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Seneca Creek in Mon Forest
by duane330＠aol.com 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

Friends, As many of you are aware, the Wild Monongahela Act was recently introduced without the Seneca Creek area included. Seneca Creek is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the entire Citizens’ Proposal for Wilderness given its high quality brook trout fishery, size, the wildlife habitat protection it affords and world class recreational opportunities it provides. Given some changes to the bill that Governor Manchin has recently proposed, Seneca Creek is now being strongly considered for inclusion in the bill by Congresswoman Capito. However, forces are lining up against this and people who oppose wilderness designation are definitely making their voices heard. A decision on this will likely be made very, very soon and quick action is essential if we are to protect this area. Please put in a quick phone call or email to Congresswoman Capito’s office and: -Be sure to thank them for cosponsoring the Wild Monongahela Act. - ask them to add Seneca Creek as well as Roaring Plains East and North to the bill. -Make sure you tell them where you are calling/emailing from, particularly if you live in the 2nd district….let them know you are a constituent. Please forward this email to others you know, particularly others who live in the 2nd Congressional District, and ask them to do the same. This may be our last chance to get this special place in the bill! Don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your help!!! Contact Virginia Gum, the Congresswoman’s staff person working on the issue. (202) 225-2711 or Virginia.gum(a)mail.house.gov Thank you! dave Dave Saville West Virginia Wilderness Coalition

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CLEAR joins WVEC
by Duane330＠aol.com 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

We Need You....To Come to Charleston. By Chuck Wyrostok, WV Environmental Council Outreach Crew, www.wvecouncil.org Our full-time staff lobbyists, Don Garvin, Vickie Wolfe and John Christensen, are currently putting in some long days pounding the marble hallways at the Capitol in Charleston, in our annual attempt to get the Legislature to protect the environment for all the citizens of West Virginia. And they sure would love some help from you, because there is nothing quite like a constituent from a legislator’s home district showing up at the capitol to “cheer” them on in the right direction. They listen to voters from home. An army of citizen lobbyists descending on the Capitol would delight our lobby team and lend a lot of clout to their efforts. Showing up to speak directly to your Senators or Delegate is grassroots lobbying at its best. They might appreciate hearing that you’ll be taking their views on the planet’s health back home to your neighbors, and they may like to hear that you might be writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. It will be important for you to emphasize that you sacrificed your day to come to Charleston to express your views and that you want action and results and that people in their home district will hear about it. The Session is more than halfway through its two-month run. The battle of clean streams vs. dirty streams (Tier 2.5) is revving up. The Bottle Bill got a big boost last week when the CEO of a California company met with Gov. Manchin and legislators to propose a facility here employing over two hundred people (Flash, Joe! Recycling pays). There are stellar Delegates and Senators to congratulate and encourage, like Sen. Jon Blair Hunter, who delivered an impassioned speech to a hushed Senate Chamber deploring mountaintop removal mining. Del. Barbara Fleischauer and House Judiciary Chairwoman Carrie Webster are championing a series of solid ‘green’ energy bills. There’s even a bill that would require retail establishments to phase out the use of plastic bags by 2011! Please check _http://www.wvecouncil.org/legisupdate/2008/02_08.html_ (http://www.wvecouncil.org/legisupdate/2008/02_08.html) for a compilation of the bills WVEC is tracking. We’ll send you an email “packet” with helpful tips and on your arrival Don, Vickie or John will brief you on the status of specific bills being considered and guide you to your legislators’ offices. Tuesday is the optimum day for your visit, but Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays work as well (Fridays, legislators are leaving for the weekend). If you live far from Charleston, try to recruit some local fellow greens and carpool. We’ll try to arrange overnight lodging if you need it (Charleston area folks, please let me know if out-of-town travelers can stay overnight at your home). Or you could save gas by getting a small group together and inviting your legislator to breakfast or lunch right in your home district over a weekend. Oh, one last thing. Friday, February 22nd is E-Day at the Capitol, an excellent day for citizen lobbying, as well as networking in person with WVEC’s member groups and having fun together that evening at our benefit reception. We ’ll present our 2008 Environmental Awards, listen to cool, live music by the Blue Notes and enjoy a buffet dinner. I’ll hook you up with the Green Team under the Gold Dome. _wyro(a)appalight.com_ (mailto:wyro@appalight.com) or 304 927-2978. **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)

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CLEAR has joined WVEC
by duane330＠aol.com 10 Feb '08

