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2-28	Julian Martin: W.Va.'s problem is overpopulation
2-28	Selenium Pollution and Mountaintop Mining
2-28	Just "2 percent of employment in the central Appalachian region"
2-28	Its best to err on the side of caution
2-28	Educate politicians on the environment
2-28	Ten reasons coal is not clean
2-28	The Dirty Truth Behind Clean Coal
2-28	Patriot Coal: Mine To Be Idle For At Least One Week
2-28	Monsanto bets that global warming is real
2-28	Warming Panel, Under Attack, Seeks Outside Review
2-28	As Obama Pushes Clean Coal, Jeff Biggers Tracks History of Destructive Mining in Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland
2-28	Conviction could impact Baard Energy project
2-28	Coal-ﬁred plant may be out of steam before its up
2-28	Here Comes the Sound
2-28	Turkey methane explosion in mine killed 13
2-28	Three CDs of mountain melodies - SXSW2010: 10 questions for Ben Sollee
2-28	Line-up for NRDC Presents Music Saves Mountains Announced
2-27	DEP approves Mingo coal-to-gas plant - WVDEP approves Mingo coal-to-gas plant
2-27	W.Va. man guilty of verbal assault on mining foes - Rise Up! West Virginia: Justice in the WV Coalfields
2-27	Massey wins protest battle in district court - Judge issues injunction barring Massey protesters
2-27	Mountaintop Coal Mining Could Decimate Fish Populations
2-27	Environmentalists question coal's place in Obama policy
2-27	Environmentalists want action on Dunkard Creek now - Sierra Club, Highlands Conservancy may sue CONSOL for its Dunkard Creek discharges
2-27	Thousands of miner breathing units being recalled - MSHA and NIOSH launch investigation of CSE breathing device problems
2-27	Court motion in TVA ash spill seeks to combine suits
2-27	Groups ID Toxic Coal Ash Sites in 14 States, Demand Regulations
2-27	State to seek ban of miner over safety records
2-27	Buffalo Creek Tragedy
2-27	NRDC Presents "Music Saves Mountains" Concert - Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, more to perform at Ryman for 'Music Saves Mountains' - Musicians rally to stop mountaintop removal - Emmylou Harris Among Guests at "Music Saves Mountains" Concert at Ryman
2-27	Most Credible Climate Skeptic Not So Credible After All
2-27	Senators to propose abandoning cap-and-trade
2-27	Nuclear Reactors, Dams at Risk Due to Global Warming
2-27	Coffee hit by global warming, growers say
2-26	Remembering Buffalo Creek
2-26	Bill would ban new coal waste impoundments, 38 years after Buffallo Creek
2-26	Coal-Fired Power On the Way Out? By Lester R. Brown
2-26	Jackson Seeks $30M for Hydrofracking Study
2-26	Dunkard Creek update: Citizens to sue over CONSOL pollution - CONSOL could face suit over Dunkard Creek pollution
2-26	Ky. coal legislators defend industry as activists call for change - Environmentalists say they're tired of being ignored by legislature
2-26	WV Lawmakers Vote to Uphold Nuclear Plant Ban
2-26	Why do coal miners protest regulation?
2-26	Author and anti-coal activist Jeff Biggers talks about the coal roots of Black History Month and will be speaking Friday in Harlem
2-26	Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Series Explores the History and Impact of Coal Mining in the Appalachians
2-26	A podcast with a conscious vibe
2-26	Panel speaks on mountaintop removal
2-26	New report: More water poisoned by coal ash
2-26	India to Start Clean Energy Fund by Taxing Coal Use
2-26	NY Times: Dont let schemes by unscrupulous operators blunt mine safety reforms
2-26	TVA Spends Money on Lawmakers, Avoids Oversight
2-26	Foreman charged in Federal No. 2 scandal
2-26	'Scalped' mountains
2-26	Climate change report sets out an apocalyptic vision of Britain
2-26	Belief In Climate Change Hinges On Worldview
2-26	Why Climate Change Is Dead In The Senate; GOP is focused on "cheap" domestic energy
2-26	Antarctic melting due to global warming; sea levels may rise
2-26	Climate change a global danger, Ban says - Official: Climate change treaty unlikely this year
2-26	Oceans are new front in fight against global warming: UN
2-26	Common Sense and the Attack on the IPCC
2-26	BRIEF: 'Burning The Future' Documentary In West Hartford On March 2
2-26	Your status updates' carbon footprint
2-26	Music for the Mountains - Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore bring their message to Cincinnati
2-26	Would UT sell its soul?
