Not sure how much distribution this petition is getting in WV. So sign,
forward, twitter, facebook it if you wish. fyi, paul
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From: Paul Wilson <pjpaulgrunt(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:49 AM
Subject: Fwd: Chemicals in West Virgnia's water
To: Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
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On January 9, 2014, crude MCHM, a chemical used to process coal leaked into
the water supply for 300,000 residents across nine West Virginia counties.
The drinking water ban for pregnant women lasted nearly one month but mixed
messages have left most residents not trusting the safety of their drinking
water. Estimates of more than 100,000 people experienced health effects,
yet no data exists to understand what the long term health effects will
be.It has been reported that the chemical has been found in drinking water
in coalfield communities for years. The chemical, grandfathered in under
the Toxic Substances Control Act, was legally allowed to be placed on the
market without sufficient toxicological data. Current regulations in place
allow the chemical to remain on the market today without this data.
Workers and communities -- including vulnerable populations like pregnant
women and children -- have a right-to-know how exposure to this chemical
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Paul Wilson
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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
Journalists Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman will continue to tour the
country throughout the year to promote their film
<http://tripledividefilm.org/> Triple Divide. The movie is an investigative
documentary about fracking in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.
They are traveling the country using zero gasoline. The two will be driving
a <http://www.teslamotors.com/models> Tesla Motors Model S, a long-range,
all-electric sedan. They will test the nationwide Supercharger system, where
electric cars can be recharged for free.
Here's a list of their scheduled stops in West Virginia:
* Buckhannon: June 21 @ 7 p.m. West Virginia Wesleyan College
* Clarksburg: June 25 @ 5:30 p.m. Caperton Center Fairmont State
University
* Charleston: June 27 @ 7:00 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation
of Charleston
http://wvpublic.org/post/fracking-documentarians-tour-west-virginia-us-witho
ut-using-gasoline
Let me know if you are already getting these materials from National.
These documents provide the Club's analysis of the EPA Carbon rule, These
are intended to be internal documents, so please do not forward to outside
entities, even if they are 'friendly'. Please take the time to study these
carefully, and share questions with the Chapter Climate Action Team. This
is the technical 'homework we need to do in order to speak intelligently,
so buckle down!
Bottom line; the rule does a fair job of reducing carbon emissions. The
flexibility written into the rule allows states like WV to have lower
emissions requirements than the national average. EPA's rule therefore
assures that the standard is technically achievable in EVERY state, and is
legally defensible in court. You can be sure that if industry succeeds in
overturning this rule in court that it will be a long time before we get
another initiative like this one. So this is one we HAVE to win.
Two points I take from this.
First, while the 'flexibility' in the rule means that states like WV will
have emissions requirements less stringent than the national average, it
also means that we will receive fewer health benefits than if we had to met
a uniform national standard,, Upwind states including KY, OH, and IN also
have targets lower than the national average, so WV will continue to
receive a higher than average pollution impact.
I am reminded of a map put out by the Clean Air Network ten years ago that
color coded states by the number of deaths from power plant pollution.
Clean states were in blue or green, more polluted states were yellow, then
orange or red. A few pollution hotspots were in purple. WV was the only
state entirely within that 'purple zone of death'! Under the 'flexibility'
in EPAs plan, WV will remain an air pollution sacrifice zone.
Congressman Mckinley on Monday introduced HR 4813 to block both of EPA's
power plant rules (this one for existing power plants as well as the
earlier one setting carbon emission standards for new plants), as well as
prohibiting EPA from any 'substantially similar' rule for five years.
Co-sponsored by Rahall, Capito, and 72 others, the bill would relegate WV
to continued deaths from power plant pollution. (Perhaps that should be a
theme of a press response, media event or something?)
The second point is that states that plan carefully for implementing the
rule should be able to avoid significant economic impacts. With a heavy
investment in efficiency and renewables, West Virginians may actually see
more jobs and lower electric bills from implementing a well-designed plan.
