EC November 2012

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Fwd: [ACTNET-FRAC-NEWS] Who's got a great Frack photo?
by Jim Sconyers 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Janice Meier" <jsmeier(a)verizon.net> Date: Nov 16, 2012 8:21 AM Subject: [ACTNET-FRAC-NEWS] Who's got a great Frack photo? To: <ACTNET-FRAC-NEWS(a)lists.sierraclub.org> Hi Folks, I'm getting ready for the UN climate change conference in Doha Qatar where the Club will have a booth themed "Beyond Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy". Does anyone have a dirty grimy fracking photo that we could use for booth decor? Best, Janice - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This email list is associated with the Hydrofracking Team on the Sierra Club's Activist Network. Join the Hydrofracking Team at http://sc.org/frac. This list is open to the public and subscribers are not moderated. Please be aware that information you share may be forwarded to or read by others beyond this list. To unsubscribe from the ACTNET-FRAC-NEWS list, send any message to: ACTNET-FRAC-NEWS-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/

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Guardian.co.uk - How cheap energy from shale will reshape America's role in the world
by william.depaulo 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

Discussion of strategic impact on US foreign policy as a result of looming energy independence........flowing from anticipated exponential growth of shale gas production. http://m.guardiannews.com/ms/p/gnm/us/view.m?id=15&gid=environment/2012/nov… Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® II, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

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ABCNews.com: Patriot Coal to Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
by william.depaulo 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

Congrats to Sierra, WV Highlands Conservancy and OVEC.......and Larry Gibson http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/patriot-coal-stop-mountaintop-removal-mi… Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® II, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

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[WVUSSC] Fwd: Patriot Coal to Phase Out MTR!, More –An OVEC Action Alert
by James Kotcon 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