2-26	Times photo entries honored
2-25	Environmentalists gather at Capitol
2-25	Appalachian strip mines have long-term environmental effect
2-25	Controversial bill would give Environmental Council more authority
2-25	James Kotcon: Energy policy falls short
2-25	Mountain Justice Spring Break: REGISTER NOW
2-25	ENVIRO LAW ON CAMPUS (scroll down)
2-25	Report: Contamination from coal ash waste is worse than EPA says
2-25	Coal ash problems spread as EPA dithers, groups say - New cases of water pollution documented at U.S. coal ash dumps
2-25	Slurry spill cleanup in progress - Crews cleaning coal-washing spill in eastern KY - Slurry Spill in Martin County, Ky., Concerns Residents
2-25	Review: Grass Stains are good for ya
2-25	Recent State FOIA Ruling Prompts Legislation
2-25	Senate weighs final push to move climate bill
2-25	U.N. agrees to refine climate data
2-25	Your Car & Your Meat-Eating: The Biggest Causes of Climate Change
2-25	Album Review: Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore - Dear Companion - Proceeds from Duos New Album To Benefit Boones Appalachian Voices - Dear Companion brings relaxed twangy protest
2-25	Coal companies encouraged to rebuild honeybee populations
2-25	Coal Futures
2-25	ND coal drying plant doesn't need mining permit
2-25	Judge rejects coal company's Ill. lawsuit vs. MHSA
2-24	Fight MTR in ATL: March 1st
2-24	Judge extends Marfork restraining order - Protest ban at Massey complex extended - TRO against Massey protests extended
2-24	Black water spill: Crews are cleaning up after a black water spill turns a creek black in Martin County. Don't worry girls and boys --toxic sludge is good for you! - Minor Slurry Spill in Martin County, Ky., Concerns Residents
2-24	Meetings Continue Over Large Mine's Future
2-24	What's the Matter With Midwestern Democrats and Coal?
2-24	Monongalia County mine faces federal investigation, official says
2-24	Mine appeals clog MSHA enforcement process
2-24	Officials explore cause, possible solutions to MSHA backlog
2-24	Crandall Canyon: Tragedy to misery for inspector
2-24	Catherine Pancake On the Impact of Black Diamonds, Her 2006 Film About Mountaintop Removal
2-24	Mountaintop removal threatens communities
2-24	Storms of My Grandchildren
2-24	EPA Chief Goes Toe-To-Toe With Senate GOP Over Climate Science
2-24	Global Warming to Bring Fewer, Stronger Hurricanes
2-24	Greater efforts needed to curb global warming UN report
2-23	Mountaintop Mining Poisons Fish
2-23	Two Jailed Pro-Mountain Activists Stage Hunger Strike Against Excessive Bail
2-23	Lives will be lost if blasting breaks dam - Massey Energy is not pro West Virginia (scroll down)
2-23	Massey due in court on protest ban
2-23	Mine hailed as model of safety faces federal probe
2-23	UMW endorses Rahall, Mollohan
2-23	Massey changes executives' severance formula
2-23	Coal-state Democrats oppose global-warming rules
2-23	Massey, Alpha challenge EPA on greenhouse gases
2-23	E.P.A. Plans to Phase in Regulation of Emissions
2-23	Students protest against coal
2-23	State of Mines
2-23	World's coral reefs could disintegrate by 2100
2-22	Judge rules on Water Act violations
2-22	Mountain Mama
2-22	Rocky IV joins charge against EPA greenhouse rules
2-22	Bill supporters back clean water, air
2-22	Rahall says delay on cap-and-trade was attempt to improve bill for W.Va.
