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		<title>EPA reveals locations of 44 &#8220;high risk&#8221; coal and slurry impoundments.</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/06/epa-reveals-locations-of-44-high-risk-coal-and-slurry-impoundments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peebles</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[cross-posted from the CCAN blog
Yesterday, the EPA performed a turn-around on its protection of the locations of 44 “high risk” coal ash impoundment sites, signaling a desire to make the regulatory body more transparent.  Formerly protected under the auspices of national security, the ash impoundments, located in Ohio, Arizona, and throughout the southeast, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBF: SURRY POWER PLANT WILL HARM JAMES RIVER, CHESAPEAKE BAY</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation opposes the coal plant proposed for Hampton Roads (Surry County). Here are three important resources provided by CBF followed by the press release.
Map of proposed coal plant mercury impact area along with Virginia waters already under fish consumption advisory.
Map showing 8 of Virginia&#8217;s 18 largest mercury emitters are concentrated within a 60 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining on Water Qual</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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On Thursday, July 25, over seventy supporters of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) lined up outside the door of Dirksen Senate Building for a hearing on the bill. The hearing, held by the Committee on Environment and Public Works’ Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, was conducted by subcommittee chair Senator Ben Cardin, also a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day to Shine on Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/06/a-day-to-shine-on-capitol-hill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News coverage of yesterdays Senate hearing on mountaintop removal coal mining: 
The best headline thus far was printed before the hearing even started:
Washington City Paper - Mountaintop Coal Mining Face Off Starts Now!
As always, Ken Ward’s Coal Tattoo blog provided the most comprehensive coverage and analysis:
Mountaintop Removal: Jobs vs. Mayflies? NOT
Here’s a preliminary roundup of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truth in Cartoons. From the Virginia Pilot -June 17th</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/06/truth-in-cartoons-from-the-virginia-pilot-june-17th/</link>
		<comments>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/06/truth-in-cartoons-from-the-virginia-pilot-june-17th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Governor Kaine Reacts to Obama Adminisration on Mountaintop Removal</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/06/governor-kaine-reacts-to-obama-adminisration-on-mountaintop-removal/</link>
		<comments>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/06/governor-kaine-reacts-to-obama-adminisration-on-mountaintop-removal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JW</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia, a close ally to President Obama and current head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), came out with this statement in favor of the Administration&#8217;s proposal regarding mountaintop removal removal yesterday.
&#8220;I applaud the new guidelines announced by the administration which will impose tighter restrictions on mountaintop mining.
&#8220;In Virginia, we&#8217;ve always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waxman-Markey Clears First Hurdle, Passes Committee</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/05/waxman-markey-clears-first-hurdle-passes-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/05/waxman-markey-clears-first-hurdle-passes-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 cleared its first of many hurdles to passage yesterday, passing the Energy and Commerce Committee by a vote of 33-25. The vote was mostly party line, with three conservative Democrats defecting (Mike Ross (AR-04), Jim Mathson (UT-02), and Charlie Melancon (LA-03)) and one Republican voting with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Coal Plant Burning in Virginia?</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/05/another-coal-plant-burning-in-virginia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From winning better efficiency measures in Richmond to stopping mountaintop removal projects across Appalachia &#8212; every time we&#8217;ve spoken up and reached out to decision makers, we&#8217;ve made a difference in Virginia&#8217;s clean energy future.
Now, we need you to reach out to your fellow Virginians &#8212; to stop a massive new coal-fired power plant proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Under Pressure, Army Corps Suspends Fill Permit for  Virginia Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/05/under-pressure-army-corps-suspends-fill-permit-for-virginia-mountaintop-removal-coal-mine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 19:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wahooo! Here is the press release:

For Immediate Release:  May 7, 2009
Contacts:
Kathy Selvage, Southern  Appalachian Mountain Stewards 276.219.2721, 276.523.4380
Oliver Bernstein, Sierra  Club, 512.477.2152 
 
Under Pressure, Army  Corps Suspends Fill Permit for 
Virginia Mountaintop  Removal Coal Mine
 
Community members praise  decision to protect streams, residents
 
Big Stone Gap, Virginia  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Experts Across South Raise Red Flags on New Coal Projects</title>
		<link>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/05/financial-experts-across-south-raise-red-flags-on-new-coal-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2009/05/financial-experts-across-south-raise-red-flags-on-new-coal-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clean Energy, Not Coal Best Investment for the South
Washington, DC: The experts behind a group of new reports summarized their findings today showing that new coal plants present serious financial risks to southern utilities and ratepayers, especially in light on looming federal regulations on carbon dioxide emissions.
“Our analyses have shown that uncertainty about future coal [...]]]></description>
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