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11-3
U.S. starting over on 'buffer zone' mining rule  -  Interior ’spinning its wheels’ on mountaintop removal  - Cowed Interior to Consider Mountaintop Removal Rule Once Plundering Is Over in 2011  - Mining stream buffer rule could be ready by 2011 - Bush's Stream-Buffer Rule for Mining Will Remain Until 2011 - Interior Sets 2011 Goal for Protecting Streams from Coal-Mining Waste
11-3
Manchin pursuing Obama meeting on coal
11-3
Can rural America hold the world to ransom?
11-3
'Coal Country' Poses the Biggest Obstacle in Senate Climate Debate
11-3
The Catch-22 of Clean-Coal (There’s a catch-22 corollary when it comes to clean coal called double-think: Believing that that there is such as thing as clean coal while knowing it’s not possible, and spending trillions on the concept anyway.) - AEP's Mountaineer plant going green (not)
11-3
PATH motions: More than just procedural stuff
11-3
Ecology vs. need for cash: Power plant splits Hopis
11-3
Coal ash disposal loophole is feared as EPA considers new rules
11-3
Big Stone II plug pulled  -  Plan for coal-fired plant in South Dakota shelved after 4 utilities drop out
11-3
Attend a Coal Country House Party!
11-3
Blankenship lackey Carl Hubbard takes us back to middle school
11-3
During forged letter investigation hearing, coal industry lies under oath about its lobbying history
11-3
Scientists Seek 'Plan B' for Fighting Climate Change
11-3
Climate change threatens lives of millions of children, says charity
11-3
Snows melting from peak of Kilimanjaro
11-3
Some Rich Men Came & Raped the Land...and Nobody Caught Em'
11-3
Pee Dee Group-Sierra Club meeting to feature documentary
11-2
Review Time
11-2
Shout it from the mountaintop
11-2
Pro-coal curriculum doesn’t belong in classroom
11-2
Coal forum planned for Thursday at UK
11-2
Natural Gas - Not All It's Frakked Up To be  -  Louisiana shale could change fate of U.S. energy supply - Colorado county copes with methane mystery
11-2
Consol cited for training violation in 2008 death
11-2
Washington County coal company pleads guilty to charge of polluting
11-2
Tribe's environmental fight
11-2
Alabama residents split on ash storage deal  -  EPA says spills threaten water, fish
11-2
Farmers fight climate bill, but warming spells trouble for them
11-2
World’s Citizens to Politicians: Get Serious on Global Warming Now!
11-2
Jimmy Carter Joins ‘The Elders’ in Istanbul to Tackle Climate Change
11-2
Climate change poses rising threat to Chesapeake Bay marshland
11-2
Expect the unexpected when adapting to climate change in Africa, says researcher
11-2
Greenland is warming up
11-2
The Freakonomics duo tackles climate change -- and discovers the limits of cleverness
11-2
Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species
11-1
A Bid to Cut Emissions Looks Away From Coal  
11-1
W.Va. pilot project to pump CO2 waste underground begins
11-1
Coal mines will kill Appalachia
11-1
Video: DC Protest and Sit-in at the EPA  -  End Mountaintop Removal Sit-in at the EPA - Lexington Kentucky Action video - Atlanta Protest video
11-1
Activists Protest Mountaintop Mining at TVA
11-1
Democrats confident, despite storm clouds
11-1
Tilling away on strip jobs with bad water
11-1
W.Va. must move from coal someday (scroll down)
11-1
His tiny agency has big role in energy debate
10-31
Sunday, Nov. 1: Last Day for "Coal Country" Party Host Sign-Up!
10-31
Mining protestors sit 4 hours in EPA headquarters  - Mountaintop removal mining protests going national  - Mountaintop Removal Mining Protests Go National - Activists demand an end to mountain top removal  - The Coalfield Uprising is spreading across the nation - The True Impact of Coal Mining - Breaking: EPA Sit-In to Spark Urgent Action on MTR - End Mountaintop Removal: Sit-ins, Zombies, Protests, Banner Drops Oh My!
10-31
Capturing coal's carbon to cut greenhouse gas - Mountaineer Plant CCS: The future of coal?  - AEP's carbon sequestration project unveiled amid fanfare  - The First
10-31
W.Va. Sen. urges changes in black-lung program  - Jay, GAO call for reforms in black lung benefits program  - Lawmaker sees black lung sufferers need way of beating benefits barriers
10-31
Montana Governor To Visit West Virginia
10-31
Consol unit cited for not training worker who drowned  -  MSHA issues two new reports on miner deaths
10-31
EPA and coal ash: Half a loaf of toxic dump regulations?