2-22	Obama Mounts a Last-Ditch Attempt to Pass a 'Hybrid' Climate and Energy Bill
2-22	First Annual KobreGuide Awards Prizewinners: - Environment: Leveling Appalachia
2-22	An Iowa Interview with Appalachian Voices
2-22	Study: Warming to bring stronger hurricanes
2-22	Methane levels may see 'runaway' rise, scientists warn
2-21	A mine fight that has lasted 36 years: Science, policy, pressure pay off with new B.C. mining ban
2-21	MSHA: Oppegard critical of Joe Main initiative
2-21	Rahall says hes not defending the EPA
2-21	Consol Energy announces layoffs at Clay County based Fola Coal: Missing from yesterdays press release was any mention of "nuisance lawsuits" and environmentalists. Perhaps Consol Energy is trying out something called the truth for a change. The facts are simple had Fola Coal not been breaking the laws that govern the Clean Water Act their permits never would have come into question. These layoffs are simply a result of their own misconduct.
2-21	Senator Rockefeller troubled about the news of layoffs at CONSOLs Fola Mine
2-21	Legendary environmentalist arrested
2-21	Environmental heroine
2-21	The Climate Change Rally You've Probably Never Heard About
2-21	Save Winter. Stop the Oil Sands.
2-21	Bill to restrict coal mining is dead
2-21	Kentuckians Sollee, Moore offer plea to save the hills with album 'Dear Companion'
2-21	Bashing federal regulators grows popular in state
2-21	Perspectives: Azusa Rock follows an Appalachian model
2-21	Saving the Amazon may be the most cost-effective way to cut greenhouse gas emissions
2-21	Acidified landscape around ocean vents foretells grim future for coral reefs
2-20	Fola Coal update: Bad news and good news - Consol to lay off 157 in Clay County; 300 will keep jobs - Consol announces restructuring at Fola site
2-20	Tell Obama to Stop Nuclear Loan Guarantees
2-20	Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Mike Roselle
2-20	Mike Roselle: "I Won't Stop Breaking the Law Until They (Massey Energy Corp.) Stops"
2-20	Marshall selected to lead energy project
2-20	Mine safety advocates 'disappointed' with MSHA's fatality prevention program
2-20	WJU Hosts National Event: The Ignatian Solidarity Network Spring Teach-In
2-20	28th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
2-20	New Rules Could Affect Coal Plants
2-20	Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices - House Panel Probing Natural Gas 'Hydrofracking' Process
2-20	Facebook folly
2-20	Greenpeace puts heat on Facebook over coal use for new datacenter
2-20	Iceberg Ahead
2-20	Wisc. may shut down five coal-fired power plants
2-20	CO2 Capture and Storage Gains a Growing Foothold
2-20	Ken Hechler: Mountain Top Removal: Scourge of the People
2-20	I Love Mountains -- An Evening with Larry Gibson
2-20	Saving Appalachia from mining one song at a time
2-20	Hannah Teter, Gold-Medal Snowboarder, Carves a Meaningful Life
2-19	Massey condemns protesters as domestic terrorists - Brushy Fork protest: Activists occupy Massey offices - 3 charged with trespassing at W.Va. Massey office - Activists occupy Marfork Coal Company, Pettus WV
2-19	Arrests, Actions: Does JP Morgan Chase Fund Crime in Appalachia?
2-19	Bees hurt by mountaintop removal coal mining - Bill proposed to repopulate bees - Miners asked to help bees - EKU researcher: Bees hurt by mountaintop removal
2-19	Coal Companies Help Environment by Blowing Up Mountains, Wamp Says - GOP candidates criticize environmental regulators - Republicans bash environmental regulators - Ron Ramsey Calls TDEC 'Out Of Control'
2-19	Discussion highlights dangers of mining
2-19	Montana-B.C. agree: No ripping up the flathead - B.C. mining, drilling ban a done deal
2-19	Limit studied on how quickly an official can turn lobbyist - What you need to know about lobbyists in W.Va.
