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[Fwd: [fom] RAN Bird-dogs Citi's Mucky Muck at Clean Energy Conf.]
by Regina Hendrix 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Interesting.

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Re: [EC] TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines
by Jim Sconyers 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

I'm open tomorrow 8/21 and all next week. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> To: Bill DePaulo <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>; Jim Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>; Karen Grubb <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>; ec(a)osenergy.org Cc: Regina Hendrix <regina1936(a)verizon.net>; Jim <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:25:14 AM Subject: Fw: TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines Interested? Next week sometime (Aaron's on Pacific time)? Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org" <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> To: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> Cc: regina1936(a)verizon.net Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:53:47 PM Subject: TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines Jim and Regina: Re Jim's note below, I'd like to set up a call to discuss these projects with you, and whoever else you think should be on the call, to learn more about these projects and with an eye toward whether the national Club might be able to provide some funding assistance. Please let me know what days/times would be best. On my end, Thursday looks good, or net week sometime. Aaron Aaron Isherwood Senior Staff Attorney Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second Street, 2d Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-3441 Phone: (415) 977-5680 Fax: (415) 977-5793 CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL COMMUNICATION/WORK PRODUCT This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential attorney-client communications and/or attorney work product. If you receive this e-mail inadvertently, please reply to the sender and delete all versions on your system. Thank you. Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> 08/15/2008 08:53 AM To aaron isherwood <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> cc Subject Note to Aaron- * * * * We are working hard, and with limited success, to fund two of our top state initiatives, the TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines. These are critical, ongoing, costly, and of high significance to state and national SC priorities on coal and global warming. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last.

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Updatd ExCom agenda 8.2008
by Jim Sconyers 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Hi folks- Attached is a "final" ExCom agenda for the meeting at Shot Cherry this weekend. Also: I'd like to get head counts for the meeting and meals. Please put an X in all appropriate boxes below and reply this to me. I [ ] will [ ] will not attend the meeting Saturday. Include me for the following meals. [ ] Saturday breakfast [ ] Saturday supper [ ] Sunday breakfast Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> To: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>; ec(a)osenergy.org; Mary Davis <mdavis(a)hsc.wvu.edu>; Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>; Rodger Dotson <bhaddaka(a)yahoo.com>; Jim Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)lycos.com>; Sally Wilts <sallywilts(a)yahoo.com>; Regina Hendrix <regina1936(a)verizon.net>; Nate Askins <nate.askins(a)gmail.com>; Mary Wimmer <monwimmer(a)gmail.com>; Beth Little <blittle(a)citynet.net>; Bill Price <bill.price(a)sierraclub.org>; Dave Saville <daves(a)labyrinth.net>; Allan Tweddle <allantweddle(a)msn.com>; Autumn <blisssister(a)hotmail.com>; Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>; Beth Little <blittle(a)citynet.net>; Bill DePaulo <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>; Dave Saville <daves(a)labyrinth.net>; Duane Nichols <duane330(a)aol.com>; Jim Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; Kate Stone <klastone(a)cisunix.unh.edu>; Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)lycos.com>; Regina Hendrix <regina1936(a)verizon.net>; Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>; Karen Grubb <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>; Mike Price <greyhawkwv(a)Verizon.net>; Sandra Cress <sandra.cress(a)gmail.com>; Bill DePaulo <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>; Jim <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>; Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>; Karen Grubb <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>; Mike Price <greyhawkwv(a)Verizon.net>; Sandra Cress <sandra.cress(a)gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 5:45:12 PM Subject: Updatd ExCom agenda 8.2008 Here is an updated agenda for the upcoming ExCom meeting. Note that it's a pretty full agenda. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last.

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[Fwd: [fom] How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining]
by Regina Hendrix 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Have you seen Peter Slavin's great article on Coal River Wind? Click on the link at the top and see the video. Peter mentions Sierra Club in the article. Incidentally, Peter has written an article about Blair Mountain and I don't think he's found a publisher yet. If you have any ideas, let him know. Regina

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Fw: TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines
by Jim Sconyers 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Interested? Next week sometime (Aaron's on Pacific time)? Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org" <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> To: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> Cc: regina1936(a)verizon.net Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:53:47 PM Subject: TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines Jim and Regina: Re Jim's note below, I'd like to set up a call to discuss these projects with you, and whoever else you think should be on the call, to learn more about these projects and with an eye toward whether the national Club might be able to provide some funding assistance. Please let me know what days/times would be best. On my end, Thursday looks good, or net week sometime. Aaron Aaron Isherwood Senior Staff Attorney Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second Street, 2d Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-3441 Phone: (415) 977-5680 Fax: (415) 977-5793 CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL COMMUNICATION/WORK PRODUCT This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential attorney-client communications and/or attorney work product. If you receive this e-mail inadvertently, please reply to the sender and delete all versions on your system. Thank you. Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> 08/15/2008 08:53 AM To aaron isherwood <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> cc Subject Note to Aaron- * * * * We are working hard, and with limited success, to fund two of our top state initiatives, the TrailCo and PATH NIETC power lines. These are critical, ongoing, costly, and of high significance to state and national SC priorities on coal and global warming. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last.