10 Feb '08

WVEC Green Legislative Update February 8, 2008 WVEC Legislative Update Archive WVEC Alerts Archive To read the update online, click here or on article links below. If you want to view or print an exact copy of the printed newsletter, try the PDF version. Under the Dome D.C. Circuit Court Declares EPA’s Mercury Rule Illegal E~Day at the Capitol Why Coal-to-Liquids Is a Bad Idea Send Us Your Love! Grassroots Citizen Lobbying Essential Plastic Grocery Bags? House Bill Would Ban By 2011! Look Who Filed Stream "Shuffle" Begins Water Resources Plan REAP Rules…. Read ‘Em and Weep! State Should Protect Wild Trout Streams Bills We Are Tracking Links for anyone still using plain text email: http://www.wvecouncil.org/legisupdate/2008/02_08.html http://www.wvecouncil.org/legisupdate/2008/02_08.pdf Don Alexander WVEC E-mail List Coordinator Subscribe or Unsubscribe Online ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

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Right foot, left foot into New Year
by Duane330＠aol.com 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

...put your left foot in and shake it all about.......... EPA LAUNCHES ITS NEW INDICATORS WEBPAGES The EPA mid-Atlantic Water Protection program uses the environmental indicators tool to measure progress in reaching its goals toward water quality improvements. The primary use of an indicator is to characterize current status and to track or predict significant change. EPA's recently launched Water Protection program Web pages highlight these indicators, what they are and how EPA uses them to measure and report success. To view this information, visit _http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/indicators/index.htm_ (http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/indicators/index.htm) **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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Fwd: [MVCAC] Reminder: MVCAC meeting Tuesday
by Duane330＠aol.com 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

The MVCAC meets tonight at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Patterson Drive, 7 pm. **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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Add Sustainable Growth to WV-EOP
by Duane330＠aol.com 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

ENERGY POLICY: National Academies Make Case for Sustainable Growth Eli Kintisch A report released this week by dozens of the world's national science academies recommends using energy more efficiently, putting a price on carbon emissions, and developing green energy sources. See the journal Science, October 26, 2007, Volume 318, Issue 5850. Let me suggest that you visit the following web site, and submit your support for incorporating the above referenced studies into the WV Energy Opportunities Plan [EOP]. Comments can be submitted electronically until the end of October, i.e. Wednesday of next week. If you do it now, you won't forget. I have requested that WV develop a plan that reduces carbon dioxide emissions state-wide by 2% per year, which would be reasonably easy to achieve and to sustain, if a plan and commitment were made to do so. Web Site for WV-EOP: _www.energywv.org_ (http://www.energywv.org) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Public Input Hearings, Tomorrow.
by Duane330＠aol.com 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

RE: Proposed TrAIL Transmission Line. PUBLIC INPUT HEARING: Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, WV. Date and Time: Tuesday, October 23rd, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Background information: Pennsylvania: _www.stopthetowers.org_ (http://www.stopthetowers.org/) West Virginia _www.notowersinwv.org_ (http://www.notowersinwv.org/) Virginia _www.stopdominion.org_ (http://www.stopdominion.org/) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Mid-Atlantic concerned citizens
by Duane330＠aol.com 15 Oct '07

15 Oct '07

The Mid-Atlantic Concerned Citizens Energy Coalition (MACCEC) is an established but expanding network of individuals and organizations within our eight-state region. Our mission is to educate citizens about electricity issues and to motivate them to take actions that will create policies and support solutions appropriate for the 21st century. Please visit the MACCEC website (still a work in progress) at _www.maccec.org_ (http://www.maccec.org/) Email your comments and suggestions, e.g., links you would like to see posted in Electric Energy Information for your state or More NIET Corridor News for your state. Forward this email to others who may be interested in providing input. This Mid-Atlantic area coalition supports 21st century energy solutions and opposes the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) recently designated Mid-Atlantic Area National Corridor. It is our belief that networking on a regional basis will offer concerned citizens ongoing opportunities to make a difference together. Barbara Kessinger Organizer, MACCEC _www.maccec.org_ (http://www.maccec.org/) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Fwd: Health Care Reform Forum Tonite - Valley, 7:00
by Duane330＠aol.com 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

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EPA Watershed Grant for Appalachia
by Duane330＠aol.com 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

EASTERN COAL SELECTED FOR WATERSHED GRANT The Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable, of Kingwood W.V. was selected by EPA Headquarters as one of the six finalists for the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Targeted Watershed Capacity Building Grant. Eastern Coal will receive $404,000 of $3.2 Million available to develop and implement a multi-regional (Regions 3, 4, and 5) and interstate project to train grassroots organizations. The EPA mid-Atlantic region's Office of State and Watershed Partnerships will assist in training the organizations about water quality monitoring techniques and fiscal sustainability in Appalachia's coal country. To learn more about the program, go to _http://www.epa.gov/twg/index.html_ (http://www.epa.gov/twg/ind ex.html) ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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