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FW: UPDATE: SB 614 out of Committee but gutted of land owner protection
by Grubb, Karen 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Is this the same as HB 4403? Did it ever get brought up in the House Judiciary? From: Tina Rappaport [mailto:tinazipp@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:54 PM Subject: Re: UPDATE: SB 614 out of Committee but gutted of land owner protection On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Haverty Family <haverty6(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: Bill's latest blog post below sums up where we are with SB 614 and now we know where Kessler stands. It isn't with us! Here is his email again if you want to let him know one more voter will not forget this. jeff.kessler(a)wvsenate.gov And most of all spread the word to your friends and neighbors, because this guy has his eyes on a bigger office. Ali On Monday, March 1, Senator Jeff Kessler, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, put SB614 on the Committee's agenda for a vote. The bill was passed out of the committee on voice vote and went on to its first reading on the floor of the Senate. But wait. This is not the SB614 that was introduced in the Senate by Senators Unger and Snyder. Senator Kessler, after private discussions with power company lobbyists, used his prerogative as chairman of the Judiciary Committee to offer a committee substitute to SB614 that completely eliminated the most important feature of SB614. Sen. Kessler did not ask for any debate about his changes and rammed the bill through the Committee in a matter of minutes. Sen. Kessler's substitute bill removed the requirement that land owners along the proposed power line route be notified by certified mail. Apparently, Sen. Kessler bought the power company claims that individual notice was "too burdensome" for Allegheny Energy, which regularly pays its CEO enough bonuses to make him the eighth highest paid CEO in the US. I personally told Sen. Kessler last week that the power companies knew who all the land owners already in the PATH case, because as soon as the WV PSC shut the door on new intervenors on July 15, 2009, AEP/Allegheny started contacting land owners about survey agreements. I also told Sen. Kessler that Allegheny Energy already is required to provide personal notice to land owners in power line cases in PA and East Virginia. In fact, Allegheny had to notify all land owners along the PATH line in East Virginia when they filed the PATH case there. Senator Kessler did the dirty work, but he wasn't working for West Virginia property owners. He was working for the out of state energy conglomerates who could care less about our state or our homes. If the bill passes out of the Senate, there is still lots of time to fix SB614 in the House. As Yogi Berra said, "It ain't over till it's over." Bill

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New NASA MTR Photos
by Frank Young 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Here we can see the progression of MTR and valley fills in Boone County over nearly 20 years: http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0302-coal-nasa.html -- "Concrete is heavy; iron is hard--but the grass will prevail." - Ed Abbey _______________________________________________ No New Coal Plants! (nonewcoalplants(a)energyjustice.net) Energy Justice Network http://www.energyjustice.net Un/Subscribe, change your settings or access the archives at: http://mail.energyjustice.net/mailman/listinfo/nonewcoalplants_energyjustic…

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Fwd: [wvec-board] Marcellus Water Bill Passes House!
by James Kotcon 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Start writing our Senators! JBK >>> <dsgjr(a)aol.com> 3/3/2010 11:56 AM >>> HB 4513 just passed on the House floor by a vote of 89 to 8. Hooray!! Now the battle moves to the Senate. Don Garvin WVEC Legislative Coordinator __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use. __,_._,___

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Fwd: Nuclear projects face financial obstacles - washingtonpost.com
by James Kotcon 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Nukes are so expensive, and take so long to build, that utilities now want to start charging the ratepayers for plants before construction even begins. Banks, stockholders, and big industrial energy users are objecting. The "Smart Money" won't touch these things. Enjoy. JBK >>> Bill Magavern <Bill.Magavern(a)sierraclub.org> 3/2/2010 12:28 PM >>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/01/AR201003010…

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Fw: Re: FW: Congratulations, Maria!
by Jim Sconyers 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

From: Aaron Isherwood [mailto:aaron.isherwood@sierraclub.org] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:59 PM To: dbady(a)marshall.edu; janet.ovec(a)gmail.com; vivian(a)ohvec.org; cindyrank; 'Vernon Haltom'; lorelei(a)crmw.net; Judy Bonds; Vernon Haltom; Martinjul(a)aol.com; bpricesc(a)earthlink.net Cc: wvhollowgirl(a)gmail.com Subject: Congratulations, Maria! Hi everyone: I just returned from the huge environmental law conference in Eugene, Oregon, where Maria Gunnoe delivered a keynote address and also joined Kathy Selvage, Pat McGinley, Derek Teaney and me on two MTR panels. Maria's keynote address was electrifying (wind-powered!) -- indeed, the most powerful presentation I've seen in my 15 years of attending the conference. She received a standing ovation at the end, and many, many people told me how deeply moved they were by her words. I am quite confident that her speech recruited a lot of new allies who will actively help support our efforts to end MTR. After her presentation, the conference organizers honored Maria with the 2010 David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award, so please join me in congratulating her! Way to go, Maria, and thank you so much for making the long trip to Eugene! Aaron P.S. I have a limited list of email addresses for WV leaders working on MTR, so I hope you'll help me spread the word. 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 -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-1361 "There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous" ~ Aristotle

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FW: March 11 in Clarksburg - PATH opponents should make a showing!
by Grubb, Karen 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

>From Bill Howley, winner of WVEC Grassroots activist. ________________________________ From: Tina Rappaport [mailto:tinazipp@gmail.com] Sent: Sat 2/27/2010 10:25 AM Subject: March 11 in Clarksburg - PATH opponents should make a showing! Hi all, If you haven't seen Bill's blog today, I've included it below. Many folks know that the blackouts in their area were due to neglected powerlines and fallen trees, not grid overload. This is a good opportunity to say it publicly!! Please forward to all you can! Let's take 'em by storm!! hahaha My best, Tina Rappaport Bill Howley's excellent blog <http://calhounpowerline.wordpress.com/> WV PSC Public Hearing on WV Power Blackout Coming Up On March 11 <http://calhounpowerline.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/wv-psc-public-hearing-on-w…> The WV Public Service Commission will be holding a public hearing on the December 2009 blackout that struck southern and central West Virginia. The PSC is in the middle of studying the causes of the blackout. The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. at he Harrison County Recreation Complex/4-H Center located on 23 Recreation Drive in Clarksburg. If you have been involved in the fight against PATH, you should try to attend this hearing. The PSC has heard a lot from AEP/Allegheny about how PATH might improve "grid reliability" somewhere on the east coast sometime in the future. Meanwhile, in the here and now in West Virginia, AEP's and Allegheny's distribution system has collapsed from neglect. We need to show up at this hearing to remind the PSC what Allegheny CEO Evanson, the eighth highest paid CEO in the US, said last month: And we'll be vigilant in our efforts to control costs and spending. Our plan is to keep [inaudible] O&M [Operations & Maintenance] flat marking the fifth consecutive year of no increase in costs, an accomplishment I think few can match. One thing is for certain - during those same five years, Mr. Evanson's outrageous salary and bonuses continued to rise, even if Allegheny's spending on its local power lines did not. The WV PSC needs to stand up for West Virginia's electricity users, not consumers in other states - and we need to show up on March 11 and let them know it. See you there. Bring your neighbors. The fact that you may be an intervenor in the PATH case does not prevent you from testifying at this PSC hearing. This is an entirely different case, so all PATH intervenors will be able to speak to the PSC. (Here is a link to a map to the Rec Center) <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=23+recreation+d…>

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