Tag: West Virginia
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Top 5 Reasons LNG Exports Are a Very Bad Idea
The Department of Energy has failed to consider the environmental and health consequences of such a radical increase in natural gas drilling. They really should, because both the potential risks and the known harms are enormous. Here are five environme…
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Target, Giant Eagle, Meijer Join Major Retailers Saying No to GE Salmon
“There’s no room on our plates for genetically engineered seafood. Consumers don’t want it and price-competitive stores across middle America are refusing to sell it …
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Five Arrested at Mountaintop Removal Protest
“Alpha is only profitable because they’re allowed to gamble with our lives—and we’re the ones who pay the cost of their negligence and toxic pollution …
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Lobster Boat vs. Coal Ship
The captain of the Energy Enterprise called us on the radio, shortly after we spoke to the police. He said the ship was carrying American coal from West Virginia, and he didn’t understand what were protesting. After Jay explained that burning domestic …
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Moving Beyond Coal in Central Appalachia
Appalachian Voices By Brian Sewell The litany of voices pointing to the writing on the wall for the Central Appalachian coal industry continues to grow. They’re saying the same thing in almost every way imaginable, and have been for some time. Watching coal production decline and demand shift as other energy sources out-compete coal domestically,…