2-19	Business, Labor Groups Urge Energy Transmission Upgrades
2-19	Virginia Files Challenge to EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation
2-19	Students demonstrate coal mining destruction
2-19	Internet to Chase: Stop Destroying the Mountains
2-19	Mountaintop removal more hazard than inconvenience
2-19	Mountaintop Removal Mining: Why Theres No Such Thing as Clean Coal
2-19	Prosperity by Destroying the Earth
2-18	Tweet Against Mountaintop Removal Mining This Thursday
2-18	Update: The race to stand up for coal
2-18	Energy bill sent out to Senate; Measure removes ban on nuclear power plants
2-18	Sen. Graham Promotes Nuclear Power,' Clean Coal' in Draft Renewables Bill
2-18	Environmental Advocates Are Cooling on Obama
2-18	Fed loan guarantees may boost nuclear power return
2-18	History: Mountain State saga
2-18	State DEP report says longwall mining caused subsidence at dam
2-18	Peaks stripped for coal
2-18	TVA ash spill cleanup of Emory River is 70 percent done
2-18	Black Water Rafting: When Will the EPA Enforce Coal Ash Laws in Alabama?
2-18	Complaint cites health threats at Alabama dump taking TVA's spilled coal ash
2-18	Budget Wielded to Cut Greenhouse Gases
2-18	Concert review: Kathy Mattea's 'Coal Journey' combines serious message with warm songs
2-18	IU's ArtsWeek 2010 to present 'Standing Up for the Mountains,' 'Miami Made'
2-18	Fact-checking UNC's coal claims
2-18	Awareness needed on mountaintop removal
2-17	Report: Mountaintop-removal damage outlives 'reclamation' - Read the report - New GAO report documents mountaintop removal damage - New GAO Report Examines Valley Fills
2-17	Coal lobby airs EPA complaints to lawmakers
2-17	Lawsuits Roll In as EPA 'Endangerment' Deadline Looms
2-17	Coal chief seeks clarity on permits
2-17	Coal always angling for breaks
2-17	Rahall tells coal industry: I am with you
2-17	WV governor argues against coal ash regulation
2-17	DEP study blames Consol for leaking Pa. park dam
2-17	The Clean Coal Con
2-17	Recent state FOIA ruling prompts legislation
2-17	Shareholder Activism, Yes You Can
2-17	TVA ash spill cleanup of Emory River is 70 percent done
2-17	Memoir of Coal River Mountain Tree Sit
2-17	Greene Twp. residents oppose landfill
2-17	An Ominous Warning on the Effects of Ocean Acidification
2-16	OSMREs intrepid and private coalfield tour
2-16	Does the President's "Clean Coal" Glibness Turn American Citizens into Acceptable Collateral Damage?
2-16	Va. senate will not take up surface mining bill - Boucher to host public meeting on energy issues
2-16	He Wants To Defend Coal
2-16	Rockefeller says remark not aimed at Obama agenda
2-16	Don't call coal ash hazardous waste, Manchin asks EPA
2-16	Dominion stokes the coal industry, but says it's a friend to the environment
2-16	Alabama sides with TVA in pollution nuisance suit
2-16	Kentucky singer-songwriters team up to take on the coal industry
2-16	Sacrificing your life for Corporate profits with UnClean Coal - Big Coal Impersonating Charities?
2-16	Wading into mountaintop removal
2-16	TVA plans for changing future
2-16	Series of missteps by climate scientists threatens climate-change agenda
2-16	Lack of Direction on Climate Change Hobbles Carbon Trading
2-16	Stewart Pokes Fun at those Poking Fun at Climate Change
2-16	Less fog puts redwoods at risk, scientists say
2-15	Coal strategy: Demonize and distort the facts
2-15	Changing Times For Surface Mines
2-15	Land use planning bill gets referred to subcommittee
2-15	Speakers say bill would save streams, kill jobs
2-15	Coal fight on Va. capitol steps
2-15	Oceans' acidity rate is soaring, claims study
2-15	How global warming contributed to the snow
2-15	Can Climate Shift the Biology of Ecosystems?
2-15	CoalWatch group bringing speaker on mine to meeting in Courtenay
2-15	Obama Defends UnClean Coal, Tells Renewables Activist "Don't Be Stubborn"
2-14	Bill would form future of energy commission
2-14	Take Action: RAN's JP Morgan Chase Social Media Day of Action
2-14	Obama "beginning not to be believable to me," says Rockefeller - Senator questions Obamas coal policy
2-14	Every voice counts
2-14	New leader looks to fire up Sierra Club
2-14	U.S. Supreme Court Corporate Political Contributions Can Hamper Justice: Here Is A Prime Example
2-14	Flawed samples, bankruptcy complicate TVA spill
2-14	Family size has become the great unmentionable of the campaign for more environmentally friendly lifestyles
2-14	Two Who Make Me Proud to Be a Kentuckian: Jean Ritchie and Wendell Berry
2-13	Manchin to EPA: Leave our coal ash alone
2-13	EPA Releases New Coal Ash Guidelines
2-13	A Class- Conscious Strategy For Ending Mountain Top Removal Mining?