10-31
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: A Call for Strategic Action
10-31
Panel discusses mountaintop removal
10-31
Mike Roselle Draws a Line
10-31
Activists gather for ‘Coal Country’ showing
10-31
Miners settle age discrimination case against Massey  -  Massey settles age discrimination suit for $8.75M
10-31
Senate climate bill hearings: What about coal?  -  Senate shocker: Coal operator believes in global warming
10-31
The most frightening story this Halloween is ... pumpkintop removal
10-31
EPA Works Quickly to Regulate Mercury, Other Toxic Emissions
10-31
House scrutinizes fake lobbyist letters
10-30
 
Friday roundup, Oct. 30, 2009 
10-30
Marketplace: Is there energy to slow climate change?
10-30
EPA wants structural-integrity tests of AEP's coal-ash dams in Mason - EPA Alerts W.Va. and Ohio Officials of Potential Concerns about AEP Coal Ash Impoundment  -
10-30
Battle over coal moves into Raleigh classrooms
10-30
Mountaintop removal mining protests going national
10-30
CTL plant closer to reality
10-30
AEP on PATH: No Need To Start Over
10-30
AEP chief: Carbon capture 'game-changing'  -  AEP carbon sequestration plant to be unveiled - AEP Tests Coal’s Future at Alstom-Equipped West Virginia Plant  - Carbon project started at AEP plant
10-30
Big polluters to reap benefit of climate deal
10-30
One coal official favors cap-and-trade  - Pro-Coal Lobby Boss Claims Never To Have Opposed Climate Change Bill (VIDEO) - The Climate Battle Is Ours To Lose, As Corporate Execs Fragment Over Cap & Trade Legislation
10-30
Lobbyist Apologizes to House Climate Panel for Forged-Letter 'Scheme'
10-30
Military experts say failure to address climate change brings national security risks
10-30
Kentucky pays steep environmental price
 
10-30
No Deal: Chamber Chief Battles Obama
10-30
US Slow in Climate Change Adaptation
10-30
Massey settles age discrimination suit
10-30
ICG blames Allegheny for W.Va. mine closure
10-30
Three New Albums for Bluegrass Music Fans
10-30
Coal drying plant opponents sue over zoning
10-30
Killer foam: Was it a freak event or a warning?
10-29
Marketplace: Climate Race - How global warming is already affecting us and the tough choices we have to make.
10-29
Mingo liquid coal plant: What about the carbon dioxide?
10-29
Massey protester sentenced to jail time  -  Environmentalist gets 20 days for Massey protest
10-29
PSC staff seek to stop PATH power line WVPSC staff want PATH case stopped  - W.Va. PSC staff seeks halt 3-state power line
10-29
Release complete slurry-spill report
10-29
Climate bill adds more sweeteners for coal industry  -  Economics of climate change in forefront
10-29
Manchin touts coal to business leaders
10-29
Coal in the Classroom wraps up with field trip, critiques
10-29
News flash: Mountaintop removal happens in Virginia
10-29
Kentucky Straight: Students Call Out Trustees Big Coal Pander in Growing UKY Wildcat Scandal
10-29
Massey Energy reports $16.5 million income  -  Massey earnings down dramatically
10-29
Coal producer Massey: mine permitting hurts growth
10-29
Massey wins auction for 15M tons of reserves
10-29
Inside the Beehive Design Collective
10-29
Shaped by Water
10-29
U.K. study casts cloud over carbon capture
10-29
Would You Turn Vegetarian to Slow Global Warming?
10-28
Runaway hoist car kills miner in Kanawha  -  Mining death reported in West Virginia
10-28
W.Va. intends to issue permit for Mingo coal-to-gas plant  -  CTL permitting takes step forward
10-28
PATH: Is it needed? Would it increase reliability?
