This is the vanity plate that the Va Mining Association is pushing for. Virginia law requires the sponsoring organization (in this case the Virginia Mining Association) to collect a minimum of 350 prepaid licenses plate applications. Here is more on this from them.
I’m not even sure what to say about this, its just gross. Maybe [...]

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Where: State Capitol Building in Charleston, WV to Massey Energy’s Mammoth Coal mountain top removal site in Kanawha County, WV.
When: Thursday October 8 to Monday October 12.
Why: To end mountaintop removal.
ABOUT
The Senior Citizen’s Walk to End Mountaintop Removal will traverse 25 miles from Charleston to the Mammoth Coal mountain top removal site, which is owned [...]

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Sept. 28: Some Virginia residents are concerned about the new Cypress Creek coal-fired plant and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay, but plant officials say it’s needed to keep up with rising demand. NBC’s Amna Nawaz reports.
Check out the video: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33012073#33012073

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The fine assessed to coal company for blasting a boulder into your home : $10,000
Bail assessed to tree-sitters who prevent blasting at a mountaintop removal site: $50,000
Ending mountaintop removal coal mining: PRICELESS
One of the dangers that face coalfield residents every day is what the industry calls flyrock, a term that does not provide an accurate [...]

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pstrongThis LTE was published in the a href=”http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/letters/article/ED-GLICK17_20090916-190802/293287/”Richmond Times Dispatch/a/strong/ppstrongThis is crossposted from the a href=”http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog”CCAN/a blogbr //strong/ppstrongWise County Plant Isn’t Necessary/strong/ppbr /Editor, Times-Dispatch: Although the news article, “New Permit for Coal-Fired Power Plant Pleases Both Sides,” quotes Dominion Virginia Power as claiming that the Wise County coal plant is vital to meeting Virginia’s future [...]

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Cross posted from the Appalachian Voices Front Porch Blog
The struggles of folks in West Virginia is not only getting national air time, it is finally front and center - the lead story of last Sunday’s New York Times, to be exact. The article details the Massey family from Prenter, W.Va., and their life with toxic [...]

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September 11, 2009
Environmental Groups Cautiously Optimistic Over News
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the preliminary fate of 79 valley fill permit applications associated with mountaintop removal coal mining. In a move that pleased [...]

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This was brought to my attention by a Surry County resident.
People who are for the proposed coal plant in Surry County have resorted to posting giant signs (four by eight feet) around the County which is obnoxious, and at least in the town of Surry, we have found out recently, its even illegal to post [...]

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Dear mountain lover,
We have great news!
The Obama Administration has heard you! Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed all 79 mountaintop removal permits they were reviewing on temporary reprieve. This represents the biggest step ever [...]

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Cross posted from the Chesapeake Climate Action Network Blog
Today the Virginia Air Board had its quarterly meeting and looking at the agenda one thing is crystal clear: Coal is impacting air quality all over the Commonwealth.
As I write this from the meeting room, and the Air Board is hearing reports on problems associated with coal-fired [...]

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