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Fw: Sad News for all concerned
by James Kotcon 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

?Many of us knew Bill Howley. His Calhoun PowerLine blog has been indispensable for anyone following West Virginia utility issues. He will be missed. Jim Kotcon ________________________________ From: Bill Price <bill.price(a)sierraclub.org> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 9:37 AM To: James Kotcon; Liz Wiles; David W. Sturm; David Muhly; Adam Beitman; Mark Kresowik; Bridget Lee; Daniel Chiotos; Seth Long Subject: Fwd: Sad News for all concerned See email below. This is a shock to us all. Bill did not always agree with the Sierra Club positions, but he was one of the most knowledgable and passionate people around cleaner energy that I know. Bill Price, Organizing Representative Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program Beyond Coal to Clean Energy Campaign Phone: 304-389-8822 (Cell) Email: bill.price(a)sierraclub.org<mailto:bill.price@sierraclub.org> "If there's no struggle, there's no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet renounce controversy are people who want crops without plowing the ground..." Frederick Douglass 1817-1895 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Christensen <jbc4re(a)yahoo.com<mailto:jbc4re@yahoo.com>> Date: Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 9:07 AM Subject: Sad News for all concerned To: Patience Wait <pwaitster(a)gmail.com<mailto:pwaitster@gmail.com>>, Keryn Newman <keryn(a)frontiernet.net<mailto:keryn@frontiernet.net>>, John Case <jcase4218(a)gmail.com<mailto:jcase4218@gmail.com>>, John Unger <john.unger(a)wvsenate.gov<mailto:john.unger@wvsenate.gov>>, Mary Hott <mary(a)mtvsolar.com<mailto:mary@mtvsolar.com>>, Mike Manypennny <globalimpactman(a)gmail.com<mailto:globalimpactman@gmail.com>>, Gary Zuckett <garyz(a)wvcag.org<mailto:garyz@wvcag.org>>, Jeff Kessler <jeff.kessler(a)wvsenate.gov<mailto:jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov>>, Evan Hansen <ehansen(a)downstreamstrategies.com<mailto:ehansen@downstreamstrategies.com>>, Aaron Sutch <asutch(a)mountain.org<mailto:asutch@mountain.org>>, Than Hitt <thanhitt1(a)gmail.com<mailto:thanhitt1@gmail.com>>, Dan Conant <conantd(a)gmail.com<mailto:conantd@gmail.com>>, Daniel Chiotos <trouserdude(a)gmail.com<mailto:trouserdude@gmail.com>>, Chuck Wyrostok <wyro(a)appalight.com<mailto:wyro@appalight.com>>, Don Garvin <dsgjr(a)aol.com<mailto:dsgjr@aol.com>>, Connigl <connigl(a)aol.com<mailto:connigl@aol.com>>, Denise Poole <deniseap(a)earthlink.net<mailto:deniseap@earthlink.net>>, Bill Price <bill.price(a)sierraclub.org<mailto:bill.price@sierraclub.org>>, Cathy Kunkel <cathykunkel(a)gmail.com<mailto:cathykunkel@gmail.com>>, Vickie Wolfe <ibtreehugger(a)gmail.com<mailto:ibtreehugger@gmail.com>>, Emmett Pepper <emmett(a)eewv.org<mailto:emmett@eewv.org>>, Ron Miller <ronald.miller(a)wvsenate.gov<mailto:ronald.miller@wvsenate.gov>> It has come as a shock to me to hear the news of long-time power utility activist and solar advocate extraordinaire Bill Howley has died suddenly in a car crash while making a trip to Charleston. Words are hard to come by for me as Bill was one of my personal mentors and friends. I am heartbroken for his wife Lauren who was away at the time of his death. I think a memorial of some kind in his memory will be forthcoming. I hate to bring this news but it reminds us all how precious life is. John

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Does anybody have information on risks associated with the disposal of natural gas drilling waste into underground injection wells?
by William V. DePaulo, Esq. 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

[image: Print] <http://www.wvgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150409/GZ01/150409244…> Thursday, April 9, 2015 Board: Fayette injection wells can’t operate without permit *The Associated Press* BECKLEY, W.Va. – A state board says two underground injection wells in Fayette County can’t operate without a permit. The West Virginia Environmental Quality Board says the Department of Environmental Protection violated state law when it allowed Danny Webb Construction to operate the injection wells in Lochgelly without a permit. The Register-Herald reports that the board issued its ruling on Wednesday. The DEP had revoked the company’s permit to inject natural gas drilling waste underground on March 4, 2014. But the DEP allowed the wells to continue operating until the company’s application to renew the permit is approved or denied. The board gave the DEP 30 days to reissue a permit for the wells. The wells must cease operation if they don’t receive a permit. William V. DePaulo, Esq. 179 Summers Street, Suite 232 Charleston, WV 25301-2163 Tel 304-342-5588 Fax 304-342-5505 william.depaulo(a)gmail.com www.passeggiata.com

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Fwd: Natural gas: runaway train or helping hand? Tune in April 9.
by Paul Wilson 06 Apr '15

