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Please Reply: Energy Efficiency in WV
by James Kotcon 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

We have been playing around with Energy Efficiency legislation in WV for the last couple years, but hope to launch a pretty concerted campaign this legislative session, and perhaps add other campaign elements. I propose that the Energy Committee establish the "Efficiency Subcommittee" for those who want to focus more effort on that. If you want to join the EE Subcommittee, let me know. There is likely to be some involvement/assistance from national staff, so this needs some volunteers locally. Let me know ASAP. Jim Kotcon

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Fwd: position for Ex. Dir. Appalachian Stewardship Foundation
by Paul Wilson 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

fyi, paul It may be a conflict of interest for an SC leader to take this job. Bill D. may be able to clarify that. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pam Parziale <pamoren(a)frontiernet.net> Date: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 6:03 PM Subject: position for Ex. Dir. Appalachian Stewardship Foundation To: Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com> ** Hello Paul, Knowing your commitment to conservation and the environment, I wanted you to know of a new opportunity that has become available. A****s past president of the WV Sierra Club, **you may be interested **on behalf of other environmentalists whom you know.** **** A position for a part-time executive director for the Appalachian Stewardship Foundation has been posted, Jan. 6, 2012. Because of your commitment in support of environmental issues, please look at the website: www.appalachianstewards.org .**** **The job description is found on the website, in several locations, including under the heading News & Media.** **Would you pass this information on to your colleagues at the Sierra Club? If you are interested or someone you know may be interested, applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and two writing samples by email to:** ** *K*athy(a)AppalachianStewards.org** **The deadline is February 10, 2012.** Thank you, Pam Parziale 5210 Paynes Ford Road Kearneysville WV 25430 USA 304-725-4251 email: pamoren(a)frontiernet.net -- 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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State Energy Focus, Surprise, Surprise.
by James Kotcon 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

Governor’s office: State energy focus on gas and coal THE STATE JOURNAL: Posted: Jan 05, 2012 5:20 PM EST Updated: Jan 05, 2012 5:25 PM EST By Taylor Kuykendall, Reporter Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office, a staff member told reporters, is largely focusing on natural gas and coal, not expanding renewable or other energy sources through state initiatives. Chief of Staff Rob Alsop, speaking at the AP Legislative Lookahead on Thursday, said the state wants to be a leader in manufacturing and coal. Asked about expanding the energy portfolio to other sources, Alsop indicated the state executive's focus is elsewhere. "Our real focus has been on protecting coal and making sure it's production goes forward and then responsibly protecting the environment and working on natural gas," Alsop said. "So, that's been our main focus." Alsop said the governor believes there's much potential in shale gas, particularly for the downstream products that can be obtained from the gas. "We think this will reinvigorate manufacturing in the Appalachian basin," he said. Also said the success of wind production will most likely hinge more on federal tax programs, not state-level incentives. "If they stay, we have wind farms. If they don't then we won't," Alsop said. He pointed to challenges with wind and similar sources overcoming gas- and coal-fired electricity, such as price. He added that the state's Division of Energy was looking into a study that was conducted regarding the state's potential as a geothermal energy source but didn't immediately know the details of its progress. Alsop said the number one economic priority is attracting an ethane cracker to the state. An ethane cracker converts ethane, which is produced along with natural gas from Marcellus shale formations, into chemicals that can be used in various manufacturing processes. The resulting jobs and spin off jobs from chemical companies that use the products, have been much sought after by West Virginia officials. Announcements regarding one or more crackers are anticipated early this year. Alsop said the governor's office is confident West Virginia had a good chance of landing a cracker. "We believe we have some advantages that other states don't have," Alsop said. "We have a realistic shot at multiple crackers coming to the state."

