6-30
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The
Opening March of the U.S. Social Forum -
US Social Forum Day One: Thousands
March in Downtown Atlanta -
US Social Forum June 27 – July 1, 2007 -
"We're Living a Nightmare Called
Katrina" |
6-30
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Boucher sells out to big coal
interests -
More coal-to-liquid insanity: Peabody looks into plant site
in Sturgis, IN -
Think tank urges Kentucky to use
caution |
6-30
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Alpha Natural Resources Completes Mingo Logan Acquisition
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Arch Coal, Inc. Marks 10-Year
Anniversary on July 1
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CONSOL Energy Completes $1 Billion Senior Secured Loan
Agreement |
6-30
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Pelosi Still Wants More Miles Per Gallon |
6-30
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Duke Energy Chairman Urges U.S. Senate to Adopt Cap and
Trade System to Address Climate Change |
6-30
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This Baby Is Just Plain Ugly, Folks |
6-30
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Oil cost rises, coal shares net gain |
6-30
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Former Interior Department Official Sentenced to Prison |
6-30
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Climb it for the Climate |
6-30
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Gore's seven point pledge to cut
global warming -
Gore: Live Earth Concerts to Deliver Climate SOS
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Live Earth Seeks Carbon Emissions Cut
of 90 Percent by 2050 |
6-30
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EU Plans How to Deal With Climate Change |
6-29
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MSHA report finds own performance
‘unacceptable’ -
Federal Inquiry Faults Mine Inspectors; Accountability
Office Will Be Created -
Report criticizes mine inspectors
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Mine
safety inspectors missed problems at sites of fatal blasts
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MSHA might discipline inspectors |
6-29
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Kentucky is cautioned on
coal-to-liquid fuel plant; Analyst says there are major
challenges -
Democrats question Fletcher's motive for special-session call |
6-29
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Manchin declares drought emergency |
6-29
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Mel Tyree: Climate inertia can be overcome |
6-29
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Camping and live music make great weekend mix |
6-29
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Beltway Removal Mining
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Hobet Mine Complex Overlayed on 38 US cities -
Google Helps Nonprofits Conquer Google
Earth |
6-29
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Global Warming Will Cause Rise in
Death Rates -
WHO: 77,000 Die Annually in Asia-Pacific from Climate Change |
6-29
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Live Earth Concerts to Deliver Climate SOS: Gore |
6-29
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Confusion Reigns Under Heaven |
6-29
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US
House Passes Bill Affirming Global Warming Exists
(House fails to pass bill
doing anything about it...)
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House
Committee Defeats Increase to Gas Mileage Standards
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Congress Wimps Out On Energy Policy |
6-29
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U.S. firms linked to Colombia militias |
6-29
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Boone man beats Massey in civil action |
6-29
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$404M Roane County Verdict Upheld |
6-29
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Coal plant unnecessary; conservation is a must |
6-29
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Byrd responds to stories about health 'head on' |
6-29
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Interior Department leases oil-shale mine in Utah
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6-29
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Global warming cited as Europe reels from new weather
extremes |
6-28
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Mattea takes stand on coal, climate issues |
6-28
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Revealed: Bush EPA chief says she quit after Cheney rewrote
coal power plant rules |
6-28
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Bob Murray, coal exec--Congress wants U.S. coal industry
destroyed |
6-28
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Liquid coal sucks |
6-28
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2 coal-plant projects already in works; Need for special
session on issue called into question -
Kentucky has already committed millions to coal to liquid
projects -
Coal incentives not a rush job -
Coal to liquid: Wave of future, or nod to past?
