(Jul)  Archive - August, 2006  (Sep)

	News Links Relevant to OVEC Issues
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8-31	End in sight for Massey-related cases
8-31	Ex-workers claim Massey threatened to sue them
8-31	Can Greenbrier County live with wind turbines?   -  Greenbrier Wind Project Wins Approval
8-31	Kentucky, W.Va. test miners' air packs
8-31	Severance tax stifling W.Va., Chesapeake chief exec says (translation: let us pilfer and pillage, then not even leave you pittance)
8-31	Little light bulbs might add up to fewer coal-fired power plants
8-31	McCloy, Families Sue ICG, Mining and Equipment Companies
8-31	Boone miners suing Massey
8-31	U.S. Coal Miners Still Suffering From Black Lung, Report Says
8-31	Peabody Energy Gets Nod From EPA for Illinois Coal-Fired Power Plant
8-31	Duke urged not to build coal-fired power plants; Public wants energy efficiency and renewable sources considered at Cliffside
8-31	Bangladesh protesters halt coal project
8-31	United Kingdom: Green protesters mass to close 'Drax the Destroyer'   -  Climate change protesters feel the heat
8-31	"Coal Hollow: Work by Ken Light, Oral Histories by Melanie Light"
8-31	Melting ice dilutes northern seas
8-31	China nomads on energy's cutting edge: China's plan to cut coal use has brought electricity to nomads and hopes for cleaner air by 2020
8-31	Officials Reach California Deal to Cut Emissions
8-31	Global Warning: Devastation of an Atoll
8-31	Benefits of Solar Power
8-30	EPA finds asbestos, coal dust at Marsh Fork grade school
8-30	Group to ask PSC to rethink ruling
8-30	Wind turbines stir storm
8-30	Groups argue against Greenbrier power plant
8-30	TCV issues report card
8-30	Massey Energy CEO to Speak in New York
8-30	Coal keeps US economy burning
8-30	King Coal Highway Authority set to meet Sept. 12
8-30	Jenkins aiding fight against barge facility
8-30	PSC approves clean-coal power plant in Clark (While cleaning up existing coal-fired power plants would be a great idea, perpetrating the myth of "clean" coal is not. Coal's dirty when you mine it, dirty when you prep it for market, dirty when you haul it, dirty when you burn it, dirty when you dispose of the ash--and it sure dirties up politics!)
8-30	Supervisors approve coal residue landfills
8-30	Utility will pay fine, make donations to settle complaint
8-30	Anti-coal protest for fourth day in Bangladesh
8-30	Colorado County Objects to Proposed Resumption Of Uranium Mining
8-30	Vermont announces solar, wind incentives  -  Lynch calls for state goal of 25 percent renewable energy by 2025
8-30	Boeing to provide 600,000 solar cells for renewable energy
8-30	On Retirement: Not all senior citizens doubt global warming
8-30	Warming guilt? Travel sites aim to ease; For a price, travelers can offset carbon impact of flying, driving
8-30	Climate Change Severely Threatens International Economic Growth
8-30	EUROPE CLIMATE WARNING
8-30	Global Warming Feedback Loop Caused by Methane, Scientists Say
8-30	Global warming increases prevalence of plague
8-30	We can't reverse global warming by triggering another catastrophe; Sulphate pollution killed hundreds of thousands of Africans. A plan to use sulphur to fight climate change risks the same
8-30	Global warming may limit management of wild fires
8-30	World Bank Logs Largest Ever Greenhouse Gas Deal
8-30	Scientists pinpoint polar catastrophe
8-29	Wind project gets OK from state; Chicago developer plans 124 wind turbines for Greenbrier  -  PSC Approves Greenbrier Wind Farm Project  -  Mixed Emotions As Greenbrier County Wind Farm Project Passes
8-29	DON BLANKENSHIP: The liberal left just doesn't get it
8-29	Disaster-prone China takes heed of global warming
8-29	The use of coal in defense industry
8-29	National strike planned in Bangladesh to protest coal project activist killings
8-29	Duke Energy faces debate on coal plants; Critics: Money should be spent on conservation
8-29	Washington state's glaciers are melting, and that has scientists concerned
8-29	Kelpie Wilson: Death to the Incandescent
8-29	Peak Oil, climate change, and the daunting arithmetic of carbon fuels
8-29	Carbon farming a viable option, scientists say
8-29	Analysis: Algae may produce biofuels
8-29	How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World?
