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Fw: [fom] new website
by Grubb, Karen 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Price <mailto:bill.price@sierraclub.org> To: fom(a)lists.riseup.net ; the-alliance-for-appalachia(a)googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:16 PM Subject: [fom] new website I'm not sure this has made the lists yet. If so, sorry for duplication www.coalisnottheanswer.org Bill Price, Sierra Club EJ Program 922 Quarrier Street, Suite 304 Charleston, WV 25311 Phone 304-342-3182 Cell 304-389-8822 Fax 304-342-3183

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More Sadness For Appalachia - MTR in NY Times
by Jim Sconyers 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Coal River Mountain Watch <coalriver(a)crmw.net> To: amersamiz(a)mindcontrolforums.zzn.com; angie_tinsley(a)msn.com; bhughes2(a)mac.com; c.smithwaugh(a)yahoo.com; crmtnw(a)gmail.com; Daniel Abel <dabel(a)coastal.edu>; danny(a)seac.org; davecooper928(a)yahoo.com; Don Alexander <paradox(a)spectrumz.com>; ecoleman(a)thecolemanfoundation.org; Erin Thomas <ervins32003(a)yahoo.com>; fedorkomr(a)appstate.edu; fom(a)lists.riseup.net; hillary(a)crmw.net; hrohmer(a)earthlink.net; jgg1947(a)aol.com; jim_scon(a)yahoo.com; Julie Phillips <julie(a)thephillipsplace.net>; Justin Weinstein <jweinstein(a)cironline.org>; la110605(a)ohio.edu; LORELEI SCARBRO <CANDLELIGHT29(a)aol.com>; Lorelei Scarbro <candlelight29(a)gmail.com>; marthamaddy(a)hotmail.com; mcfowl(a)wm.edu; mcm(a)agiweb.org; molly_mclaughlin(a)brown.edu; mountainjusticesummer(a)lists.riseup.ne; mountainsidhe(a)gmail.com; ncj(a)schottlegal.com; nirs(a)main.nc.us; richardfry(a)wayne.edu; Samantha McCreery <sam.mccreery(a)gmail.com>; sarah.smith(a)sierraclub.org; stella(a)osorjos.com; wildance(a)windstream.net; wwsvh(a)msn.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:28:57 AM Subject: More Sadness For Appalachia Link to the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/opinion/21tue2.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=sl -- Coal River Mountain Watch coalriver(a)crmw.net www.crmw.net www.coalriverwind.org www.mountainjustice.org www.penniesofpromise.org