I think this is a really important deal. It is precedent setting for a WV coal company to admit that MTR is not good for its bottom line or for the community, and we should celebrate. Tonight!. So I am going to the new Black Bear (Evansdale) at 5:30-6:30. Be there or be square! JBK >>> "James Kotcon" <James.Kotcon(a)mail.wvu.edu> 11/15/2012 4:11 PM >>> >>> OVEC - Vivian Stockman <vivian(a)ohvec.org> 11/15/2012 2:20 PM >>> ( http://www.ohvec.org/action_alerts/ ) Support Our Work: ( https://donation.towercare.com/ovec-donation ) Donate ( https://donation.towercare.com/ovec-donation )Alert Archive ( http://ohvec.org/action_alerts/ ) Got Yahoo? View this alert online ( http://ohvec.org/action_alerts/2012/11_15.html )November 15, 2012 ( http://ohvec.org/action_alerts/2012/11_15.html ) Patriot to Phase out MTR! Today, November 15, in federal court in Huntington, W.Va., Patriot Coal Corporation announced its intention to immediately begin phasing out all large scale surface mining in Appalachia. The announcement follows an historic agreement with the Sierra Club ( http://www.sierraclub.org/ ), OVEC and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy ( http://www.wvhighlands.org/ ), so ably represented by attorneys from Appalachian Mountain Advocates ( http://www.appalmad.org/ ). We owe a huge thank you to AppalMAD! (Help thank them by attending their November 17 fundraiser; info below.) Along with its commitment to end large scale surface mining in the region, the company also acknowledged the impact this destructive form of mining has on local communities and announced its commitment to reduce its environmental footprint. Patriot is among the largest mountaintop removal coal mine operators in Appalachia. Patriot will also retire significant infrastructure required to perform mountaintop removal mining, including the dragline at its Catenary mine complex on Kayford Mountain, which will be retired immediately, and the dragline at its Hobet mine complex (pictured below, chewing up Berry Branch in Lincoln County, W.Va.), which will be retired in 2015. ( http://www.ohvec.org/galleries/mountaintop_removal/020/index.html ) In a statement read in court, Patriot CEO Ben Hatfield said: Patriot Coal has concluded that the continuation or expansion of surface mining, particularly large scale surface mining of the type common in central Appalachia, is not in its long term interests. Todays proposed settlement commits Patriot Coal to phase out and permanently exit large scale surface mining and transition our business primarily toward underground mining and related small scale surface mining. Patriot Coal recognizes that our mining operations impact the communities in which we operate in significant ways, and we are committed to maximizing the benefits of this agreement for our stakeholders, including our employees and neighbors. We believe the proposed settlement will result in a reduction of our environmental footprint. This settlement is consistent with Patriot Coals business plan to focus capital on expanding higher margin metallurgical coal production and limiting thermal coal investments to selective opportunities where geologic and regulatory risks are minimized. Patriot Coal urges the Court to approve the settlement because it strengthens the Companys ability to continue operating with our nearly 4000 employees, and significantly increases the likelihood that we will emerge from the chapter 11 process as a viable business, able to satisfy our environmental and other obligations. OVEC founder Dianne Bady said, "We hope that this agreement, while holding Patriot responsible for its legacy of mining pollution, puts the company in a strong enough financial condition, through its underground mining, that it can honor its obligations to its retirees and workers." Read more here ( http://ohvec.org/press_room/press_releases/2012/11_15.html ). (Dragline photo: Vivian Stockman) Return to Index ( #index ) Take Action You can keep up the pressure and help speed up the end of mountaintop removal coal mining by taking the following actions: 1. The ILoveMountains website ( http://ilovemountains.org/about ) has an action you and everyone you forward the information to can take right now. Click here ( http://ilovemountains.org/no-more-excuses )to tell President Obama, "No More Excuses, End Mountaintop Removal Now." 2. Folks working to save Blair Mountain ( http://www.ohvec.org/newsletters/woc_2010_12/article_28.html ) in Logan County, W. Va., are in the midst of a campaign to challenge and block Arch Coals attempt to renew the Adkins Fork permit on the mountain. This permit is one of the most significant, as it lies in the heart of the battlefield and is the permit closest to the town of Blair. Watch a video here ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJPhBDykMZM ), and then take the first step in this campaign by writing a letter to the WV Department of Environmental Protection by November 23. For greatest impact, please take the time to compose your own letter and mail it (rather than e-mail). Click here ( http://blairmountain.org/letters-for-adkins-fork/ ) for all the info you need to write your own letter (or cut and paste, print and mail the sample letter if you just don't have time to compose your own). This is just the first step of the campaign, so stay tuned. ( http://ilovemountains.org/no-more-excuses ) Return to Index ( #index ) AppalMAD Event November 17 We urge you to thank the good folks at Appalachian Mountain Advocates ( http://www.appalmad.org/ ) by attending their November 17 fundraiser in Lewisburg, W.Va. The afternoon of poetry, music and discussion runs from 3 to 6 p.m. OVEC board member and Affrilachian poet Crystal Good ( http://crystalgood.net/tag/the-affrilachian-poets/ ) will read poetry and lead a discussion and the Black Twig Pickers will provide lively music. AppalMAD will serve regional autumn appetizers, along with beer, wine and fresh-pressed cider. Suggested donations for this special event are $75. Note that there is a special rate offered to OVEC members; reply to this e-mail for details. If you can't attend, you can still thank AppalMAD for their great work by clicking here ( http://www.appalmad.org/ ) to donate online or sending a check to Appalachian Mountain Advocates, P.O. Box 507, Lewisburg, WV 24901. Find more upcoming events on OVEC's online calendar ( http://www.ohvec.org/events_calendar/index.html ), and e-mail any events you would like us to consider posting online to: vivian(a)ohvec.org. Return to Index ( #index ) Feeling Thankful Speaking of thanks, we have so much to be thankful for as we begin the holiday season with today's great news, which comes as OVEC celebrates 25 years of organized voices and empowered communities. We sure are thankful for all the support OVEC members and friends have given us during these 25 years. Many members and supporters turned out for our 25th Birthday Bash, held on October 27. Thanks to everybody who came out and thanks to every group and individual who took out an ad in our 25th Birthday Bash program ( http://bit.ly/Sy0JTY ). Thanks to you, we are making positive change for our region. Return to Index ( #index ) In This Alert Patriot to Phase Out MTR! ( #one ) Take Action For Blair Mountain, All Mountains and Mountain Folk ( #two ) AppalMAD Event ( #three ) November 17 Feeling Thankful ( #four ) May no more communities and landscapes suffer this fate: Above: At Patriot's Hobet MTR site, massive dump trucks kick up a dust storm as they pass a drilling rig. Below: An aerial view of a small part of Patriots Hobet MTR operation. The circular patch of trees near the center-right of the photo is the Berry Branch Cemetery, which was once accessible from off of Mud River Road in Lincoln County, W.Va. The homes up Berry Branch hollow are gone now, obliterated like the landscape. Photos by Vivian Stockman. Flyover courtesy SouthWings.org. Membership Manual ( http://www.ohvec.org/about_ovec/member_manual.html )Daily News ( http://www.ohvec.org/ovec_news.html )OVEC Store ( http://www.cafepress.com/ohvec )Subscribe/Unsubscribe ( http://www.ohvec.org/action_alerts/ ) ( http://www.ohvec.org/blog/ ) ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/OVEC/151197381565944 ) ( http://twitter.com/#!/OVEC_WV ) ( http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCijgMocYmao-KnQhCHlg9ZA ) OVEC PO Box 6753 Huntington, WV 25773 www.ohvec.org 304-522-0246 ( https://donation.towercare.com/ovec-donation ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SSCWVU" group. To post to this group, send email to sscwvu(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sscwvu+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sscwvu?hl=en.

