Miscellany

CRMW Essay Featured in New Journal

Joyce M. Barry, environmental studies lecturer, has published an essay in the inaugural issue (Spring 2008) of Environmental Justice. Barry’s article is "A Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens: Women’s Activism, Environmental Justice, and the Coal River Mountain Watch."

Black Water Rafting: Summer 2008

If you live anywhere downstream and you have a canoe or kayak or just an old inner tube and you want to be involved, give us a call and get active in cleaning up our streams.

Community people will be rafting this summer to evaluate the streams and report findings. We are photographing and documenting the condition of the Pond Fork River and its tributaries. We are looking for River Keepers. Get involved and have fun!

CNN, May 11, 2008 – True or False: The world has enough proven coal reserves to last for the next 100 years.

The answer is: FALSE.

New data from the Energy Watch Group – a global coalition of scientists – says that instead of the world having 100 years’ worth of coal reserves, the reality is we only have about another 20 years’ worth.