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FW: Public gubernatorial forum in Morgantown
by Grubb, Karen 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Reminder: debate tonight at South Middle School in Morgantown at 6:30. The Sierra Club endorsed Jesse Johnson for governor, and he will be there. From: Grubb, Karen Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:46 PM To: WV Chapter Energy Committee Subject: FW: Public gubernatorial forum in Morgantown Let's get a lot of us out to support Jesse at the debate in Morgantown October 21. ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Vealey <mailto:rvealey@dominionpost.com> To: 'jesse(a)mtparty.org' ; 'info(a)mtparty.org' ; 'Russ(a)russweeks2008.com' Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:04 PM Subject: RE: Public gubernatorial forum in Morgantown Jesse and Russ, I wanted to make sure you all have decent directions on how to get to next Tuesday's debate at South Middle School. Just to be clear it starts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 21) and should not run over 90 minutes. I have enclosed the debate's format in an attachment. It's standard and you are probably familiar with it. We will be prompt with the time apportioned to each candidate in the interest of fairness. Obviously, anyone can answer questions in less time that is prescribed. As for the directions: Take Interstate 68 East off Interstate 79 North at the 148 mile marker. Next take Exit 1 the University Avenue exit off I-68 East. At the end of the exit ramp take a left on U.S. 119. You will travel no more than a few miles on this road 2-3 at best. You will pass a Go-Mart, then a small community park called Dorsey's Knob and then descend a steep hill toward Morgantown's University Avenue. Take the first right at a traffic light near the bottom of this hill onto Green Bag Road (W.Va. 857). You will travel on this road no more than 2-3 miles, also. You will drive by the entrance to the Mountaineer Mall and a large Giant Eagle supermarket. This road is temporarily a two-lane road and then narrows into a one-lane one. After it becomes one-lane road in less than a mile make a left onto M-TEC Drive or Road (can't remember) (there's also a sign there for an ice rink and White Park, too). Bear right on this road until it dies out and you will be next to the parking area for South Middle School. There's a large vocational school directly before you get to South Middle School, so don't confuse the two. If you would need anything just call me up until about 5 p.m. here at the DP at 291-9470. Otherwise call the front desk of our newspaper at 292-6301 and ask for David Beard or call him at 291-9436 or Pam Queen at 291-9433. And if all that fails just ask for anyone in the newsroom to help you with directions. I would recommend you try to get there by 6 p.m. I know the governor's staff plan to have him there by 5:45 p.m. We don't have a holding room, per se, for you all to relax or put yourself together, but of course there are nearby rest rooms and large open area throughout the school if you need to do some preparation. Hope this helps. Randy Randy B. Vealey Opinion Page editor The Dominion Post 1251 Earl L. Core Road Morgantown, WV 26505 Phone: (304) 291-9470 Email: opinion(a)dominionpost.com ________________________________ From: Geri Ferrara Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:28 AM To: Randy Vealey Subject: Forum --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mountain Party Executive Committee" group. To post to this group, send email to mountainpartyexcom(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mountainpartyexcom+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mountainpartyexcom?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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FW: NYT editorial on SBZ rule -TAKE ACTION-
by Grubb, Karen 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/opinion/21tue2.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&ore f=sl From: Announcements from the National Coal Campaign team. [mailto:COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG] On Behalf Of Verena Owen Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:06 AM To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Subject: Re: NYT editorial on SBZ rule -TAKE ACTION- Thanks for sending the article, Bill. It tells what all is wrong with the Office of Surface Mining's recommendation. Here is what you all can do. Send a note to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson via our already updated Action Alerts website: Don't Repeal the Stream Buffer Zone Rule Take Action <https://secure2.convio.net/sierra/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=11 35> Protect streams and waterways -- don't allow the Office of Surface Mining to repeal the Stream Buffer Zone Rule. If you want to do more, please use the action alert talking points to write a letter to the editor asking others to urge Johnson to reject the rule change. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson USEPA Headquarters Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Mail Code: 1101A Washington, DC 20460 Thanks! Verena Owen -----Original Message----- From: Bill Price <bill.price(a)SIERRACLUB.ORG> To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Sent: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:59 am Subject: NYT editorial on SBZ rule http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/opinion/21tue2.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&ore f=sl Bill Price, Sierra Club EJ Program 922 Quarrier Street, Suite 304 Charleston, WV 25311 Phone 304-342-3182 Cell 304-389-8822 Fax 304-342-3183

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Fw: Fwd: [energy activists] New Reports and National Environmental Scorecards
by Jim Sconyers 19 Oct '08

19 Oct '08

FYI - note enviro scorecard Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Stephen Crowley <scrow(a)SOVER.NET> To: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:22:27 PM Subject: Fwd: [energy activists] New Reports and National Environmental Scorecards Subject: [energy activists] New Reports and National Environmental Scorecards From: Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org To: Christina.yagjian(a)sierraclub.org Cc: Allison.forbes(a)sierraclub.org Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:33:32 -0400 X-Mailer: Lotus Domino Web Server Release 6.5.6FP3 March 27, 2008 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Notes Server on Jenkins/Sierraclub(Release 6.5.6FP3|March 27, 2008) at 10/19/2008 08:33:32 PM, Serialize complete at 10/19/2008 08:33:32 PM, Itemize by Notes Server on Jenkins/Sierraclub(Release 6.5.6FP3|March 27, 2008) at 10/19/2008 08:33:32 PM, Serialize by Router on Jenkins/Sierraclub(Release 6.5.6FP3|March 27, 2008) at 10/19/2008 08:33:56 PM, Serialize complete at 10/19/2008 08:33:56 PM X-Notes-Item: scrow(a)sover.net; name=AltBlindCopyTo X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0) X-Spam-Score: 1.10 (*) [Tag at 5.00] HTML_MESSAGE,HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG,MIME_HTML_ONLY,NO_REAL_NAME X-Spam-Milter-Status: No, hits=1.10 required=5.00 l=75 f=1 st=1 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG,MIME_HTML_ONLY,NO_REAL_NAME X-CanItPRO-Stream: sovernet:01_Basic (inherits from sovernet:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 209.198.112.38 In the past month, a number of new reports have been released on issues related to climate change. Below are links to recent reports on green jobs, national security, and climate change science. Also find the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2008 National Environmental Scorecards to see how your members of Congress voted on energy and environmental issues in 2008. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> As a reminder, there will not be another energy activist call until after the November 4th elections. Hope all is well in the field! Warm Regards, Christina Marie Yagjian National Conservation Organizer Sierra Club, Global Warming and Energy 202.675.7911 New Resources 2008 National Environmental Scorecards (LCV) http://www.lcv.org/scorecard/ The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Global Climate Change (CSIS) http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/conservation/energy/global-warming/CSIS-age… Global Warming Science Update: September 2008 (NRDC) http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/conservation/energy/global-warming/NRDC%20G… US Metro Economies: Current and Potential Green Jobs in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><?xml:namespace prefix = u1 />U.S. Economy (USCM & Global Insight) http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/conservation/energy/global-warming/Green%20… - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS list, send any message to: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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FW: Public gubernatorial forum in Morgantown
by Grubb, Karen 18 Oct '08