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Fwd: Renewable Energy Growth in 2011
by James Kotcon 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

New data from US-DOE's Energy Information Agency for the first three quarters of 2011. Here is the part I like: Looking at just the electricity sector, compared to the same nine-month period in 2010: coal Down 4.2% nuclear Down 2.8%. natural gas Up 1.6%. renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind) Up 24.73%. Renewables provided 12.73% of net U.S. electrical generation. Jim Kotcon >>> Ken Bossong <sun-day-campaign(a)hotmail.com> 1/4/2012 9:08 PM >>> SUN DAY CAMPAIG 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 sun-day-campaign(a)hotmail.com News Advisory RENEWABLE SOURCES CONTINUE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH: NOW PROVIDE 12% OF DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION - 14% MORE THAN 2010 RENEWABLE ELECTRICAL OUTPUT INCREASES 25%; CONTRIBUTES 13% OF U.S. POWER For Immediate Release: Wednesday - January 4, 2012 Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-270-6477 x.11 Washington DC – According to the most recent issue of the "Monthly Energy Review" by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), with data through September 30, 2011, renewable energy sources continue to expand rapidly while substantially outpacing the growth rates of fossil fuels and nuclear power. For the first nine months of 2011, renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) provided 11.95% of domestic U.S. energy production. That compares to 10.85% for the same period in 2010 and 10.33% in 2009. By comparison, nuclear power provided just 10.62% of the nation's energy production in the first three quarters of 2011 -- i.e., 11.10% less than renewables. Looking at all energy sectors (e.g., electricity, transportation, thermal), renewable energy output, including hydropower, grew by 14.44% in 2011 compared to 2010. Among the renewable energy sources, conventional hydropower provided 4.35% of domestic energy production during the first nine months of 2011, followed by biomass (3.15%), biofuels (2.57%), wind (1.45%), geothermal (0.29%), and solar (0.15%). (On the consumption side, which includes oil and other energy imports, renewable sources accounted for 9.35% of total U.S. energy use during the first nine months of 2011.) Looking at just the electricity sector, according to the latest issue of EIA’s "Electric Power Monthly," with data through September 30, 2011, renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, water wind) provided 12.73% of net U.S. electrical generation. This represents an increase of 24.73% compared to the same nine-month period in 2010. By comparison, electrical generation from coal dropped by 4.2% while nuclear output declined by 2.8%. Natural gas electrical generation rose by 1.6%. Conventional hydropower accounted for 8.21% of net electrical generation during the first nine months of 2011 - an increase of 29.6% compared to 2010. Non-hydro renewables accounted for 4.52% of net electrical generation (wind - 2.73%, biomass - 1.34%, geothermal - 0.40%, solar - 0.05%). Compared to the first three quarters of 2010, solar-generated electricity expanded in 2011 by 46.5%; wind by 27.1%, geothermal by 9.4%, and biomass by 1.3%. “Notwithstanding the recession of the past three years, renewable energy sources have experienced explosive rates of growth that other industries can only envy,” said Ken Bossong, Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign. “The investments in sustainable energy made by the federal government as well as state and private funders have paid off handsomely underscoring the short-sightedness of emerging proposals to cut back on or discontinue such support.” # # # # # # # # The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its most recent "Monthly Energy Review" on December 23, 2011. It can be found at: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/index.cfm. The relevant charts from which the data above are extrapolated are Tables 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 10.1. EIA released its most recent "Electric Power Monthly" on December 16, 2011; see: http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/pdf/epm.pdf. The relevant charts are Tables 1.1, ES1.A, ES1.B, and 1.1.A. ======================= The SUN DAY Campaign is a non-profit research and educational organization founded in 1993 to promote sustainable energy technologies as cost-effective alternatives to nuclear power and fossil fuels.