10-28
Coal ash threatens water, fish, EPA warns  - EPA releases big new report on toxic coal ash
10-28
Google Earth profiles 'heroes'
10-28
USA Today on MTR: Time to protect forests, streams
10-28
Peak priority: Mountaintop mines need individual review
10-28
Tennessee Editorial Roundup
10-28
Climate change facts proved beyond doubt (scroll down)
10-28
The future means clean power, not coal  -  ‘War declaration’ on Appalachia
10-28
Massey wins 3 MSHA safety award
10-28
Fossil Fools, The Environmental Dangers of Coal Mining
10-28
Massey Q3 profit down, cuts '09 coal shipment view - Patriot Coal Posts 3Q Profit, Although Still Off 26%
10-28
Coal companies spend big to influence climate change bill
10-27
WVDEP confirms: Blasting starts on Coal River Mountain - Massey begins blasting on Coal River Mountain
10-27
Bo Webb--Urgent Action Need: We Face a National Security Threat on Coal River Mountain
10-27
Blasting begins on W.Va. mountaintop where enviros want a wind farm Trust them on Coal River Mountain? - Removing Coal River Mountain
10-27
Mine closure would devastate Logan County, official says
10-27
USA Today editorial: Mountaintop mining leaves giant scars in Appalachia
10-27
Coal and climate change: It’s all about the science  -  The great race: Coal vs. the Climate
10-27
U.S. Chamber President: I don't know if climate change is real
10-27
Global cooling? Not so much, says new AP story
10-27
13 W.Va. firms head to China for mining trade show
10-27
U.S. seen needing more health preparedness for climate change
10-27
The View from the Climate Crossroads
10-27
UN leader hopes US will act soon on global warming
10-27
Gloria Reuben: It's Time For Mountaintop Removal To Stop
10-26
Jeff Biggers: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes; Green Jobs v. Big Coal Showdown
10-26
Hundreds gather for conference
10-26
Demonstrators Protest Mountain Top Mining  -  Students Rally for Change
10-26
350.org’s Huge Success In Its Global Action On Climate Change
10-26
Appalachian conference studies energy help Conference plans focus on use of alternative energy
10-26
Discussion on mining, highway fills depends on numbers
10-26
GOP luring coalfield workers; There are still two Democrats in W.Va. for every one Republican
10-25
The great race: Coal vs. Climate
10-25
International day of demonstrations on climate change
10-25
Breaking: Mountaintop Removal Begins on Coal River Mountain -- Help Needed Now  - Emergency: Save Coal River Mountain
10-25
Obama at M.I.T.: 'Pessimism' Holding Country Back From Addressing Climate Change
10-25
W. Virginia Community Rallies to Safeguard Schoolchildren from Coal-Processing Health
10-25
A new demand for uranium power brings concerns for Navajo groups
10-25
Coal Country Music – Bloomington Herald Times article
10-25
SPEAK hosts Sustainability Week
10-24
Appalachia PowerShift Summit schedule
10-24
Climate change: Take a stand
10-24
Politics at play as Obama talks energy at MIT  - Obama: Climate ‘naysayers’ are ‘being marginalized’ - Green Diary Rescue & Open Thread: Obama at MIT
10-24
Declining majority in US believe climate change is real  -  Rush Limbaugh says suicide is a good way to fight climate change
10-24
Interview with Ken Hechler
10-24
MSHA's new chief
10-24
Senate Democrats set climate bill industry permits - EPA estimates Senate climate bill costs modest - Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill: Chairman’s mark and EPA analysis released
10-24
EPA commits to set air pollution rules by 2011  - Breaking news: EPA to regulate coal plant air toxics - EPA to limit mercury emissions from power plants
10-24
Massey relents on sanctions over shareholder suit
10-23
The Must-See New Film Coal Country
10-23
Mountaintop mining devastates land
10-23
Coal industry plans to go on offensive (geez, the industry isn't offensive already)
10-23
An Extraction State of Mind
10-23
Tough break for Massey’s Don Blankenship
10-23
Protesters arrested after locking themselves to coal truck  -    Another day, another anti-mountaintop removal protest - W.Va. mining activists lock selves to coal truck - Coal truck protesters hail from all over the place
10-23
Sen. Byrd upgraded to ‘on the fence’ on climate bill
10-23
Reactions to Joe Main confirmation at MSHA
10-23
Group asks Univ. to refuse donations
10-23
TVA building overlook to observe coal-ash cleanup
10-23
EPA, USDA still promoting coal ash for crops
10-23
Beyond the river; EPA seeks advice on disposing of coal ash
10-23
GOP Senators Object to Including Global Warming in NEPA Regs
10-23
Robert C. Byrd, Dirty Money & That Old Company Store

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