18 Oct '08

Let's get a lot of us out to support Jesse at the debate in Morgantown October 21. From: mountainpartyexcom(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:mountainpartyexcom@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Young Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:52 PM To: JesseForWVGovernorGroup(a)yahoogroups.com; Mt. Party executive committee Subject: Fw: Public gubernatorial forum in Morgantown Jesse, This looks important- see below. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Vealey <mailto:rvealey@dominionpost.com> To: 'jesse(a)mtparty.org' ; 'info(a)mtparty.org' ; 'Russ(a)russweeks2008.com' Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:04 PM Subject: RE: Public gubernatorial forum in Morgantown Jesse and Russ, I wanted to make sure you all have decent directions on how to get to next Tuesday's debate at South Middle School. Just to be clear it starts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 21) and should not run over 90 minutes. I have enclosed the debate's format in an attachment. It's standard and you are probably familiar with it. We will be prompt with the time apportioned to each candidate in the interest of fairness. Obviously, anyone can answer questions in less time that is prescribed. As for the directions: Take Interstate 68 East off Interstate 79 North at the 148 mile marker. Next take Exit 1 the University Avenue exit off I-68 East. At the end of the exit ramp take a left on U.S. 119. You will travel no more than a few miles on this road 2-3 at best. You will pass a Go-Mart, then a small community park called Dorsey's Knob and then descend a steep hill toward Morgantown's University Avenue. Take the first right at a traffic light near the bottom of this hill onto Green Bag Road (W.Va. 857). You will travel on this road no more than 2-3 miles, also. You will drive by the entrance to the Mountaineer Mall and a large Giant Eagle supermarket. This road is temporarily a two-lane road and then narrows into a one-lane one. After it becomes one-lane road in less than a mile make a left onto M-TEC Drive or Road (can't remember) (there's also a sign there for an ice rink and White Park, too). Bear right on this road until it dies out and you will be next to the parking area for South Middle School. There's a large vocational school directly before you get to South Middle School, so don't confuse the two. If you would need anything just call me up until about 5 p.m. here at the DP at 291-9470. Otherwise call the front desk of our newspaper at 292-6301 and ask for David Beard or call him at 291-9436 or Pam Queen at 291-9433. And if all that fails just ask for anyone in the newsroom to help you with directions. I would recommend you try to get there by 6 p.m. I know the governor's staff plan to have him there by 5:45 p.m. We don't have a holding room, per se, for you all to relax or put yourself together, but of course there are nearby rest rooms and large open area throughout the school if you need to do some preparation. Hope this helps. Randy Randy B. Vealey Opinion Page editor The Dominion Post 1251 Earl L. Core Road Morgantown, WV 26505 Phone: (304) 291-9470 Email: opinion(a)dominionpost.com ________________________________ From: Geri Ferrara Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:28 AM To: Randy Vealey Subject: Forum --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mountain Party Executive Committee" group. To post to this group, send email to mountainpartyexcom(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mountainpartyexcom+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mountainpartyexcom?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Re: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands
by Jim Sconyers 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Excellent. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ________________________________ From: Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com> To: "William V. DePaulo, Esq." <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com> Cc: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>; James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; WV Chapter Energy Committee <EC(a)osenergy.org>; Abby Chapple <abbychapple(a)aol.com> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:32:43 PM Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands fyi: from the CAP (Citizens Against PATH) here in the EP. cheers, paul We attended the Jefferson Co. Comm. meeting this morning and they voted unanimously to file as an intervenor for PATH. They are also going to re-do the map/numbers to expand the right-of-way to 400 feet, just to see what the effect will be if we end up with the "twin" parallel line. We expect most of the numbers will at least double (number of properties affected, value of properties). Keryn On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:29 PM, William V. DePaulo, Esq. <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com> wrote: Jim In some, maybe most, cases, I would agree. I am hesitant to involve McGraw right now because I don't think that this Court will accord much, if any, weight to whatever he might say in his brief, and I have no reason to believe he'd file a particularly effective brief. We're either going to win or lose on the merits of the administrative law issues presented or not, and the involvement of a highly political AG would constitute legal parsley at best, in my view. And, worse, the Court might require us to reduce any argument time to accommodate the AG's argument, since he would be aligned with us. I would not want to do that. However, please note that San Francisco has, as of this date, not approved OUR participation in an appeal, or intervention in the PATH case that will be here shortly. I believe our "sales" efforts should focus on SF. Bill On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Excellent idea - TrailCo is as much a consumer issue as an environmental one. Shall we draft a letter? Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ________________________________ From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> To: ec(a)osenergy.org Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:02:52 AM Subject: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands A good review of the latest news in the TrAIL case from our friends in Virginia. I am interested in the idea of asking the Attorney General to intervene/appeal in this case. The AG has limited authority, but consumer protection is one of the areas he still controls. It would, however, be a potential conflict of interest for him if it means he is appealing a state agency decision that the AG's Office may have to defend. Whaddya Tink? 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Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 ________________________________ Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. ________________________________ This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. 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Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> wrote: From: Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> Subject: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands To: "Rebecca Foley" <multiflora123(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 3:56 PM Where the Transmission Line Case Stands Dear Rebecca, A lot of you are asking me where the transmission line case stands --what does the Virginia decision mean? will there be an appeal? what's going on in Pennsylvania? what's going on with NIETC? and is there anything we can do to help? Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 ________________________________ Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. ________________________________ This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). -- 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 _______________________________________________ EC mailing list EC(a)osenergy.org http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-6975 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: DEP hearing on TrAILCo power line
by James Kotcon 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

