There have been some remarkable happenings in the last 2 weeks in the fight against dirty coal.
For the first time EVER, both major Presidential candidates are publicly against mountaintop removal coal-mining . Last week at a town hall meeting Senator McCain re-iterated what he told Appalachian Voices back in February. When asked if he [...]

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Seriously HUGE. This represents a win, win, win, for consumers, the electric utilities, and the environment. We just have to make sure our friends in Richmond don’t stop it from happening.
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is a “nonprofit, 501(c)(3) [...]

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Virginia, like the nation, is at a critical juncture. The economy is declining and the climate is warming with potentially catastrophic consequences. Right now, Virginia has an enormous opportunity to secure a clean energy future that will reinvigorate the economy and curb emissions of harmful greenhouse gases.
Will you join us in seizing this enormous opportunity?
We [...]

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As Trout Unlimited recently reported, “Forget about record temperatures and shrinking icebergs - the real stories of global warming’s effects in the wild and on the water are told by hunters and anglers.”
While predictions of global warming are serious for all freshwater fish, they are dire for trout. “It doesn’t take a big jump [...]

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TheBlog
Since many of you are new to blogging I thought I would create a quick and easy tutorial on how to format your text and add pictures to your blog. This is meant for the Authors of this blog and is to be read while viewing the “Write Post” page where all the nuts and [...]

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