But a state strategy of blind opposition to the rule, as currently being
proposed by Tomblin, Morrisey, et al, is the strategy MOST likely to cost
jobs and raise electric rates.
Would someone (or each of us) be willing to write a short letter to the
editor highlighting one or two key messages from the analysis, or the
points above? We need to start getting LTEs in demonstrating support,
especially here in WV, for EPAs Carbon rules.
Jim Kotcon
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From: Mary Anne Hitt <maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Subject: [Coal Volunteers List] Sierra Club analysis and resources for EPA
Clean Power Plan (aka carbon standard)
To: Mary Anne Hitt <maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org>
Cc: Melinda Pierce <melinda.pierce(a)sierraclub.org>
To: Sierra Club lists: coal, coal-volunteers, stop-polluters,
ccl-chapter-chairs, cons-chapter-cons-chairs, cons-marvin, bod-open
Fr: Mary Anne Hitt and Melinda Pierce
Re: Sierra Club analysis and resources for EPA Clean Power Plan (aka carbon
standard)
We're writing to share the Sierra Club's confidential preliminary analysis
of EPA's carbon standards for existing power plants, known as the Clean
Power Plan. These documents are intended for internal use only by Sierra
Club staff and volunteers, to give you our first assessment of what the
standard does.
Thanks to one and all for your amazing work during the roll-out of the
standard. We knocked that out of the park, and our message about climate
action and public health carried the day. Now, the work begins of
developing our strategies in the states, since that's where the rubber
really hits the road on this rule.
Our team of experts and analysts are working hard to provide in-depth
information for state and federal advocacy. We have the following materials
available and in the works for you:
EXISTING MATERIALS:
- Attached: Sierra Club's preliminary analysis of the rule. It includes
several links to additional resources. If you just have time to review one
document, this is the one.
- Attached: From our Environmental Law Program, a summary and in-depth
overview of what the rule does - note that this is based on ELP's
preliminary review and is an evolving document.
- Materials, fact sheets, posters, and messaging guidance about the
standard are available on Clubhouse at this link
<http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/communications/talking-points/climate-chang…>
.
- EPA's website for the rule
<http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/clean-power-plan-proposed-ru…>,
which includes several very helpful fact sheets.
- More information about the Clean Power Plan and all EPA rules are
available on the Beyond Coal Resource Portal - if you do not have access to
that site, please contact Neha Mathew, neha.mathew(a)sierraclub.org.
COMING SOON:
- At the end of June we will roll out additional materials and our
organizing plan (field action request) for the hearings and comment period.
- We are developing state fact sheets that summarize what the standard
requires of each state, to inform your state-based advocacy and campaign
strategy. We hope to have those done by the end of June.
- Beyond the fact sheets, campaign staff will share more robust state
analyses as we develop them, which will be an ongoing, more time-intensive
undertaking.
We understand that, with the release of the standard, planning and advocacy
is already underway in earnest in many states. Please work with your Beyond
Coal campaign representative on any resource needs or questions, and we
will do our best to provide that support in a timely fashion.
Thanks again everyone for an inspiring team effort over the past few days.
Let us know what you need to keep up the amazing work!
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This may be the best use of 25 minutes you can do. A really great story
about what we do, how far we have already come, and why we are winning!
JBK
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From: Mary Anne Hitt <maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Subject: [Coal Volunteers List] The Beyond Coal story featured on MoveOn's
podcast "The Good Fight"
To: #Coal <coal-list(a)sierraclub.org>, #Coal-Volunteers <
coal-volunteers-list(a)sierraclub.org>
Hi all,
The Beyond Coal Campaign is the featured story in the latest episode of
MoveOn's podcast, "The Good Fight." It's a 25 minute piece that tells the
story of the Beyond Coal Campaign, through interviews with Bruce and me,
and frames the campaign as a key strategy that made the EPA carbon rule
possible.