2-13	Senate's well-drilling rule draws environmentalist fire
2-13	MSHA targets mine violations that lead to deaths - Mining Deaths Reach 589 Fatalities in 10 Years, New Initiatives Unveiled - MSHA kicks off Rules to Live By campaign
2-13	Illinois lawmaker proposes public meetings before coal mining begins
2-13	As politicians waffle on climate change, glaciers exit Glacier National Park - Glaciers: Changing at More Than a Glacial Pace
2-13	Sierra Club, Audubon file federal lawsuit over Arkansas coal plant
2-13	An Underground Gas Factory in the Woods
2-13	Daryl Hannah: at last the blonde has more fun
2-13	Obama nuke plant loan reflects new energy strategy
2-13	TVAs top executive says additional rates increases possible this year
2-13	Warming Water Spurs U.S. to Consider ESA Protection for 82 Coral Species
2-13	Singer says there's a covert war in Appalachia
2-13	Michigan Yoopers Keep Close Eye on Calif. Mining Struggle
2-13	Ready to Get Pissed Off at Mountaintop Removal Mining? Watch This. (Video)
2-12	Feb. 12 WVEC Green Legislative Update - Feb. 12 Capital Eye From WVCAG
2-12	Mountains rally gets celebrity support - Mattea decries mountaintop; calls for 'civil discourse' -Mountaintop removal foes rally in Ky., Va. - Coal Miners' Prayer: End Mountaintop Removal Now in KY and VA - I Love Mountains Rally Held In Frankfort - Kathy Mattea sings at Frankfort rally against mountaintop mining - Hundreds gather to advocate end of mountaintop removal - Mountaintop removal coal mining bills draw hundreds of supporters in Virginia, Kentucky - Environmentalists rally in Frankfort to protest mountaintop mining - Photos
2-12	Stream saver - Bill would prohibit dumping in streams
2-12	The Big Shake: Is Chicago Earthquake a Wake Up Call for UnClean Coal?
2-12	Blankenship nets $3.8 million in Massey stock deal - Massey Energy shares drop after JPMorgan downgrades company following big run in stock - Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship Sells Stock Worth $5.8M - CBL
2-12	School board considers new environmental science standards
2-12	Big utility news: First Energy to buy Allegheny Energy - FirstEnergy buying power rival Allegheny Energy
2-12	An Open Letter to President Obama: No More "Clean" Coal
2-12	Democratics. Hear from WV Council of Churches
2-12	UNC stutter-steps on its way to becoming coal-free
2-12	MSHA launches new mine safety initiative
2-12	Federal mining officials declare slide as an emergency - Federal officials say Wheelwright mudslide was mine-related
2-12	Utah House of Reps Passes Resolution Calling Climate Change a Conspiracy (Wanna bet that Gov. Manchin is jealous WV legislators didn't get there first?) - Utah Lawmakers, In Thrall to Big Coal and Big Agriculture, Attack Climate-Change "Conspiracy"
2-12	Colbert Rips Fox News For Using Snowstorm To Deny Global Warming (VIDEO)
2-12	Skeptic update: Snowpocalypse vs global warming?
2-12	Global warming 'tipping points' may arrive without warning
2-12	Cap-And-Trade Opposition Doesn't Shield W.Va. Reps From Anti-Coal Rap
2-12	Climate-Change Debate Is Heating Up in Deep Freeze
2-12	Global Warming and Weather Psychology
2-12	'Saudi Arabia of Coal' brings mountaintop removal to the stage: 'Saudi Arabia of Coal' looks at the dispute over mountaintop-removal mining
2-11	Coal Miners Join Historic Rallies to End Mountaintop Removal
2-11	Senate bill would stimulate strategizing on WV's energy future - Upset with fed mining permit scrutiny, W.Va. House forms oversight committee
2-11	Virginia lawmakers to consider Stream Saver fill ban
2-11	Longview Power to study CCS for new W.Va. plant
2-11	Coal lobby: Are they honest brokers on CCS?