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Fwd: WVNS story: Are the State's Political Debates Missing the Issue?
by Paul Wilson 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

fyi, paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Public News Service <wvns(a)newsservice.org> Date: Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 5:06 AM Subject: WVNS story: Are the State's Political Debates Missing the Issue? To: PaulWilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com> Are the State's Political Debates Missing the Issue? Dan Heyman, Public News Service-WV http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29129-1 Join the discussion: facebook.com/PublicNewsService<http://www.facebook.com/PublicNewsService> Twitter: @pns_news <http://twitter.com/#!/pns_news> @pns_WV<http://twitter.com/#!/pns_WV> Google+: plus.to/publicnewsservice <http://plus.google.com/106260479325451709866> (11/02/12) CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Political discussions about the state's economy are missing the point, according to a new analysis<http://www.wvpolicy.org/category/blog>by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. It says the state is underestimating the importance of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security for our economy as a whole. Policy analyst Sean O'Leary says the big federal health and insurance programs are many times larger than the state's most politically prominent industries, when measured in terms of what portion they provide to the incomes of West Virginians. This means we should pay more attention to plans that could cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security than other issues, he says. "The impact of environmental regulations on the coal industry; the impact of a natural gas boom. Those two industries are only about 5.5 percent of our total personal income. These programs are, in aggregate, five times as great." O'Leary says the coal and natural gas industries make up less than six percent of the state's total personal income. But West Virginia's boom-and-bust economy and older demographics mean a quarter of the state's citizens depend on Social Security, and nearly as many depend on the healthcare programs, he explains. "We're an older population, and we have a high number of low-income families, low paying jobs. So, the state as a whole relies much more heavily on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security than any other state in the country." He says a larger portion of West Virginians' total income comes from the programs than in any other state. "More than a fifth - 20.5 percent of our total. The national average for that figure is 12.8 percent, so we're way above the national average." Many of this year's political debates have focused on threats to the mining industry, and coal and its allies have attacked what they call a "war on coal." The analysis can be viewed on the Center's website<http://www.wvpolicy.org/category/blog> . Click here to view this story on the Public News Service RSS site and access an audio version of this and other stories: http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29129-1<http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29129-1> --- To be removed from this list please send an e-mail to remove(a)publicnewsservice.org <remove(a)publicnewsservice.org?subject=remove>and put the word "remove" in the subject line. -- 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: WVNS story: Did Climate Change Make Sandy Worse?
by Paul Wilson 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Public News Service <wvns(a)newsservice.org> Date: Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:41 AM Subject: WVNS story: Did Climate Change Make Sandy Worse? To: PaulWilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com> Did Climate Change Make Sandy Worse? Dan Heyman, Public News Service-WV http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29102-1 Join the discussion: facebook.com/PublicNewsService<http://www.facebook.com/PublicNewsService> Twitter: @pns_news <http://twitter.com/#!/pns_news> @pns_WV<http://twitter.com/#!/pns_WV> Google+: plus.to/publicnewsservice <http://plus.google.com/106260479325451709866> (11/01/12) CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Global climate change could have contributed to Hurricane Sandy's impact, climate scientists say, although some political leaders in West Virginia are unconvinced. It's impossible to talk about a hurricane as having a single, simple cause, says Robert Henson, a National Center for Atmospheric Research meteorologist and author of "The Rough Guide to Climate Change," but climate change probably contributed. "Climate change is never the total cause of any one weather event, but in many cases it plays a supporting role. Certainly the atmosphere as a whole globally is warming and moistening. The oceans are warming, and that provides a bit more fuel for hurricanes." But Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, a longtime supporter of the coal industry, says his views on global warming have not changed. "Not really, I mean, I'm not sure what's causing it. We always have weather events, and I'm not certain that it's because of climate change. I'm not a scientist." West Virginia, like much of the mid-Atlantic, is digging out from the storm. According to Henson, meteorologists haven't nailed down a link to big storms, because those individual events are more isolated and unpredictable. But he says the link to broader trends is more clearly established - including a tie to heavier rainfall in some places and worse drought in others. "The warmer atmosphere is pulling more water out of the oceans. It's also pulling water out of dry land. Heavy rains and heavy snows are becoming a little more intense. At the same time, when it's dry it's tending to be dryer for longer periods." One strange thing about Sandy may yet be linked to climate change, Henson says: A high-pressure system that pushed the storm. "This blocking zone of high pressure up towards Newfoundland - eastern Canada - that forced the hurricane to go west into New Jersey. And there's no record of hurricanes ever taking that almost due-west path into the mid-Atlantic." A free e-copy of the Rough Guide and more on climate-change issues are online at ucar.edu. Click here to view this story on the Public News Service RSS site and access an audio version of this and other stories: http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29102-1<http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29102-1> --- To be removed from this list please send an e-mail to remove(a)publicnewsservice.org <remove(a)publicnewsservice.org?subject=remove>and put the word "remove" in the subject line. -- 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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