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Fwd: court decision on sierra club v EPA and API .... clean air
by James Kotcon 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

This is a pretty significant ruling. The Appeals Court holds that the Clean Air Act requires that Title V Operating permits must have monitoring requirements adequate to assure that emissions limits are enforceable. EPA was proposing a rule that said that, if the existing monitoring requirements were inadequate, states could not impose more stringent ones. The Court finds that EPA has an obligation to require enforceable permits, and that if EPA has not promulgated enforceable monitoring requirements by rule, states can do so (and may be required to do so by the Clean Air Act?) when issuing permits on a case-by-case basis. Thanks Don! JBK >>> <DSGJr(a)aol.com> 8/20/2008 9:21 AM >>> ____________________________________ From: Kjm2 To: DSGJr, SubraCom Sent: 8/20/2008 6:50:29 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time Subj: court decision on sierra club v EPA and API .... clean air _http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200808/04-1243-1133914.pdf_ (http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200808/04-1243-1133914.pdf) ____________________________________ _Get the MapQuest Toolbar_ (http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010) . Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

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Re: [EC] PATH Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline
by Regina Hendrix 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Debbie, I'm cc-ing the Sierra Club's Energy Committee about your concerns and will have someone get it touch with you. Sierra Club has been actively opposing Trail and we are gearing up to fight PATH. Such a dirty deal for all West Virginians!! I live in Charleston and in my part of the state we are plagued with mountaintop removal and pollution from coal-fired generating plants. We are already exporting 70% of the electricity generated in WV. If these lines are allowed to be built, demand for coal will increase and more power plants will be needed to generate more electricity for the East Coast....... Regina Hendrix 304-343-5211 P.S. Will someone on the Energy Committee get in touch with Debbie. Kenneth Redfern wrote: > Hello, > > This is the first time I have ever written to an organization about > matters like this. > > I need your group's help or guidance in what steps I can take as a > concerned resident of Berkeley County WV. > > An open house for the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) > was held on August 6th in Martinsburg, WV. > > This was not a public forum but a meet and greet "the proposed high > power transmission line that may be in your backyard" meeting. > > I have been watching the PATH website for maps of the proposed routes > for these lines and they never had them on their website until recently. > > I have been worried about this high power transmission line from when > I first heard about this project about 1 to 2 years ago. > > The area I live in is in the bulls eye of a couple of proposed > routes. I do not live in an unpopulated area so these routes would > affect many residents in this area of Berkeley County. > > But actually most of these routes in Berkeley County are in populated > areas. > > We live in a beautiful area of Berkeley County that has beautiful > views of the mountains, that would be marred by this transmission > line. Also looking at these proposed routes these lines will > literally be in people's backyards. > > Even though the transmission line will not be in my backyard it will > still be in the area I live. > > I would like to compose a handout to make my neighbors more aware of > the possibility of this happening in our area. > > I received the Mountain State Sierran that had an article about PATH > but I cannot find it. > > Could you please offer some guidance in who to get in touch with about > my concerns and if you have any information that could help me in this > endeavor. > > I hope to hear from you soon, we don't have much time to voice our > concerns. > > I copied the paragraph below from the PATH website: > > These maps are designed to help property owners and other interested > parties learn more about the alternatives under consideration for the > line segments. The specific line route has not been selected. The > companies expect to determine the exact proposed route of the line by > late fall of 2008. > Thank you, > > Debbie Redfern > 304 Duchess Way > Martinsburg, WV 25403 > > > >

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[Fwd: Fwd: Water Decision]
by Regina Hendrix 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

FYI. This comes from my friends, John and Sally Snyder. They have drilling on their property right now and they're quite concerned. There's a slide show at: http://www.wvsoro.org/galleries/index.php?spgmGal=gas_well_drilling

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Re: [EC] Updatd ExCom agenda 8.2008
by Jim Sconyers 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