2-11	Focus on coal facts rather than stoking fears - Just the facts
2-11	Fighting for mountain justice in Appalachia
2-11	Dragline - Magnificent Photography Highlights Mountaintop Removal Mining
2-11	NW power plan: No coal; only wind, gas, efficiency - Conservation efforts will play key role in meeting Northwest's energy needs
2-11	British Columbia Vows Ban on Mining, Drilling Near Glacier National Park
2-11	Put sponsor decals on lawmakers like NASCAR
2-11	Obama: The Making of a UnClean Coal President
2-11	Obama's Rope-Line Debate on Coal
2-11	Senators Introduce Bill to Reduce Power Plant Pollutants - Senators Go Straight at Coal in The Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010″
2-11	EPA closes more of Emory River for cleanup of TVA ash spill - Emory River to remain closed until May 15
2-11	Four TVA nominees testify
2-11	22 Electric Utilities Develop Coal Ash Impoundment Action Plans
2-11	Politics, Science Collide Over Recent Snow Storms - Another Blizzard: What Happened to Global Warming?
2-10	More on Brushy Fork: Where was WVDEP? - Environmentalists hope safety violation sends message to state officials
2-10	Speaker Thompson and permits: Looking at all issues? - Legislature Will Look at Coal Permits
2-10	EPA may have the final say on what the region does with coal
2-10	The Story of Coals Dirty, Deadly Legacy
2-10	Jim Sconyers: Who will lead on mining?
2-10	Mining industry has long history of violence
2-10	Officials say no mines in Canada-US border region
2-10	Agency Proposes Climate Service to Spur Adaptation - Today's global warming forecast? Check Obama's new climate change website
2-10	W.Va. lawmakers again try to referee gas drilling - Minard works to weaken WVDEPs new drilling rules
2-10	Are utilities' plans for shoring up hazardous coal ash dams good enough? - EPA to update Pines residents about coal ash contamination
2-10	Coal operator expands into natural gas in Pennsylvania
2-10	CSB barred from probe of Conn. power plant explosion
2-10	Rape of Appalachia/An appeal to the American people
2-10	Drilling, mining have connection
2-10	Mountaintop mining seminar at TMC
2-9	After feds step in, DEP cites Massey dam - After OSMRE probe, WVDEP cites Massey dam - Massey cited for safety violation after gaining environmental honors - Massey cited for violation at W.Va. slurry dam
2-9	For industry, Spruce mine a case study in frustrations of getting mining permit
2-9	Surface mining allows cattle to graze on land previously unusable say proponents - Officials say coal companies providing opportunity by reshaping landscape
2-9	Anyone can help stop mountain top removal mining, says tree-sitter.
2-9	Activists ask judge to dismiss Massey lawsuit
2-9	'Hallway deal' resulted in more lax oil-gas regulations
2-9	Coal Ad Blitz Launches New Spot as Industry Sees Political Gains
2-9	The fire still burns: Centralias last days
2-9	Caterpillar joins FutureGen dirty coal alliance
2-9	Dont get too excited about states coal ash rules
2-9	U.S. proposes new climate service
2-8	Coal mining practices that destroy, not just the land, but entire communities - Is it possible to pick up the pieces and rebuild a mountain?
2-8	Reported Facebook poster to keep job
2-8	Muffin tops for mountaintops
2-8	Climate change, pollution are suspects in rusty blackbirds' plummeting numbers
2-8	Think-tanks take oil money and use it to fund climate deniers
2-8	Lobbyists Rush to Block EPA Action on Climate Change
2-8	Water at core of climate change impacts-UN experts
2-8	New errors in IPCC climate change report
2-8	U.N. Climate Panel Reviews Dutch Sea Level Glitch
2-8	Tibet Temperatures Hit Record High In 2009
2-8	The extreme floods in Cumbria
2-8	India likely to face coal shock
2-8	If they cant survive without help, let market weed them out
2-8	MSU can't afford to continue burning coal
2-7	Lindytown and Prenter: Clay County Wake Up Call - Former mining employee speaks out
2-7	Terrible history--West Virginia's mine wars - W.Va. immigrant workers found land of danger, servitude
2-7	Rahall: Coal ads needed in D.C. - Rahall opposes plan to reduce permit funds
2-7	Proposed coal mining rule changes spark fierce debate - Supervisors oppose surface mining refuse control bill
2-7	Can the myth of clean coal become a reality?