I was unaware that a DEP hearing had been scheduled. I am also unclear as to what permits DEP would offer on this, other than the stormwater/construction permits. Any thoughts? JBK >>> Letty Butcher <multiflora123(a)yahoo.com> 10/16/2008 8:44 AM >>> --- On Fri, 10/10/08, Thomas and Kathy Hildebrand <owner(a)goetc.com> wrote: From: Thomas and Kathy Hildebrand <owner(a)goetc.com> Subject: Re: please vote in the poll about the power line To: "Wojtowicz, Ralph" <wojtowicz(a)metsci.com>, "John Balasko" <mjmb(a)westco.net>, WVBiker98(a)aol.com, "Letty Butcher" <multiflora123(a)yahoo.com>, "Bill Golemon" <billgolemon(a)frontiernet.net>, "Mr H.J. Wratchford" <hjwratchford(a)yahoo.com> Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:44 PM Get this. We heard there was going to be a hearing held in Moorefield last night by the WV DEP to take public comment on granting environmental permits for TrAIL. I watched the kids and Kat drove 2 hours and made a speech and she was the only person. There were 7 people in the audience. Three were DEP employees, one was a court reporter, and 3 were AE employees. DEP told her this was the one hearing for the entire State. Evidently, they thought they (DEP) placed an ad in the newspaper but Jean Flanigan told us they never did. She should know since she's the news editor. What a joke. We need to complain and ask for another hearing. Had any of you heard about this? Thom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wojtowicz, Ralph" <wojtowicz(a)metsci.com> To: <michael(a)troutdesign.com>; <joe_vac(a)yahoo.com>; <cdewitt(a)erols.com>; <roecalvert(a)hughes.net>; <p.bp(a)Verizon.net>; <abbychappel(a)aol.com> Cc: <mjmb(a)westco.net>; <owner(a)goetc.com> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 8:20 PM Subject: FW: please vote in the poll about the power line Please forward. Best wishes, Ralph Wojtowicz Yellow Spring, WV -----Original Message----- From: Cameron Eaton [mailto:cesunlight@earthlink.net] Sent: Fri 10/10/2008 3:59 PM To: The Powerful Ones Subject: Fw: please vote in the poll about the power line Poll is on the lefthand coloum of the page. http://www.tv3winchester.com/ Question: Do you think Virgina should have approved the multistate power line? So far it is 50% yes and 50% no. ----- Original Message ----- From: Evan Clark To: Work Evan TRS Clark Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 12:09 PM Subject: please vote in the poll about the power line

