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Fw: Stop Path Health Spot
by Frank Young 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

----- Original Message ----- From: Keryn Newman To: Frank Young Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: Fwd: Stop Path Health Spot Frank - here is the completed "health effects" commercial for your review/comment. Keryn Begin forwarded message: From: darla(a)growthmediaservices.com Date: February 22, 2010 9:06:41 PM EST To: "Keryn Newman" <keryn(a)frontiernet.net>, "Patience Wait" <pwaitster(a)gmail.com> Subject: Stop Path Health Spot Patience and Keryn, Attached is the finished commercial from this weekend's shoot. I will get all of your files onto disk and ready for you. Also, Clint mentioned, that you needed a disc on loop for an event, let me know if you want a single spot or all four to loop. Let me know when we can get together for a few minutes so that I can get this to you. Darla Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the e-mail and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank - here is the completed "health effects" commercial for your review/comment. Keryn Begin forwarded message: > From: darla(a)growthmediaservices.com > Date: February 22, 2010 9:06:41 PM EST > To: "Keryn Newman" <keryn(a)frontiernet.net>, "Patience Wait" <pwaitster(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Stop Path Health Spot > > Patience and Keryn, > > Attached is the finished commercial from this weekend's shoot. I will get all of your files onto disk and ready for you. Also, Clint mentioned, that you needed a disc on loop for an event, let me know if you want a single spot or all four to loop. Let me know when we can get together for a few minutes so that I can get this to you. > > Darla > > Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the e-mail and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.

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Fw: Reivised Radio Ads]
by Frank Young 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

----- Original Message ----- From: darla(a)growthmediaservices.com To: Frank Young Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: [FWD: Reivised Radio Ads] Frank. Here are the other two radio ads Darla

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Fw: Revised Radio Ads 2nd Batch]
by Frank Young 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

----- Original Message ----- From: darla(a)growthmediaservices.com To: Frank Young Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: [FWD: Revised Radio Ads 2nd Batch] Frank, We finally got a break in the weather to get the final videos completed last weekend. Clint will upload them to you later today. In the meantime, here are two of the radio ads... more files to follow. Darla Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the e-mail and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.

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Fwd: Mingo County CTL air permit approved.
by James Kotcon 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

>>> "Bill Price" <bill.price(a)sierraclub.org> 2/26/2010 9:52 AM >>> http://www.dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Documents/R13-2791Notification.pdf Bill Price, Sierra Club EJ Program 922 Quarrier Street, Suite 304 Charleston, WV 25311 Cell 304-389-8822 Fax 304-342-3182

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Fwd: Know how your Congress Is Voting
by Paul Wilson 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

I signed up for this. Very useful website. Check it out.. paul p.s. might be something worthwhile to list on our website or in the newsletter under "resources" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <pjpaulgrunt(a)netscape.net> Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Know how your Congress Is Voting To: carolkirschner(a)hotmail.com Cc: pjgrunt(a)gmail.com Thanks, Carol: I did sign up and book-marked their home page. hope all is well with you guys, love, paul -----Original Message----- From: Carol Ann Kirschner <carolkirschner(a)hotmail.com> Mrs. Carol A. Kirschner 520 Hawkins Road East Selden, NY 11784-1943 Phone: 631-732-7670 ------------------------------ From: LAdd259311(a)aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:09:07 -0500 Subject: (no subject) To: eaddessi(a)tampabay.rr.com * Helpful info to have a say in our government. If you go to the below web site and sign up, you can track your representatives voting record by e-mail. They will e-mail your representatives voting record for that month. They don't bother you with a lot of junk mail. Just the voting record. I copy and paste it to a file in my Documents so I have their records on hand if necessary. If enough people know about this and send their thoughts and concerns to their representative then we still have a voice. If you are so inclined please pass on. Congress.org - : MegaVote Sign-up<http://www.congress.org/congressorg/megavote/> * = -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-1361 "There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous" ~ Aristotle

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Fwd: TransGas Development Systems, LLC R13-2791
by James Kotcon 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