2-7	Character of Marcellus Shale Gas Play Becoming Clearer
2-7	Earth and the Balance of Powers: What the Citizens United Ruling Means for the Environment
2-7	The fight against a big, polluting coal-fired plant has many fronts, at the local and the state level
2-7	Obama's Nuclear Giveaway
2-7	Arctic melting to cost $2.4 trillion U.S. by 2050: Study - Arctic Climate Changing Faster Than Expected
2-7	EPA Reveals High Hazard Potential at More Coal Ash Ponds
2-6	Letter from a West Virginia Jail
2-6	An Old Prayer for Clean Coal: Strip-Mining Jesus
2-6	Group looks to post-coal West Virginia
2-6	Happy Birthday, Coal Tattoo!
2-6	State Hears from Residents on Proposed Coal Burning Plant
2-6	Centralia, Pa., coal fire is one of hundreds that burn in the U.S. -Town's smoldering coal sickens many
2-6	Mobile company rejects waste liquids from coal ash landfill
2-6	As sea level rises so does the level of climate change denial
2-6	Why mountaintop removal mining must be abated
2-5	Coal study details benefits, ignores costs - Coal lobby study touts industrys benefits to W.Va. - Mining Symposium Held in Charleston
2-5	New ruling: WVDEP deals dont insulate coal companies
2-5	Senate committee plans for West Virginia's post-coal economy
2-5	Gov. Manchins White House talking points - Manchin says coal talk was a start
2-5	Sen. Rockefeller Criticizes Obama Over Coal Policy - Rahall blasts Obama OSMRE cuts, coal tax plans - Rahall reacts to Obamas surface mining budget cuts
2-5	Mining protesters claim Massey inflated damage claims to get trespassing case before feds - Celebrating Trespassers - Tree-sitter update: TRO extended, hearing postponed
2-5	DEP to Rewrite Brine Water Land Application Permits
2-5	Look Out "Clean Carbon Neutral Coal" Ads: FTC Moves May Signal Start of 'Greenwashing' Crackdown
2-5	Climate Debate in Senate Keeps Coming Back to Limits on Power Plants
2-5	EPA Proposes More Restrictive Smog Standard
2-5	US senators move to curb mercury, sulfur in air
2-5	Nuclear Power Revival: The Obama Administration's Plans For Nuclear Energy
2-5	Bill Introduced Calls For Constitutional Amendment to Tackle Campaign Finance Ruling
2-5	Congress Must Act in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Campaign Financing, League of Women Voters Says
2-5	MSHAs Joe Main calls for industry cultural change
2-5	New video on saving the Kanawha State Forest
2-5	EPA releases more utility coal ash reports
2-5	Coal truck in fatal accident in October had faulty brake switch; Report also states victim was driving overloaded vehicle
2-5	India's Roaring Economy Is Hitched to a Galloping Addiction to Coal
2-5	Scientists, students, Sierra Club call on UNC to drop coal
2-5	Legislators must reverse trend, preserve land, water
2-5	Kennedy: Environment, economy interrelated
2-4	Obama Administration proposes cutting tax breaks for coal producers
2-4	Obama announces plan to speed carbon capture (from the article: -The governor also said mountaintop removal was high on the president's radar screen. "There's no bones about it," Manchin said, "They're not a fan of mountaintop removal." ) - Manchin defends coal to Obama - Manchin meets with Obama, carbon storage task force created - Obama, governors announce 'clean coal' proposals - Rockefeller Commends Interagency Effort to Develop and Deploy Carbon Capture and Storage for Coal - Governor Talks With President About Energy
2-4	Bring Back Van Jones! Blindsiding Clean Energy with Dirty Coal - Obama Pushing Clean Coal, Green Jobs - Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear praises Obama (un)clean-coal directive
2-4	There Is No "Clean Coal," But Obama Is Right about an Energy and Climate Bill - Report: US should spend more on biofuels - President Touts His Alternative Fuels Plan - Obama unveils coal, biofuel plans