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Coal-to-liquid fuels pose major problems |
6-28
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House Democrats at Odds Over Energy Bill Provisions
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Group of Democrats Pushes Fuel Economy |
6-28
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Coal prices jump 17.5% this month |
6-28
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Magnum Coal pulls $350 mln bond sale -sources |
6-28
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6 workers hurt by lightning strike at Ala. coal mine |
6-28
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China’s
Industrial Strength Boosts Demand For Coal -
Arab energy giants eye coal imports |
6-28
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Carbon Price Won't Push Power Sector Away From Coal |
6-28
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Wildlife, Crops Hit by Southeast Europe Heatwave |
6-28
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India's Emissions May be Higher Due to Dams |
6-28
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World Cannot Afford Nuclear Climate Solution |
6-28
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Death
Rates Will Rise Because of Global Warming |
6-27
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Cheney: Amending Environmental Laws to Benefit Business |
6-27
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Prison for Griles |
6-27
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Coal's Many Friends-coal to liquid will be back |
6-27
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If it acts like an outlaw, and talks like an outlaw, it's an
outlaw |
6-27
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Google reaches out to non-profts with Earth Outreach -
Google Earth Outreach Zooms In on Global Problems |
6-27
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Good news from the North Carolina Legislature |
6-27
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Family of miner killed in roof fall sues coal company |
6-27
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FutureGen Study Projects 300-Plus Jobs
(invest those billions in
truly clean (i.e. fossil-fuel-free) energy, jobs with a real
future, not just some BS slogan created by coal industry
execs that want more of your money, your water, your
mountains, your air to keep their companies "profitable")
|
6-27
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Deep underground CO2 storage considered |
6-27
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Chart of the Day: Arch Coal
|
6-27
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Who gets to
produce electricity is galvanizing the West |
6-27
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Environmental group blasts coal plant proposal |
6-27
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Georgia poised to pass tough mercury rule |
6-27
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Global
efforts to substitute for oil: Learning by doing ourselves
in |
6-27
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Tim Flannery: Ten predictions about climate change that have
come true |
6-27
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Tree planting: A key weapon against global warming |
6-27
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Climate change and national security |
6-27
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Bogus Poll: 72 Percent Say Global Warming is Natural |
6-27
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British army chief: climate change could fuel conflict and
terror |
6-27
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Climate Change Threatens North Africa Food Supply |
6-27
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Five More Die as Southeast Europe Sizzles |
6-27
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Poor Could See Slice of Carbon Offset Revenue |
6-27
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Schwarzenegger says US must cut emissions before China does
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6-27
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Swiss Climate Warming Fast |
6-26
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Paul Hawken:
How to Stop Our Political and Economic Systems From Stealing
Our Future |
6-26
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WV Public Radio: Coal-to-gas debate not over in Washington
(scroll to 6/25 entry) -
Write or call Congressman Rahall--educate
him on the perils of coal to liquid! |
6-26
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Still dying for coal |
6-26
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Letters to the Editor in the Charleston Gazette: Environment
and growth compatible -
Coal pollution not as bad a nuisance?
(scroll down) |
6-26
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Letters to the editor in the Logan Banner: Rebuttal to Mr.
Runyon -
Mining
(letters to the editor
are great tools, please use them) |
6-26
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Outdoor Music Festivals
(scroll to Mountain Keepers Music Festival) |
6-26
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Commentary on the Clean Water Protection Act |
6-26
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Miners
avoid black lung screening for fear of losing jobs |
6-26
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Justices Loosen Restrictions on Campaign Ads |
6-26
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Byrd lands millions in funding for mine safety provisions |
6-26
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Cecil E. Roberts: Employee Free Choice Act would fix broken
American labor law |
6-26
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W.Va. in ‘moderate drought’ |
6-26
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King
Coal Highway Project To Begin |
6-26
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New
Power Plant Protest |
6-26
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People Power Trumps Dirty Power: Dominion Sees the Light,
Pulls the Plug on Three Dirty Coal-Fired Plants |
6-26
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MOVING TOWARDS A MORATORIUM ON COAL: RECENT VICTORIES |
6-26
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Eastern Ky. coal operator sentenced to three years for fraud |
6-26
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Water Crisis: Oceans dying; Fresh water supply disaster |
6-26
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We’d better clear the air with China |
6-26
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Situation critical on climate
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Greenland ice may melt much faster: U.N. scientist
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Climate change concern grows |
6-26
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Greenhouse
gas burial |
6-26
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Armies Must Ready for Global Warming Role - Britain |
6-26
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Desert Dust Cuts Mountain Snow, May Spur Warming |
6-26
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Scarce Water and Population Boom Leads California to
"Perfect Drought" |
6-26
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Heatwave Causes Deaths in Greece, Romania |
6-26
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Dubai Eyes Middle East Carbon Trading Market |
6-26
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Gas blast kills at least 7 at Russian coal mine |
6-26
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European unity, leadership on climate change |
6-25
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Mountain Keepers Music Festival supports environmental
efforts -
Festival set next weekend at Kayford
Mountain |
6-25
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West Virginia is leaving you: There is a limit to use,
removal of resources |
6-25
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Government has duty to protect its citizens |
6-25
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Some Positive Energy: Now start talking about a carbon tax |
6-25
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Shadow hangs over China's boom
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CHINA: WORLD'S POLLUTER-AMA |
6-25
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Driving home theory of peak oil |
6-25
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Global warming and economic growth |
6-25
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Rich
nations blamed for global warming |
6-25
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Rising Seas to Destroy U.S. Beaches |
6-25
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US Climate Law May Linger Until Next President |
6-25
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California Air Board Adopts Greenhouse Gas Rules |
6-25
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Global warming threatens to dry up Ganges |
6-25
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India could check emissions and still record high growth |
6-25
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Flaming June? You must be joking |
6-25
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What Assures Consumers On Climate Change? |
6-25
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Too little, too late: Gore blames scientists for climate
crisis; US could have acted sooner if experts had reached
consensus |
6-24
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Toronto
Star: The coal, hard truth |
6-24
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Planned Wise County, Va., coal-fired power plant will be
focus of Monday protest |
6-24
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Black Lung: Dust Hasn't Settled on Deadly Disease |
6-24
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Colleges review carbon emissions--except it West Virginia
and four other states |
6-24
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E.