Meeting times added. Early start times reflect full agenda and overnight accommodations. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Original Message ---- From: "Grubb, Karen" <Karen.Grubb(a)fairmontstate.edu> To: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>; ec(a)osenergy.org; Mary Davis <mdavis(a)hsc.wvu.edu>; Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>; Rodger Dotson <bhaddaka(a)yahoo.com>; Jim Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)lycos.com>; Sally Wilts <sallywilts(a)yahoo.com>; Regina Hendrix <regina1936(a)verizon.net>; Nate Askins <nate.askins(a)gmail.com>; Mary Wimmer <monwimmer(a)gmail.com>; Beth Little <blittle(a)citynet.net>; Bill Price <bill.price(a)sierraclub.org>; Dave Saville <daves(a)labyrinth.net>; Allan Tweddle <allantweddle(a)msn.com>; Autumn <blisssister(a)hotmail.com>; Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>; Beth Little <blittle(a)citynet.net>; Bill DePaulo <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>; Dave Saville <daves(a)labyrinth.net>; Duane Nichols <duane330(a)aol.com>; Jim Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; Kate Stone <klastone(a)cisunix.unh.edu>; Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)lycos.com>; Regina Hendrix <regina1936(a)verizon.net>; Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>; Mike Price <greyhawkwv(a)verizon.net>; Sandra Cress <sandra.cress(a)gmail.com>; Bill DePaulo <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>; Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>; Mike Price <greyhawkwv(a)verizon.net>; Sandra Cress <sandra.cress(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:33:07 AM Subject: RE: Updatd ExCom agenda 8.2008 What are the times for the meetings? From:Jim Sconyers [mailto:jim_scon@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 5:45 PM To: Jim Sconyers; ec(a)osenergy.org; Mary Davis; Barbara Fallon; Rodger Dotson; Jim Kotcon; Paul Wilson; Sally Wilts; Regina Hendrix; Nate Askins; Mary Wimmer; Beth Little; Bill Price; Dave Saville; Allan Tweddle; Autumn; Barbara Fallon; Beth Little; Bill DePaulo; Dave Saville; Duane Nichols; Jim Kotcon; Kate Stone; Paul Wilson; Regina Hendrix; Jonathan Rosenbaum; Grubb, Karen; Mike Price; Sandra Cress; Bill DePaulo; Jim; Jonathan Rosenbaum; Grubb, Karen; Mike Price; Sandra Cress Subject: Updatd ExCom agenda 8.2008 Here is an updated agenda for the upcoming ExCom meeting. Note that it's a pretty full agenda. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last.

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Re: [EC] Excom: Resolutions and State of Chapter
by Jim Sconyers 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

note below Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Original Message ---- From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> To: duane330(a)aol.com; freesource(a)cheat.org; klastone(a)cisunix.unh.edu; blittle(a)citynet.net; kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu; monwimmer(a)gmail.com; nate.askins(a)gmail.com; pjgrunt(a)gmail.com; sandra.cress(a)gmail.com; william.depaulo(a)gmail.com; mdavis(a)hsc.wvu.edu; daves(a)labyrinth.net; allantweddle(a)msn.com; bill.price(a)sierraclub.org; greyhawkwv(a)verizon.net; regina1936(a)verizon.net; carve(a)wirefire.com; jkotcon(a)wvu.edu; bhaddaka(a)yahoo.com; brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com; jim_scon(a)yahoo.com; sallywilts(a)yahoo.com Cc: ec(a)osenergy.org Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:02:07 PM Subject: Re: Excom: Resolutions and State of Chapter Jonathon, et al. The "Resolutions" process appears to be the work of a bureaucratic mindset from people who have too little to do and too big an impression of their own power. Unless someone can convince me that this is truly needed, I recommend that we oppose this. My main concern is that this is the type of thing that old-timers would develop to stifle dissent and inhibit newcomers. Volunteers who are primarily focussed on saving the planet have better things to do with their time than file the proper paeprwork in triplicate two hours in advance of the meeting. I am sure they mean well, but one of the things our Chapter needs is less time spent on this kind of bureaucracy, and more time spent on advancing environmental protection activities. With regard to the Chapter assessment, we have some very good goals, but we need more help in translating complex technical/legal issues into grass-roots volunteer-building campaigns.I ditto this sentiment 200%. We need more than lawsuits and complex testimony etc. We need to activate the people. The Wilderness Campaign was doing that, and we have been making some progress with other grassroots groups on energy issues, but mostly we are on the defensive against what the other guys are doing, and need to find ways to work our issues on the turf where we are strongest. Waiting for Allegheny and AEP to file an application on PATH is not a good way to win those battles, as we will spend the bulk of our resources in an arena where the other side has all the aces. Hope these tidbits help. I will not be able to attend the ExCom next weekend. JBK >>> Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org> 08/15/08 3:19 PM >>> I am the Delegate for WVSC to the Annual Sierra Club Council Meeting this September. Attached are two documents. The first, INFO_ResolutionsProcess.pdf describes the procedure to apply in writing a Resolution that would be submitted to National at the meeting. If there is a resolution you'd really like to see passed on a National level, this is a great opportunity, so please bring it to the next ExCom, and email it to both Jim Sconyers and me, regardless of whether or not you can attend the ExCom. The second, State-of-the-Chapter.pdf, explains what information National wants about the State of our Chapter, i.e., Conservation Goals, Working Relationships, Budget & Finances, and Other Resource Needs. Please bring input on the various areas that apply to you at the next ExCom meeting, and email both Jim and me regardless of whether or not you can attend the ExCom. This is another great opportunity to express to National what we as a Chapter need in order to succeed. Thanks! -Jonathan

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