Exporting Appalachia
U.S. Coal Supply and Demand: 2008 Review – (pdf) Appalachian Region Coal production in the Appalachian Region reversed a two-year declining trend and ended 2008 at 389.8 million short tons, an increase of 3.2 percent, or 12.0 million short tons. The growth in 2008 in coal production in the Appalachian Region was primarily driven by [...]
The fact is…
This excerpt from an editorial in the Huntington Dispatch – Extremes won’t carry the day in coal fight The fact is that coal is an important resource, fueling nearly half of the nation’s electricity. The fact is that mountaintop removal mining does change the contour of the land and poses threats to residents in the [...]
Support the Appalachia Restoration Act, S. 696
From ilovemountains.org – In 1977, The Clean Water Act was enacted by Congress to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.” For 25 years, the Clean Water Act (CWA) allowed for the granting of permits to place “fill material” into waters of the United States, provided that the primary [...]
Coal-to-Liquid, A Bad Deal
It comes as no surprise that a coal-to-liquids plant is on the slate for West Virginia. I’ve been reading articles lately about the proposed plant for Mingo County. A word of advice – if you are opposed to the devastating effects of mountaintop removal coal mining, you better not take this lying down. The last [...]
Who is really to blame?
Coal Company Cuts 500 Jobs in West Virginia, Blames Environmentalists If an innocent bystander is in court testifying to a murder he or she witnessed, is the bystander guilty of murder? Blaming these layoffs on the environmentalists/residents is like the murderer trying to convince a jury he is completely innocent, the witness made him do [...]
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