Kentucky politicians: fools for King Coal -
Too-easy solutions |
6-24
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The case against subsidizing coal-to-liquid fuel plants |
6-24
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Coal Fuels A Debate Over Obama |
6-24
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New Site For A Possible Coal To Liquid Fuel Plant In Corbin |
6-24
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Bunning claims he was threatened over coal proposal
-
Moving at last -
KENTUCKY POLITICIANS' ENERGY
STRATEGIES IN DARK AGES |
6-24
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Representative Ed Markey: What role coal? |
6-24
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Reclaim mountains by reclaiming ourselves |
6-24
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Photographer Shelby Lee Adams focuses on capturing the truth
in his native Appalachia |
6-24
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Eight killed in coal mine accidents in China |
6-24
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T Boone
Pickens sells off his Massey and Arch stock |
6-24
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U.S. mayors pledge to fight global warming |
6-24
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Schwarzenegger says cities will lead climate change battle |
6-24
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Britain's Environment Agency: Go Vegetarian to Stop Climate
Change |
6-23
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Pendleton wind farm blocked |
6-23
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Regulators OK rate hikes for electricity utilities |
6-23
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Mid-Atlantic power
lines get key OK; Electricity feed would run 300 miles from John Amos plant into
Md. -
2 major new mid-Atlantic power lines get key endorsement
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Power Line Aimed At Md. |
6-23
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Senate Passes Energy Bill But End
Product is Far From Comprehensive -
What's in the Senate energy legislation -
Senate votes for first rise in car
fuel standard in 32 years
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Renewable Energy's Alternative Ending -
Renewable Energy Tax Package Removed
From U.S. Energy Bill |
6-23
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Wall Street Journal: Fights Loom on Energy Bill, Making
Passage Uncertain |
6-23
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Coal truck kills man in car -
One Dead After Coal Truck Accident |
6-23
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Coal-to-liquid folly: Let's tap the power of hot air
(Citizens need sane energy
policies--and we have to demand them!) |
6-23
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PPL-sponsored report finds no spill damage; Fly ash entered
Delaware River in 2005. Critics charge report's denial of
harm isn't credible |
6-23
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Former
public radio host Bob Edwards winning praise on XM |
6-23
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Some UMWA members also members of OVEC |
6-23
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Rochester City Newspaper: Mining is destroying Appalachia's
mountains |
6-23
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Massey presents environmental awards
(this is just too much...who
about Best Union Buster Mine? Most Blackwater Spills Award?
Most Inspector Dodging Mine? Oh maybe, this whole thing was
a late entry in the Vandalia Liars Contest...) |
6-23
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Knoxville coal company hopes to acquire Ala. company for
$55M |
6-23
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Peak Coal Near On The Horizon |
6-23
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Group urges conservation of coal-bed methane water |
6-23
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Darfur conflict heralds era of wars
triggered by climate change, UN report warns
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UN: Climate Change Causes Darfur Slaughter |
6-23
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Campus Climate Challenge |
6-23
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6-23
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Global Warming Games |
6-23
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Half Of Bay-Area Businesses Have Made Adjustments Due To
Global Warming |
6-22
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Activists aim to throw cold water on coal's revival |
6-22
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NPR's Fresh Air: Jeff Goodell: Big Coal's Dirty Secrets |
6-22
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Senate Adopts an Energy Bill Raising
Mileage for Cars -
US Senate seeks fuel efficiency -
Senate Passes Energy Bill
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Republicans block tax increases for oil companies |
6-22
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Solar power costs dropping, nearing competition |
6-22
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The Dirty Truth About Coal: Why Yesterday's Technology
Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future |
6-22
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Coal truck death (scroll down
to last entry) |
6-22
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Fletcher's fraud: Special Session on coal-to-liquid |
6-22
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Williamson Daily News--Mingo CTL project expected to bring
1,500 jobs (how about
spending those billions on creating jobs with a future?) |
6-22
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The Economist: Can Montana's coal-loving governor be green
too? |
6-22
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Liquid Coal a Slippery Business
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Debate On Coal To Liquid Fuel Technology Continues |
6-22
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Coal states see boon in Air Force alt-fuel push |
6-22
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Then the whole agency is a crying shame...(and
what about the fines--how much are they reduced when time to
pay comes?) -
