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On AlterNet: appalachia

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "appalachia"

Why the End May Be Coming for Coal

Why the End May Be Coming for Coal

Christine MacDonald, E Magazine. November 9, 2009.
Momentum is building to block new coal-fired power plants and end mountaintop removal mining. Is there enough political will to make the break?

We're Literally Blowing Up Our Clean Energy Future

We're Literally Blowing Up Our Clean Energy Future

Nell Greenberg, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Coal River Mountain can be a wind farm that provides 85,000 households with electricity, creates 700 long-term green jobs but inside it is being dynamited.

Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation

Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.
Scores of residents from the Appalachian coalfields have joined with supporters from across the country in a series of sit-ins, die-ins, and protests.

Urgent Action Need: We Face a National Security Threat on Coal River Mountain

Urgent Action Need: We Face a National Security Threat on Coal River Mountain

Bo Webb, AlterNet. October 26, 2009.
As I write this, Massey Energy is poised to unleash even greater terror upon us by blasting Coal River Mountain to ashes, while our lives hover below in the balance.

US Coal Plants Dump Thousands of Gallons of Waste Into Drinking Water Supplies a Day

US Coal Plants Dump Thousands of Gallons of Waste Into Drinking Water Supplies a Day

Brian Merchant, TreeHugger. October 13, 2009.
Millions of people get their drinking water from rivers and lakes polluted by the coal industry.

How EPA Can Use the Clean Water Act to Help End Mountaintop Removal Mining

How EPA Can Use the Clean Water Act to Help End Mountaintop Removal Mining

Jeff Biggers, The Nation. September 16, 2009.
An important announcement from EPA about mountaintop mining may mean there's hope for Appalachia's waterways.

NY Times Nails Clean Water Act Crimes and Punishment

NY Times Nails Clean Water Act Crimes and Punishment

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. September 15, 2009.
A recent story on the Clean Water Act violations in West Virginia -- and the indifference of state agencies -- blew the cover on one of the worst kept secrets.

The Coalfields of Appalachia Are in a State of Emergency and Your Help Is Needed Now

The Coalfields of Appalachia Are in a State of Emergency and Your Help Is Needed Now

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. August 28, 2009.
Here are a few ways to support coalfield residents and heroes, affect climate destabilization, and move our nation toward clean energy jobs.

Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week

Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. June 22, 2009.
The human rights and constitutional violations of Americans by ruthless outside coal companies will be on full display to the media and the nation.

Secretary Chu Makes $1 Billion Down Payment For More Dirty Coal

Secretary Chu Makes $1 Billion Down Payment For More Dirty Coal

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. June 15, 2009.
Here are some reasons why funding FutureGen is throwing money at the myth of clean coal.

Why US Rep. Nick Rahall Is Not the Eco-Hero Many Claim Him to Be

Why US Rep. Nick Rahall Is Not the Eco-Hero Many Claim Him to Be

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. June 10, 2009.
He has overseen, or blatantly overlooked, one of the most egregious environmental and human rights violations in the nation: mountaintop removal.

Obama Must Say No to the Coal Barons Desecrating Our Mountains

Obama Must Say No to the Coal Barons Desecrating Our Mountains

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. June 8, 2009.
Now is the time for us to flex some grass-roots political muscle and force Obama to stick to his promise to stop mountaintop coal removal.

Carbon Capture Can't Make Coal Clean

Carbon Capture Can't Make Coal Clean

Karl Burkart, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.
WE Energies has proclaimed that it has captured carbon at a coal-fired plant, but this "success" won't come close to making coal clean.

It's Time to Come Clean: New Yorkers Are Plugged in to Our Country's Dirtiest Source of Power

It's Time to Come Clean: New Yorkers Are Plugged in to Our Country's Dirtiest Source of Power

Jeff Biggers, Indypendent. May 28, 2009.
More than 240,000 tons of coal stripmined through mountaintop removal operations are consumed by New Yorkers every year.

Dear Mr. President: Declare August 3rd as Armistice Day in the Appalachian Coalfields

Dear Mr. President: Declare August 3rd as Armistice Day in the Appalachian Coalfields

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. May 19, 2009.
Obama should keep his campaign promise, travel to Appalachia and publicly announce a timeline to formally end mountaintop removal operations.

Drinking Water Threatened: TVA Tries to Hide Information About Water Contamination from Massive Coal Spill

Drinking Water Threatened: TVA Tries to Hide Information About Water Contamination from Massive Coal Spill

Kelly Hearn, The Nation. April 3, 2009.
Third-party tests have found high levels of toxins in the river water and in private wells, while the TVA has assured residents the water is safe.

Coal Industry Reacts to EPA Crackdown on Mountaintop Removal Mining with Lies about Job Losses

Coal Industry Reacts to EPA Crackdown on Mountaintop Removal Mining with Lies about Job Losses

Matt Wasson, AlterNet. March 30, 2009.
Studies show that mountaintop removal mining isn't good for the local economy as the coal industry purports. Here's the facts.

EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Permits

EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Permits

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. March 24, 2009.
Whether this is the beginning of a transition to abolish mountaintop removal is yet to be seen, but it is a huge step forward for our country.

Clean Water Protection Act: The Best Bet for Ending Devastating Mining Practices

Clean Water Protection Act: The Best Bet for Ending Devastating Mining Practices

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
The first shot has been fired in the legislative battle to end the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining in central Appalachia.

Americans in Appalachia Are Living in a State of Terror

Americans in Appalachia Are Living in a State of Terror

Bo Webb, AlterNet. February 19, 2009.
Like sitting ducks waiting to be buried in an avalanche of mountain waste, we are trapped in a war zone within our own country.

Don't Get Duped Like Obama: Here're the Top 5 Myths About Coal

Don't Get Duped Like Obama: Here're the Top 5 Myths About Coal

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 14, 2009.
The coal industry has spent millions trying to fool the American public, Congress and the president. Here's how to beat the hype.

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Do "Clean Coal" Ads Violate FTC/FCC Standards?

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. February 10, 2009.
Looks like the coal industry is guilty of "deception by omission."

Exxon Valdez Survivor To Tennessee Coal Sludge Victims: Get Everything In Writing

Exxon Valdez Survivor To Tennessee Coal Sludge Victims: Get Everything In Writing

Riki Ott, Huffington Post. January 5, 2009.
An open letter to Tennessee communities harmed by the coal ash spill.

Voters Not Conned By Coal

Voters Not Conned By Coal

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Environment. November 10, 2008.
When the votes were counted, McCain lost critical coal-producing states he hoped to win over with his last-minute coal blitz.

The Battle to Save Coal River Mountain

The Battle to Save Coal River Mountain

JW Randolph, Appalachian Voices AlterNet: Environment. August 27, 2008.
This is a plan that even coal companies should want to embrace.