2-4	Massey wants tree sitters to pay for lost production time
2-4	Coal summit results unclear
2-4	Environmental activist discusses coal-free future
2-4	Marshall Chief of Staff Takes Job with Coal Group
2-4	Massey outlines plans to up coal production
2-4	Kanawha State Forest Coalition Against Proposed Mining Site
2-4	Utah gov given $10,000 by coal co. seeking permit
2-4	Democratic EPA Moves Decisively on Coal
2-4	UNC-CH is urged to give up coal
2-4	Groundwater testing begins at coal ash dump used by universities
2-4	Methane: The New Climate Change Indicator
2-3	Breaking: Obama to announce task force to speed CCS - King Coals Top Lobbyist to Meet Obama
2-3	Natural gas drilling poses threat to region's groundwater
2-3	Analysis: Coal will be key issue in Rahall race - Reminder: Spike Maynard on the Aracoma Mine fire - Spike Maynard switches to GOP
2-3	Gov. Manchin going to Washington - Manchin to meet with Obama, Biden
2-3	Rockefeller defends tax breaks for big coal - Kentucky lawmakers demonstrate how to defend dirty coal subsidies - Do coal companies need taxpayer subsidies?
2-3	Obama: Cap-And-trade May Be Separate In Senate Bill
2-3	Tiny Virginia Town Approves Giant Coal-Fired Power Plant - Va town OKs zoning changes for coal-fired plant
2-3	'Clean coal' heads to Illinois
2-3	MSHA announces two initiatives
2-3	NC to require monitoring of ash ponds
2-3	Utility Blames Engineers for Giant Ash Spill
2-3	Coal Giant Wins Court Injunction Against Nonviolent Protesters
2-3	EU Agrees To Split Billions For Green Power, Coal
2-3	Global Warming May Cook Sea Turtle Eggs
2-3	Grandpa was a coal miner
2-2	Judge blocks further protests against Massey - Judge Berger gives Massey order on mine protests - Judge Bars Protesters From Massey Mines in W.Va.
2-2	Former justice Maynard goes after Rahall - Spike Maynard to face Rahall in congressional challenge - Maynard wants to stop Washingtons War on Coal (and increase Coal's war (they are using explosives!) on our mountain communities, our forests, our water, our vestige of democracy...)
2-2	Obama proposes cuts in OSM budget - Obama budget brings back AML reform proposal - Obama tries again to cut cleanup money to states and Indian tribes that have completed cleanup of abandoned coal mines - Obama proposes cuts in OSMRE budget - DoD, VA, DHS among big gainers in '11 budget
2-2	Former mine permits chief files 'whistleblower' suit
2-2	Aracoma fire survivors win round in Massey court battle
2-2	US defense review says military planners should factor climate change into long-term strategy - Global deal on climate change in 2010 'all but impossible'
2-2	Multimedia theatrical production 'Saudi Arabia' shows dark side of coal
2-2	South's Top 10 Endangered Areas Vulnerable to Global Warming, Development
2-2	Environmental group: Uranium mines a threat
2-2	Appalachian author shines light on coal industry
2-2	Consumers Energy faces shareholder resolution over coal ash - Toxic dumping must stop in Perry County
2-2	55 Nations Set 2020 Carbon Goals Since Copenhagen
2-2	Global warming: Undeniable evidence
2-2	Report: Wyoming water vulnerable to climate change
2-2	"Clean-Coal" Power Plant Set for Texas
2-1	Planned mountaintop mine upsets Kanawha State Forest users - Strip mines closing in on Kanawha State Forest
2-1	Historic: Battlefield battle
2-1	Harvard Ayers: Second Battle of Blair Mountain
2-1	Coal-free future begins in Kentucky
2-1	Group lists South's most-endangered sites
2-1	Reprinted in Columbus Dispatch: Both sides distrust EPA in mining debate
2-1	Protecting Tennessee's environment of critical importance
2-1	Climate Change and the S.E.C.
2-1	'Clean coal' plant in N.J. fuels pols' ire
2-1	Bread & Puppets imagery packs political punch

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