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Fwd: [eewv] EEWV Lobbying January 10th!
by James Kotcon 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

To the Energy Committee: There will be a significant push for energy efficiency legislation this session, so if anyone wants to help get a head start, the "Lobby Day" next Tuesday would be an excellent opportunity to be come the expert in your region. EVERY possible scenario for addressing global warming that includes a significant Energy Efficiency component, and West Virginia has a long way to go to catch up to what other states are doing. This is the Year, Now is the Time! Jim Kotcon >>> Molly McLaughlin <molly.eewv(a)gmail.com> 1/4/2012 12:45 PM >>> We wanted to remind you about the first Energy Efficient West Virginia lobby day at the capitol next Tuesday, January 10th. This is the day before the start of the session, so it will be an excellent opportunity to let your legislators know what energy efficiency bills are coming and to encourage them to co-sponsor legislation. We will meet at 11am in the rotunda of the capitol building (the main dome) - on the lower level next to the Information Desk. If you can't find us, call us at our cell phone numbers listed below. We will give you a brief orientation and answer any questions that you have about talking to your legislators or the bills, as well as handing out fact sheets that you can provide to your legislators if you wish. If you wish to set up meeting times with your senators and representatives in advance, you can find their contact information on the legislature's website: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ (see "Who's my legislator?" in the lower right corner). If you want to lobby on the 10th but can't make it at 11am (or if you have already arranged a meeting with your legislators at an earlier time), please email me and we can arrange to meet with you separately. This lobby day will coincide with an educational event organized by our friends at West Virginia Greenworks on energy efficiency in the House Chamber from 1-4pm. This event will include presentations and panel discussions on major pieces of energy efficiency legislation that will come up this year: improving building codes for energy efficiency, an energy expansion fund, the energy efficiency resource standard, and least-cost planning. We hope you can stick around for what promises to be an exciting discussion! Feel free to email us with any questions. Molly (404-729-9312) Cathy (304-237-3802 ( tel:%28304-237-3802 ))

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Fwd: Join us for "Energy Efficiency 101: Using efficiency to retire coal"
by Paul Wilson 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

fyi, in case you are not on the Coal Campaign listserve. paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Becki Clayborn <becki.clayborn(a)sierraclub.org> Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 3:07 PM Subject: Join us for "Energy Efficiency 101: Using efficiency to retire coal" To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)lists.sierraclub.org Dear friends - HAPPY NEW YEAR! Please see the full invitation below for the repeat of the Efficiency 101 webinar. This version will be in the evening in order to accommodate more volunteers. FYI - as I stated before, the Beyond Coal Campaign goal is to have monthly webinars (offered both in the day and evening) pertinent to your work on the Beyond Coal Campaign. Until we have fine tuned the listserves serving our staff and lead volunteers working on the Beyond Coal Campaign,* I encourage you to forward these invitations to your appropriate lists.* If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at becki.clayborn(a)sierraclub.org. I hope you can join us for this webinar! Thanks! Becki Clayborn Internal Capacities and Communications Coordinator Beyond Coal Campaign Energy Efficiency 101: Using efficiency to retire coal Join us for a Webinar on January 17 <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/368799454> *Space is limited.* Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/368799454 Visualize energy efficiency retiring coal fired power plants!!! In this webinar, you will learn why energy efficiency is the cleanest, cheapest and fastest way to fulfill a significant portion of our energy demands. You will also learn some of the first steps that some states and cities are taking to increase energy efficiency, and how to determine how well your state is doing. This webinar is an introductory overview of energy efficiency - future webinars will dig in more on specifics of energy efficiency policies and programs. So, if you want to be able to talk with stakeholders about how energy efficiency can help stop climate change, then this is the perfect webinar for you. If you are already an energy efficiency expert - this webinar will be a general refresher. This webinar is for 100 people - first come first serve! *Title:* Energy Efficiency 101: Using efficiency to retire coal *Date:* Tuesday, January 17, 2012 *Time:* 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. *System Requirements* PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer -- Becki Clayborn Beyond Coal Campaign Internal Capacities and Communications Coordinator Chicago, IL 312-251-1680 -- Becki Clayborn Beyond Coal Campaign Internal Capacities and Communications Coordinator Chicago, IL 312-251-1680 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS list, send any message to: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ -- 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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Fwd: Every dollar donation matched to help CMD fight fracking
by Paul Wilson 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

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