8-29	South Australia aims for world-first climate change laws
8-29	Katrina dwarfed by regional climate impact say top aid and environment groups
8-29	UN watchdog shines light on Jasper mine
8-28	Some think Blankenship waging anti-liberal phone-poll campaign
8-28	Record shows Blankenship not afraid to sue
8-28	Wind Energy Decision Today
8-28	U.S. Rails Seek Ways to Haul More Wyoming Coal
8-28	Congressional candidates spar over W. Ky. energy
8-28	Buried toxins resurface in fight over Washington County power plant
8-28	Thousands take to Bangladesh streets after 5 slain in coal mine protests
8-28	Acid Rain Affects Large Swathes of China
8-28	CHINA PRESS: Government To Curb Coal-To-Liquids Investment By End-06
8-28	Protesters pan Perry plan on coal plants
8-28	Greenpeace calls for moratorium on coal mines
8-28	Bumper Crop of US Wind Farms Boosts Turbine Makers
8-28	Pollution in the Water, Lawsuits in the Air--With Damage to Ecosystem Jeopardizing Tourist Industry, Oklahoma Fights Back
8-28	EPA official: Most sustainable is wind, solar energy
8-28	Want Solar Energy Write-Offs? Try New Jersey
8-28	'Green' books at their peak
8-28	Biofuel Rush Risks Gasoline Hike, Forest Damage
8-28	U.S. has no choice but break oil habit
8-28	Ice Age Gives Clues to Global Warming
8-27	City rallies cry for justice
8-27	Mountain top removal symposium to be offered
8-27	Multicultural festival seeks volunteers
8-27	Article on wind power receives criticism
8-27	Long road ahead for King Coal project
8-27	‘When union goes, safety goes with it’
8-27	Pacifica Radio's Flashpoints features Erik Reece on mountaintop removal (scroll down to last entry at 46 minutes)
8-27	The Merchant of Menace: How "merchant coal" is changing the face of America
8-27	Power plants seek solutions to mercury
8-27	Win for Clean Air   -   Cleaner air?
8-27	Six killed: Bangladesh coal mine protest spreads
8-27	US EPA affirms Ill. power plant permits -Peabody
8-27	A Windmill for Your Backyard?
8-27	FRESH ENERGY
8-27	DuPont Invests $100M to Expand Solar Tech Production
8-27	Kinky Friedman Outlines Ambitious Energy Plan for Texas
8-27	Oil dependence puts U.S. at risk
8-27	Vonnegut's Apocalypse: He survived being captured by the Nazis and the suicide of his mother to write some of the funniest, darkest novels of our time, but it took George W. Bush to break him
8-27	Top environment reporters talk about journalism vs. activism
8-27	Wind turbine eyed for school
8-27	The Greening of Work
8-27	Air conditioning for Eskimos as the Arctic warms up
8-26	PSD members rip DEP for alleged lax enforcement of blasting laws
8-26	Judge allows miners to participate anonymously in Sago probe
8-26	Ed Wiley could kick Chuck Norris' Ass (for the kids)
8-26	A-list speakers to dig into key issues at Coal Symposium
8-26	Coal-fed gasification plant fires up controversy  -  Arch Coal invests in coal-to-liquid
8-26	Cut mercury at coal plants, Doyle orders
8-26	Public notice: Fly ash may be on its way to Clarkdale
8-26	Two killed in protest over open pit coal mine in Bangladesh
8-26	Money flowing to new ideas in energy
8-26	Oil crisis by 2010  -  Oil is close to running out, and chaos will follow, according to a US expert
8-26	Nuclear not viable option
8-26	Arctic nations need to curb climate change
8-26	Climate change shifting European seasons
8-26	Climate change expert leads tidal power project
8-26	The scientists who claim they can create free energy
8-25	The Merchant of Menace: How "merchant coal" is changing the face of America
8-25	‘Take Back America’ rally Saturday  - Take Action In Charleston: 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 26 --Take Back America rally and parade
8-25	Coal mine water plan dropped
8-25	Dianne Aprile: Mining practices threaten more than just wildlife
8-25	Paul Wilson and Barbara Fallon: Clean, renewable energy is possible with trade-off
8-25	Int'l Coal Group stock down as mine survivor sues
8-25	Neighbors of 2 ICG-owned mines file lawsuits
8-25	Scholar seeks Battle of Blair Mountain info
8-25	Second Annual Earth Rock, a Mountaintop Removal Awareness Concert (scroll down)
8-25	Miners practice underground rescue
8-25	Taking steps as mercury is all around
8-25	Tired of waiting on alternative fuels? Hop on a scooter
8-25	Biofuels Could Strain U.N. Goals of Ending Hunger
8-25	Draft EIS recommends US DOE help fund planned Florida IGCC plant
8-25	Dirt-cheap energy must end: expert
8-25	Bill McKibben: Finally, Fired up over Global Warming
8-25	Climate Change Linked to Mercury Emissions
8-25	Why Air Con is Ruining Our Environment
8-25	The global business of battling climate change
8-25	Christians urged to take action on climate change
8-25	Insurers responding to climate change: Study
8-25	Americans Link Hurricanes and Heat Wave to Climate Change
8-25	Mountain climate change trends could predict water resources
8-25	Actor/environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr., talks about peak oil, California Proposition 87, wind farms, electric cars, and photovoltaic electricity
8-25	The Photovoltaic Boom
8-25	Promoting Alternative Energy Without Being Too Green
8-24	Whither Wind? A journey through the heated debate over wind power?