Check it out - it's definitely uplifting, and I hope it will make you feel
proud of the great work you all do every day. You can listen here:
http://thegoodfight.fm/episodes/24-the-347-climate-wins-you-ve-never-heard-…
Mary Anne
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Just ran across this page of resources from National on the EPA carbon rule roll-out.
You might find these useful.
JBK
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From: Neha Mathew <neha.mathew(a)sierraclub.org<mailto:neha.mathew@sierraclub.org>>
Date: Fri, May 30, 2014 at 1:34 PM
Subject: [Coal Volunteers List] Resources and Follow-Up from Webinars on Carbon Standard Roll-Out Plan
To:
Hi everyone,
Below are a list of resources following the webinars on our roll-out plan for the release of the Carbon Standard for existing power plants:
1) Here is the link to download and watch the webinars that were held on Wednesday May 28. Once you open the link, you will need to click on one of the webinars labeled "Carbon Standard..." and download the file to watch the webinar:
https://drive.google.com/a/sierraclub.org/folderview?id=0B2LbrOjCY_zwaWRkNW…
*Make sure to click "Download" in order to watch the file. The file is too large to view directly on Google Drive.
2) All roll-out materials are posted on Clubhouse: http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/communications/talking-points/climate-chang…
3) Beyond coal Messaging Page is also on Clubhouse: http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/conservation/energy/coal/coal-messaging.aspx
4) Tips on how to write and place an LTE and other media tactics here: http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/communications/media/default.aspx
5) Here are the links to the reports that were mentioned while we were on the webinar -
Analysis Group - Reliability Report
http://www.analysisgroup.com/uploadedFiles/Publishing/Articles/Tierney_Repo…
Climate Change and Your Health Report Series
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/climate-ch…
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Please email me if you have any questions, feedback, or need any additional resources.
Thanks all!
Neha
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For those who did not see the paper version, the Op/Ed apparently ran Monday in the print version of the Charleston Gazette. It was not posted to the on-line edition, so Thanks to Bill Price for finding it and forwarding this.
See attachment.
Also, we should contact this Jim Propst guy for the Climate Action Team .
JBK
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From: Bill Price <bill.price(a)sierraclub.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:34 AM
To: James Kotcon; David W. Sturm; Gary Nelson; David Muhly; Kim Teplitzky; Zachary Fabish; Seth Long; Daniel Chiotos; Mark Kresowik; Emmett McKinney
Subject: Re: WV Team call
Wanted to share reactions from the Charleston WV papers to the EPA Rule
Two articles in the Gazette:
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140602/GZ01/140609905/1419http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140602/GZ01/140609866/1419
Daily Mail (the more conservative paper) at least mentions the Club and Energy Efficiency WV.
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20140602/DM01/140609904/1420
The story of two editorials:
First from the Daily Mail
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20140602/DM04/140609887/1322
And then this good one from the Gazette:
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140603/ARTICLE/140609879/1131
And an LTE in the Gazette from Jim Probst! (no link available)
Readers' forum
Leadership lacking on climate change issue
Editor:
I am writing in regards to the article on May 12, "Climate change in W.Va." I appreciate the Gazette's attempt to get a response from some of our politicians, to a fairly straightforward question, "Do you believe that man-made carbon emissions are causing climate change?" I also appreciate that Sens. Rockefeller and Manchin at least answered the question.
For the rest of the officials questioned, shame on them. From Gov. Tomblin's non-answer to Natalie Tennant's combative vow to fight President Obama, they should all be embarrassed at this display of gutlessness. And then, we had two representatives that refused to even respond to the request.
We really need to start demanding more from our leadership. This issue is not going to go away and we are really going to need dynamic, resolute and forward thinking leadership to help us find solutions to this crisis.
Please, call or write these folks. Ask them to please take a stand. Tell them that they have constituents that are concerned about this issue. They need to hear from us.
Jim Probst
Hamlin
And attached is Jim Kotcon's op-ed from the Gazette yesterday.
Bill Price, Organizing Representative
Sierra Club
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Beyond Coal to Clean Energy Campaign
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