house will help save greenbacks
6-27	Giving power back to the people of Wales
6-27	Wind boosts India in renewable energy  -  Zimbabwe working on renewable energy policy
6-27	Asia Shows Solar Power is Not Just for the Rich
6-26	Internet: Toll road?  -  Save the Internet  -  Net Neutrality  -Take Action by Calling Your Senators Today!  Tell them you support Net Neutrality — the First Amendment of the Internet — and ask that they support the Snowe-Dorgan bill on net neutrality. Congress must protect this set of principles to keep the Internet free and open to all comers. Make that call now.
6-26	141 trout streams to lose protection under DEP plan
6-26	Mingo County getting new air park
6-26	Don't put sludge pond near school (scroll down; letters to the editor are great tools--use them!)
6-26	Manchin eyeing more mine safety measures  - More mine gas detectors urged  -  Air packs at mine not used to full capacity
6-26	Weeks, Green spar over gambling money
6-26	States offer millions to win power and fame; 12 sites in bidding war for billion-dollar energy plant  -  FutureGen facts
6-26	Norton defends former aide   -   Senate panel urges probe of Interior link to Abramoff ally  (Remember J. Stephen Griles? Another tidbit on Griles. And another.)
6-26	Methane drilling lags
6-26	Oregon struggles with mercury emissions
6-26	A Waste of Energy
6-26	Ethanol is no solution for our energy woes
6-26	'Green chemistry' pays off
6-26	Wind Farm Kills Nine Eagles in Norway
6-26	Sewage Firm Links With Scots Farmers for Green Fuel
6-26	Each city can do its part to reverse global warming
6-26	Last 25 Years Warmest on Earth Since 1600 - Study
6-26	Final proof of global warming will come too late to do anything
6-26	Greenland glacier's quick breakup amazes scientists   -   The Andean glaciers are melting away
6-26	Global warming may be a local issue
6-26	Study: Hurricanes In 2005 Fueled By Global Warming
6-26	The Gates Foundation and global warming
6-26	A hockey stick wake-up   -   It's time to accept warnings about global warming  -  Let's not dismiss Hawking's warning
6-26	Missing the target
6-26	Think globally? Act domestically.
6-26	Companies Resist Bid to Limit Emissions
6-26	Britain's first olive grove is a sign of our hotter times
6-26	Failing The Acid Test: Excess CO2 Is Poisoning The Oceans
6-26	A tough climate for sound science
6-25	White House, GOP Leaders Plan All-Out Assault on Federal Protections
6-25	Black Cloud
6-25	Twisted Gun turns coal mine to gold mine (Wear a mask so you don't inhale the silica from all the blasting going on around the course. See pictures of Twisted Gun here.)
6-25	Mines cause sinking feeling
6-25	A familiar refrain
6-25	As coal prices rise, mining what once was too costly becomes a rapidly growing business
6-25	"Coal Bowl' almost as dumb as TV ads
6-25	Mingo County senate race costs a whopping $350K
6-25	Readers offer reactions to mountaintop removal
6-25	Coal Calls  -  Goodell on coal gasification
6-25	Idaho not sold on coal power plan
6-25	Coal demand aids railroad rally
6-25	Mercury bill's handling angers environmentalists
6-25	Britain: Homeowners get green light for 'eyesore' wind turbines; Micro-generation is no longer just for the rich
6-25	For Good or Ill, Boom in Ethanol Reshapes Economy of Heartland
6-25	Tidal power project raises environmental, other questions
6-25	Nuclear power 'stings' taxpayers   -   Nuclear power 'a bad deal for the taxpayer'
6-25	Why Nuclear Power Cannot Be a Major Energy Source  -  Nuclear Energy: Not a Climate Change Solution
6-25	UK Act to aid home-grown green power
6-25	McGuinty: I don't like nuclear energy
6-25	Global Warming Has Solutions   -  Change the Light Bulbs And Plug Those Leaks
6-25	Conservationist sounds alarm on global warming
6-25	Extreme Weather Fits Global Warming Pattern
6-25	Al Gore: There's Still Time To Save the Planet; Former Vice President Wants You to Fight Global Warming
6-25	Warming debate can't go on forever
6-25	California's global warming on the rise
6-25	A New Way to Ask, 'How Green Is My Conscience?'
6-24	And now, the Friends of Coal Bowl (Hey Folks--Dave Peyton has a great idea here. Help us raise $200,000. Please earmark donations for "advertising." Click here to donate.)
6-24	New York Times today--First Chapter of Goodell's "Big Coal"
6-24	Goodell on coal gasification  -   Shenhua joins Sasol to boost coal-to-liquids in China   -  Interview with Jeff Goodell, author of Big Coal  -  The Not So Good Earth  -  China and South Africa to turn coal into oil  -  Spill Exposes China's Environmental Woes
6-24	FutureGen plant bid may go to $90million; Tax exemptions advance in House  -   Fletcher Proposal Exempts "Clean Coal"  (Read "Goodell on coal gasification" link above)  -  Fletcher asks for tax incentive
6-24	Burns advocates coal-to-liquids bill  (Read "Goodell on coal gasification" link above)
6-24	Legendary music fest Bonnaroo urges fans to go green
6-24	Study Links Air Pollutants With Autism  -  Autism Has Higher Occurrence in Polluted Areas
6-24	Lawyer: Fatal mine blast cause is known   -   4 Darby Miners Subpoenaed in State Probe
6-24	Mercury: tougher pollution limits?
6-24	Pa.-to-Va. power line endorsed by electric grid operator
6-24	Climate change adviser attacks US stance  -   Bush climate change policy ‘unhelpful’
6-24	EU Urges Action as '04 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise
6-24	Earth Hottest It's Been in 2,000 Years
6-24	Portland blazes new trails for the Peak Oil world  -  Italy Gears Up for International Peak Oil Conference  -  Gender, peak oil and culture (part 3): Working together
6-24	Solar Power   -  Valley homeowners save by switching to solar power -  Solar PV Companies Overcome Silicon Shortage and Push Ahead   -   Rainy Netherlands hosts solar boat race  -  Dubai Techno Park in solar energy pact  -  Nano World: Black silicon for solar power  -  Wind And Solar Power Plays
6-23	Jeff Goodell in New York Times: Our Black Future
6-23	IEA Warns G8 of Sharp Rise in CO2 Emissions   -  Do you know where your candidates stand on climate change?  -  Science Panel Backs Study on Warming Climate
6-23	UMW holds rally in Wharton; Union’s goal is to renew organizing efforts in Southern coalfields
6-23	Massey gearing up for big weekend
6-23	Feds Launched Criminal Probe Into Massey Energy Mine Deaths
6-23	CONSOL to supply FirstEnergy with W.Va. coal (scroll down) - FirstEnergy pact will supply coal
6-23	Chewing up bluegrass, biting off mountaintops
6-23	Let us bring meaning back to the word commonwealth!
6-23	Bunning says bill to boost coal industry has momentum
6-23	Kentucky legislature may consider FutureGen incentives issue could spur longer session   -   Power plant resurfaces
6-23	Substantial raises considered for Kentucky mine inspectors
6-23	Coal mining 'devastating' parts of China (coal mining devastating wherever it goes on)  -  The Not So Good Earth  - Torrent of Darkness
6-23	DEQ Board votes to keep mercury out of Idaho’s air  -  Resistance to mercury pollution is for greater good
6-23	ELEMENTAL RISK
6-23	DOJ approves Exelon purchase of PSEG
6-23	Nanosolar Plans World's Largest Solar-Cell Factory In California  -  Solar power to the people  -  Solar's next hot spot: Ontario  -