8-24	True love found, and back-bumper bound
8-24	Blankenship aiming to own W.Va.  -  1974 Booklet: Who Owns West Virginia
8-24	Casey to GOP Legislators: Tell Blankenship to Quit Filing Frivolous Lawsuits
8-24	McCloy, two families sue; Lawsuits allege lax safety practices led to Sago blast
8-24	Residents near Sago mine sue over noise, threats
8-24	Judge dismisses lawsuit over coal mine safety
8-24	Bush's disturbing nomination
8-24	Aug 26: Earth Rock Benefit Concert
8-24	Sept. 27: Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice
8-24	Inconvenient bike traffic to proclaim "inconvenient truth"
8-24	A ruling for clean air
8-24	CEO defends longwall mining
8-24	"Clean" coal anything but: Texas Utility Admits Coal Plants Will Increase Some Pollutants
8-24	Panel recommends TCEQ deny TXU permit
8-24	Wyoming County man found dead at mine substation
8-24	China faces flooded coal market if production goes unchecked
8-24	Who will champion renewable energy?
8-24	EU energy chief says renewable energy must cost less to rival oil
8-24	Solar Power: DuPont To Build $50 Million Plant In Bladen County
8-24	Governor Expands California Solar Roofs Plan
8-24	Independent Analyst Report on EnviroMission's Solar Tower Power Station Development
8-24	New public opinion poll on global warming
8-24	EU CO2 Plans For 2008-12 "Ambitious Enough"
8-24	Insurance companies take on global warming
8-24	McCain heads overseas to observe global warming effects
8-24	Global warming affects Alaska
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8-23	Take Action In Charleston: 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 26 --Take Back America rally and parade
8-23	Patchwork Films Releases Mountaintop Removal DVD
8-23	Appalachian life portrayed at gallery
8-23	Voter apathy is hurting West Virginia
8-23	Saving our Environment from Washington and Wall Street: Switching to a Steady State Economy
8-23	Hybrid Cars Will Pay for Themselves Over Time - Study
8-23	Illinois governor plans to tap local energy sources - Blagojevich pushes biofuels, coal gasification
8-23	Environment Impact to Rule Demand for Commodities
8-23	Coal Is Attractive (to conscience-free investors), But Risks Are High (amen to that!)
8-23	Clean Win Against Coal Plants  -  Ruling may bring more controls on pollution from power plant
8-23	Global Warming and the United States   -   Global Warming Imperils Alaska Village
8-23	State report warns of lasting changes to water flows, supplies
8-23	Andean cloud forests endangered by climate change
8-23	Tearfund urges climate change action ahead of Nairobi meeting
8-23	The 'Social Footprint' of Climate Change
8-23	New York Caps-and-Trades To Address Climate Change
8-23	Hot Couture
8-22	Take Action In Charleston: 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 26 --Take Back America rally and parade
8-22	NLRB files complaint in union, Massey dispute
8-22	Move kids upstream of Marsh Fork Elementary  (scroll down)
8-22	Third candidates need to be heard
8-22	What environmental offense has infuriated you the most? (scroll down)
8-22	Ohio could be on cusp of advance in energy; State being considered for facility to transform coal into jet, diesel fuel
8-22	Wyo. coal-to-liquid plant advances  -   DKRW and SNC-Lavalin to design coal-to-liquid fuels projects
8-22	What a choice: while South Africa mulls extra taxes for Sasol, the US wants to offer Sasol a subsidy of $21 a barrel
8-22	Hirsch on responding to peak oil
8-22	Slow Start for Revival of Nuclear Reactors
8-22	Second utility to cut mercury pollution from coal-fired plants
8-22	Governor Plans an Energy Shift for Illinois
8-22	Federal Bill Would Give Solar, Fuel Cells a Boost; "Empowering America Act" would increase solar consumers' rights, lower installation costs
8-22	Sensational Solar: Panels drastically reduce Vaca man's electric bills   -   Tax energy industry, fund solar panels
8-22	Solar energy is cheap, reliable and practical
8-22	Leading the renewable way
8-22	Irish Government To Triple Renewable Electricity By 2010
8-22	Researchers learn to extract crude oil from pig manure
8-22	Vermont's solar forecast: Sunny  - Vermont's solar energy industry starting to take off
8-22	Newtown firm looks past world of fossil fuels
8-22	Schwarzenegger signs solar power bill
8-22	Experimental hydro-electric and solar power plant to be studied for Pattison Park
8-22	First Fully Integrated Solar Roofing System from Nu-Lok
8-22	Katrina, global warming and peak oil
8-22	Using corn and other food for fuel trades one problem for another
8-22	Drinking water generating from atmosphere by Solar Hybrid Technology
8-22	Top climatologist warns global warming will hit Vermont hard
8-21	Take Action In Charleston: 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 26 --Take Back America rally and parade
8-21	Memorial honors Sago miners
8-21	Delegate Clif Moore: Delegation pushing coal-to-liquid plant  -  Negotiations Underway for Coal-to-Liquids Plant  -  The Return Of Nazi Oil
8-21	The fight for King Coal
8-21	Fletcher applauded for his Appalachian policy -   Fletcher gets kudos for coal truck crackdown
8-21	U.S. Power Plants Slow to Clean Up Their Act
8-21	US Court Hands EPA a Win in Utility Emission Case
8-21	Researchers hope 'bugs' can speed up coalbed production
8-21	Tax credit for coal-based synthetic fuels losing its steam
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