From the Washington Post:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday re-affirmed its ruling that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health, rejecting petitions from two states, industry groups and conservatives who said it was based on shaky science.
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By Beth Wellington. Excerpt below, full article here.
In reading Alessandra Stanley’s July 12 column, “Mr. Secretary, This Is Your Life (in Plenty of Detail) I thought of the PBS handling of the filmCoal Country v.s. that of the tribute to George Schultz. At the time that PBS pulled the plug on airing Coal Country, citing its Sierra Club [...]

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From Mountain Justice:
PLEASE FORWARD:
Please join Mountain Justice in calling Senator Jim Webb on Monday July 26th and ask that he “KEEP ISON ROCK RIDGE STANDING” and support the communities of southwestern Virginia from mountaintop removal coal mining.

Call Senator Webb and ask We are asking the senator to step to to 1. Thank the EPA for [...]

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By DEBRA MCCOWN | Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier
Published: July 17, 2010
CLEVELAND, Va. – Kathleen Rowe said she was more afraid than anyone about going into a coal mine. But one trip two miles underground changed her mind.
“People portray this as a scary job,” she said as she toured Paramont’s Deep Mine No. 35 in [...]

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By ERIK ECKHOLM
Published: July 14, 2010
BLAIR, W.Va. — Federal officials are considering whether to veto mountaintop mining above a little Appalachian valley called Pigeonroost Hollow, a step that could be a turning point for one of the country’s most contentious environmental disputes.
The Army Corps of Engineersapproved a permit in 2007 to blast 400 feet off the hilltops [...]

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This month in Charlottesville art and activism collide to everyone’s benefit and entertainment. A number of artists have taken it upon themselves to share their love of the mountains and people of Appalachia through their artistic passions -spreading the word about mountaintop removal and raising funds to help stop the devastation.
The best part is [...]

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