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Re: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands
by Jim Sconyers 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Excellent idea - TrailCo is as much a consumer issue as an environmental one. Shall we draft a letter? Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ________________________________ From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> To: ec(a)osenergy.org Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:02:52 AM Subject: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands A good review of the latest news in the TrAIL case from our friends in Virginia. I am interested in the idea of asking the Attorney General to intervene/appeal in this case. The AG has limited authority, but consumer protection is one of the areas he still controls. It would, however, be a potential conflict of interest for him if it means he is appealing a state agency decision that the AG's Office may have to defend. Whaddya Tink? 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Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 ________________________________ Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. ________________________________ This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. 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Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> wrote: From: Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> Subject: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands To: "Rebecca Foley" <multiflora123(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 3:56 PM Where the Transmission Line Case Stands Dear Rebecca, A lot of you are asking me where the transmission line case stands --what does the Virginia decision mean? will there be an appeal? what's going on in Pennsylvania? what's going on with NIETC? and is there anything we can do to help? Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 ________________________________ Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. ________________________________ This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line).

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Re: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands
by Jim Sconyers 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

OK Bill - I accept your wisdom on this. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ________________________________ From: "William V. DePaulo, Esq." <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com> To: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>; James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>; WV Chapter Energy Committee <EC(a)osenergy.org> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:29:45 PM Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands Jim In some, maybe most, cases, I would agree. I am hesitant to involve McGraw right now because I don't think that this Court will accord much, if any, weight to whatever he might say in his brief, and I have no reason to believe he'd file a particularly effective brief. We're either going to win or lose on the merits of the administrative law issues presented or not, and the involvement of a highly political AG would constitute legal parsley at best, in my view. And, worse, the Court might require us to reduce any argument time to accommodate the AG's argument, since he would be aligned with us. I would not want to do that. However, please note that San Francisco has, as of this date, not approved OUR participation in an appeal, or intervention in the PATH case that will be here shortly. I believe our "sales" efforts should focus on SF. Bill On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Excellent idea - TrailCo is as much a consumer issue as an environmental one. Shall we draft a letter? Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. ________________________________ From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> To: ec(a)osenergy.org Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:02:52 AM Subject: [EC] Fwd: Fw: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands A good review of the latest news in the TrAIL case from our friends in Virginia. I am interested in the idea of asking the Attorney General to intervene/appeal in this case. The AG has limited authority, but consumer protection is one of the areas he still controls. It would, however, be a potential conflict of interest for him if it means he is appealing a state agency decision that the AG's Office may have to defend. Whaddya Tink? 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Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. 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Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> wrote: From: Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> Subject: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands To: "Rebecca Foley" <multiflora123(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 3:56 PM #yiv1969909341 , #yiv1969909341 P, #yiv1969909341 TD, #yiv1969909341 TD P, #yiv1969909341 TD UL, #yiv1969909341 TD BLOCKQUOTE, #yiv1969909341 BLOCKQUOTE { color:black;font-family:Verdana, "Trebuchet MS" , sans-serif;font-size:10pt;} #yiv1969909341 A:link {color:#003366;} #yiv1969909341 A:visited {color:#003366;} #yiv1969909341 A:active {color:#0000FF;} #yiv1969909341 .bodybold {font-weight:bold;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .bodybold10px {font-weight:bold;font-size:10px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .bodybold11px {font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .bodybold12px {font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .bodybold13px {font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;} #yiv1969909341 .bodybold14px {font-weight:bold;font-size:14px;} #yiv1969909341 .bodybold15px {font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;} #yiv1969909341 .body8px {font-size:8px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .body9px {font-size:9px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .body10px {font-size:10px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .body11px {font-size:11px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .body14px {font-size:14px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .body16px {font-size:16px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .body18px {font-size:18px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .bodyunderline {text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1969909341 .bodyitalic {font-style:italic;} #yiv1969909341 .none {list-style-type:none;} #yiv1969909341 .titleitalic {font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold {font-weight:bold;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .titlebold10px {font-weight:bold;font-size:10px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold11px {font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold12px {font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold13px {font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold14px {font-weight:bold;font-size:14px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold15px {font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold16px {font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold17px {font-weight:bold;font-size:17px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold18px {font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold19px {font-weight:bold;font-size:19px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold20px {font-weight:bold;font-size:20px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold21px {font-weight:bold;font-size:21px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold22px {font-weight:bold;font-size:22px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold23px {font-weight:bold;font-size:23px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold24px {font-weight:bold;font-size:24px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold25px {font-weight:bold;font-size:25px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold26px {font-weight:bold;font-size:26px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold27px {font-weight:bold;font-size:27px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold28px {font-weight:bold;font-size:28px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold29px {font-weight:bold;font-size:29px;} #yiv1969909341 .titlebold30px {font-weight:bold;font-size:30px;} #yiv1969909341 .flashtitle {font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;font-size:18px;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .monospace {font-family:Courier, monospace;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 .roll {text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal;color:black;}#yiv1969909341 #yiv1969909341 a.roll:hover {text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal;color:D10000;} Where the Transmission Line Case Stands Dear Rebecca, A lot of you are asking me where the transmission line case stands --what does the Virginia decision mean? will there be an appeal? what's going on in Pennsylvania? what's going on with NIETC? and is there anything we can do to help? Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> wrote: From: Bri West, PEC <pecnews(a)pecva.org> Subject: Where the Transmission Line Case Stands To: "Rebecca Foley" <multiflora123(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 3:56 PM Where the Transmission Line Case Stands Dear Rebecca, A lot of you are asking me where the transmission line case stands --what does the Virginia decision mean? will there be an appeal? what's going on in Pennsylvania? what's going on with NIETC? and is there anything we can do to help? Here's my attempt at answering some of these questions: VA Decision Puts Environment, Landowners and Ratepayers Last I think the Virginia State Corporation Commission stuck their head in the sand on this one, ignoring alternatives, environmental concerns, and economic realities --placing the desires of a private company above the rights of Virginians. The SCC handed over their regulatory authority to PJM, a group of utilities that, by their own admission, can only propose transmission solutions. In their decision, the Virginia Commissioners state that the current process "clearly tilts the field towards PJM recommending more and more new transmission lines when other options might be a more efficient use of capital and much less intrusive on the landscape." We think that their decision to approve the line does a disservice to Virginia and should be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Ask our Attorney General to Appeal the Decision Urge the VA Attorney General to Appeal Last week both Delegate Bob Marshall of Prince William and Congressman Wolf (R-10) contacted the Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, asking him to appeal the SCC Decision. We support Delegate Marshall and Congressman Wolf's call to action, and urge you to contact the Attorney General as well. Use the following link to access Congressman Wolf and Delegate Marshall's letter, and to send your own note to the Attorney General today! PA May Turn Down the Line, WV Approval Not Yet Final The Virginia SCC conditioned their approval on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. West Virginia initially approved the line, but conditioned approval on a number of things (including approval in Pennsylvania). We put in a call to the staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, and they described the case as "still open". The final decision in Pennsylvania is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Utility Commissioners, and they are reviewing the case now. TrAILCo has offered Greene County (Pennsylvania) money and returned right-of-ways in exchange for the County's support for a 1.2 mile segment of the line. Greene County accepted the offer. It is still unknown what, if any, effect this backroom deal will have on the PA Commissioners' decision. It doesn't look like Pennsylvania will be making any decision until the end of the month, at the earliest. NIETC is Still Out There If PA turns down the line, the utilities may appeal to the federal government. If Pennsylvania turns their segment of the line down, it is likely that Dominion and Allegheny will try to use the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) process to get the line approved. They would do so by applying directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Piedmont Environmental Council has two separate federal appeals going on, one in the 4th circuit in Richmond contesting FERC's interpretation of the NIETC statute and another appeal in the 9th Circuit related to DOE's implementation of NIETC. I apologize for the number of acronyms in the previous sentence. At the end of last month we went down to Richmond to hear oral arguments on our 4th Circuit case. The New York Attorney General's office spoke on our behalf. Initial briefs are due on our 9th Circuit case by the end of the year, with a decision expected some time late next year. If you have questions about either of these cases, please contact Rob Marmet at rmarmet(a)pecva.org . Please take a couple of minutes to send the Attorney General a quick email requesting his participation in an appeal. While PEC will be appealing, we could use a friend. Best, Bri West Piedmont Environmental Council bwest(a)pecva.org 1-540-347-2334 ________________________________ Get a Farmland Lost is Farmland Lost Forever Bumper Sticker. Please Support PEC with a Donation. ________________________________ This message was sent to multiflora123(a)yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). -- 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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