MSHA threatens two Boone mines with sanctions |
6-22
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Coal Valley News: Judge rules against mine ponds |
6-22
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Boone man wins firing lawsuit against Massey |
6-22
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Don Blankenship Testifies During Massey Lawsuit |
6-22
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Synfuel puts $300,000 toward Raleigh judicial annex |
6-22
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Dems open campaign to 'Green the Capitol' |
6-22
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California is pioneer in fighting global warming |
6-22
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Sizing Up Big Business' Climate Footprint |
6-22
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Climate turns up heat on sea turtles |
6-22
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World Needs Rules for Burying Greenhouse Gases - IEA |
6-22
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W.Va. economy fizzles in first half of 2007 |
6-22
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US Bishops on Climate Change |
6-22
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Economists: Climate change will cost N.C. billions |
6-22
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The Peak Oil Crisis: Approaching The Cliff |
6-22
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Bush Says US Could Build 30 New Nuclear Plants -
UK May Have to Do Without Nuclear
Power |
6-22
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China Says Exports Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions -
China bristles over greenhouse gas criticism |
6-22
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Drought feared as cause of war |
6-21
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Climate change and the fight for resources 'will set world
aflame' -
Global warming may uproot millions |
6-21
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Charleston Gazette: Study urges change in how coal funds
spent; Report proposes more funding to study mining impacts
on environment, safety
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Link to pdf of report
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New York Times and International Herald Times: Science Panel
Finds Fault With Estimates of Coal Supply -
Major Increase in Federal Research
Needed to Determine Size of U.S. Coal Reserves
|
6-21
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Federal Pond Ruling Troubles Coal |
6-21
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State Journal editorial: Energy in Demand; Coal on the
Ropes; What we have here is a tyranny of the minority |
6-21
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Proposed legislation supporting coal-to-liquid technology is
alive and well; Byrd, Rockefeller push for federal
coal-to-liquid funding |
6-21
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No to
Coal-To-Liquid Pikeville Rally |
6-21
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Mingo County CTL plant closer to reality |
6-21
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Coal still king in Pike County
-
Special session set for July 5
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In Kentucky: No need for special
session on energy projects -
Peabody considering coal conversion plant |
6-21
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21st Century energy . . . |
6-21
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Analysis: Coal debate continues in Congress |
6-21
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More coal-to-liquid insanity...Beckley Register Herald
editorial: Liquefaction |
6-21
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Schweitzer's pet coal-to-liquids push taking a beating |
6-21
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Some Oppose Power Line Plan -
House votes against amendment that
would stop power lines |
6-21
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Massey CEO drilled on the stand |
6-21
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PSC
may let utilities keep more secrets |
6-21
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Air pack shortage creates more headaches for mines |
6-21
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Alpha Natural Resources to Acquire
Mining Assets from Arch Coal -
Arch Coal to get $40 million for W. Virginia mine -
Alliance buys more coal |
6-21
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China overtakes US as world's biggest CO2 emitter
- Dutch researchers say China is now world's No. 1 emitter of carbon dioxide |
6-21
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Vermont colleges take lead toward carbon-neutrality |
6-21
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Global warming may be mother of all financial woes |
6-20
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W.Va. environmental groups file to
join suit against Massey -
Massey Coal Should Pay for Clean Water Violations
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Environmental groups say they want to join lawsuit against
Massey |
6-20
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National security drives focus on alternative fuel
(gag! double the global
warming gases equals national security? more mountaintop
removal equals national security? The old adage is--when you
can't sell something, wrap it in the flag. What dangerous,
expensive, self-serving propaganda the purveyors of
coal-to-liquid perpetrate!) |
6-20
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Take Action: Keep up the calls to the
Senate--Knowing our Senators, coal to liquid is not dead
yet! They'll try again soon...Follow this link for a
phone number for the Senate and some talking points on CTL,
although the message on the Inhofe amendment no longer
applies, the rest does -
Senate rejects liquefied coal; Backers
split over proposals; environmentalists hail votes
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Liquid Coal Amendment Defeated on Senate Floor -
Breaking: Senate fights off liquid coal
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Coal-to-Liquid Provision Stalls -
No liquefied coal in energy bill |
6-20
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