06 Apr '15

fyi, paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: UCS Science Network <sciencenetwork(a)ucsusa.org> Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:19 PM Subject: Natural gas: runaway train or helping hand? Tune in April 9. To: pjgrunt(a)gmail.com <#14c8f8997aa6ef04_>[image: Union of Concerned Scientists] <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=Xbl_fs7V7xoanMIL4kMkMA> [image: Science Network] Sign up for this Thursday's webinar briefing on the implications of our growing reliance on natural gas for electricity and what you can do about it. *Join Us April 9* Sign up for this Thursday's webinar briefing on the implications of our growing reliance on natural gas for electricity and what you can do about it: April 9, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT. *Register Today <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=OqlG4StjE2y5AhxfQxk7pw>* Related Links The Natural Gas Gamble <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=fBQSHW4lGXZlbTmJW37vFQ> Natural Gas and the Clean Power Plan <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=hAvrJ6Ad4_umL0vvwXQZSQ> Risks of Natural Gas <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=wsyRIm05Uxog-GncgxbZcA> Tell A Colleague Please encourage your colleagues to sign up <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=T-MOm5CnH3ki-iCTycG1hA> and help increase our effectiveness in creating a healthy environment and a safer world. CLICK HERE <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=NlrGc4cD6PHZyjPdFmQErQ> . EVENT INVITATION The Natural Gas Gamble: Addressing Our Growing Reliance on Natural Gas Dear Paul, The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a webinar briefing on the implications of our growing reliance on natural gas for electricity and what you can do about it. *The Natural Gas Gamble: Addressing Our Growing Reliance on Natural Gas <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=VVHqV0Zilyy5iJ7Qyd8rWw>* *Date:* Thursday, April 9 *Time:* 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT *Register Today <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=wpjrPkh9RDbxq5wrXmXh9w>* Electric power producers are turning to natural gas to generate electricity at an unprecedented rate as they retire aging coal plants. While this shift is providing some near-term environmental and economic benefits, a dramatically expanded use of natural gas to generate electricity poses complex risks including persistent price volatility and heat-trapping emissions. Join UCS energy analysts for a discussion about our new analysis that demonstrates how we can reduce our reliance on natural gas by greatly expanding the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in our power supply. Sincerely, [image: Megan Rising] Megan Rising Energy Campaign Manager Climate and Energy Program Union of Concerned Scientists *P.S.* Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing limits on global warming emissions from power plants. If you haven't already, *urge the EPA to issue a final Clean Power Plan that encourages a shift to truly low-carbon resources <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=j1JTDT3M0lLkm1uBIHBDbQ>*, such as wind and solar, and avoids the risks of an overreliance on natural gas. [image: donate today] <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=55EnNiZ1437y_aGsTEVy5Q> Science for a healthy planet and safer world UCS is a 501(c)(3) organization. All gifts are tax deductible. You can be confident your donations to UCS are spent wisely. *About UCS* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=PFhK9Ta3dHVxJBip4AO1tQ> | *Take Action* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=Zu7eIC4IqN5htD-Mft4Kqg> | *Donate* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=RuCKbXwM9fvZkECBE3yJvQ> | *Contact Us* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=jsxQa0Ok2L7tgxaIAkn2hw> | *Privacy Policy* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=wRVPkd2V3XjkfvrCE2Kg7g> | *Unsubscribe* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/CO?i=-T5jZFYMoLT_EpEermKYbe8gdo4mvIOV&cid=178…> | *Update Your Profile* <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=rhC1HFr7BRz9aFXBEhqyjw> *Union of Concerned Scientists* 2 Brattle Square | Cambridge, MA 02138-3780 © Union of Concerned Scientists. All rights reserved. www.ucsusa.org <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=5_4cD72C3XTHcx5ejVNx6g> [image: powered by Blackbaud] <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=F8cd-mwVqoKSyIRrzXlrSg> nonprofit software <http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=6wx0OnNqYmYX8QiILnQfrQ> -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club Military Outdoors Project Healing Waters Fly-fishing 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 JUSTICE, ONLY JUSTICE, SHALT THOU PURSUE. Deuteronomy 16:20

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Fwd: Read about Preserving Sacred Appalachia conference in Charleston Gazette
by Paul Wilson 05 Apr '15

05 Apr '15

anybody else get this? Looks interesting..... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Barrick <michaelbarrick56(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 9:10 AM Subject: Read about Preserving Sacred Appalachia conference in Charleston Gazette To: Update from the Appalachian Chronicle <http://appalachianchronicle.com/> ‘Then & Now from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Allegheny Plateau’ *From Today’s Charleston Gazette:* *Michael M. Barrick: Gas industry remarks demand response from faith community <http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20150405/ARTICLE/150409671>* Thanks for reading. Please share this with others. Blessings and peace, Michael Appalachian Preservation Project, LLC <http://appalachianpreservationproject.com/#/home> Appalachian Chronicle <http://appalachianchronicle.com/> On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/appalachianpreservationproject On Twitter: @appchronicle -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club Military Outdoors Project Healing Waters Fly-fishing 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 JUSTICE, ONLY JUSTICE, SHALT THOU PURSUE. Deuteronomy 16:20

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Solar Energy Advocates Find Unexpected Ally In Tea Party
by James Kotcon 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

?Here is a transcript of an NPR story from Florida. This one follows on a Tea Party & Sierra Club alliance last year that killed a utility attempt to block net metering. I recommend we follow up and see if this leads to some shared interests herein WV regarding an IRP, or other solar initiatives. JBK Florida is one of several states where the Tea Party has embraced a new cause: solar energy. Tea Party groups are teaming up with progressive organizations to open up the solar energy industry. It's an unusual coalition and puts them at odds in some states with another conservative grassroots organization, the Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity. Full story is at: http://www.npr.org/2015/02/24/388796105/solar-energy-advocates-find-unexpec… Solar Energy Advocates Find Unexpected Ally In Tea Party : NPR Florida is one of several states where the Tea Party has embraced a new cause: solar energy. Tea Party groups are teaming up with progressive organizations to open up the solar energy industry. It's an unusual coalition and puts them at odds in some states with another conservative grassroots organization, the Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity. Read more...<http://www.npr.org/2015/02/24/388796105/solar-energy-advocates-find-unexpec…>

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