Here we go again!. JBK >>> "Kessler, Joseph R" <Joseph.R.Kessler(a)wv.gov> 2/25/2010 11:02 PM >>> The West Virginia Division of Air Quality has completed its evaluation of all submitted comments and made a final determination to issue Permit R13-2791 (with revisions) to TransGas Development Systems, LLC for construction of a Coal-to-Liquids Plant near Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV. The final permit and response to comments document are available for download at: http://www.dep.wv.gov/daq. Hard copies will follow in the mail. Sincerely, Joe Kessler, PE Engineer West Virginia Division of Air Quality 601-57th St., SE Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: (304) 926-0499 x1219 Fax: (304) 926-0478 Joseph.r.kessler(a)wv.gov

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Dunkard Creek: Citizens to sue over CONSOL pollution
by Frank Young 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

The Sierra Club and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy just announced that they plan to sue CONSOL Energy to try to force the company to "stop releasing harmful pollution" into Dunkard Creek. For the complete article, including quotes by Sierra's Jim Kotcon and WVHC's Cindy Rank, click on: http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/02/25/dunkard-creek-update-citiz… According to a news release issued by the groups: "Consol's own instream monitoring data show that for years chloride pollution from its operations has exceeded water quality standards. That pollution contributed to a toxic golden algae bloom that killed nearly all the aquatic life in a 35-mile stretch of Dunkard Creek last year on the Pennsylvania border with northern West Virginia." Jim Hecker, environmental enforcement director at Public Justice, is representing the citizen groups along with Derek Teaney of the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment. Hecker said: "The recent Dunkard Creek fish kill was the same wake-up call for the coal industry that the Exxon Valdez spill was for the oil industry."

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Fw: [energy activists] PLEASE FORWARD: Make Calls for Urgent Senate Action
by Jim Sconyers 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 304.698.9628 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Christina Yagjian <Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org> wrote: From: Christina Yagjian <Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org> Subject: [energy activists] PLEASE FORWARD: Make Calls for Urgent Senate Action To: "Christina Yagjian" <Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 2:39 PM PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR LISTS! Over a dozen environmental groups are joining forces next week for a 72 hour call in from March 2nd - 4th to demand urgent Senate action on clean energy and climate legislation. Our window of opportunity to bring this legislation to the floor this spring is narrowing. We need your help to ensure that the Senate makes this a priority! On Wednesday, March 3rd we are making calls to Sierra Club members in key states and patching them through to their senator's voicemail to leave a message. MAKE CALLS: sierraclub.org/climateleaders HOST A PHONE PARTY: action.sierraclub.org/climateleaders_octphone Hosting a party is easy! We'll send you a script and instructions for using our calling system two days before the phone bank. You won't need a computer, but each caller will need a touch tone phone, so ask everyone to bring their cell. What: Throw a party with your friends to call Sierra Club activists in key states and connect them directly to their senator's office. When: Wednesday, March 3rd from 6-10pm ET, 3-7 pm PT. Join for as long as you can, whether it's few hours or thirty minutes. Training: Join a training call at 6pm ET/3pm PT and again at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on Wednesday to get familiar with the phone banking tool. Where: Your living room! Thanks for all you do, Christina Marie Yagjian National Conservation Organizer Sierra Club, Global Warming and Energy sierraclub.org/climateleaders 202.675.7911

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FW: West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert
by Beth Little 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

_____ From: WVEC - Don Alexander [mailto:paradox@spectrumz.com] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:42 PM To: Beth Little Subject: West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert February 18, 2010 WVEC <http://www.wvecouncil.org/take_action/index.html> Alerts Archive _____ Finally we have a bill that addresses Marcellus Shale water issues. The bill number is HB 4513, and it is important that you contact your legislators now asking them to support this bill. The main sponsor of the bill is Delegate Tim Manchin. It was drafted with input from both the WV Environmental Council and representatives from the Oil & Gas industry. It's a good start at regulating withdrawl of water for drilling and fracturing these Marcellus shale wells. The bill also contains regulations requiring identification of the contents of frac fluids - and sets up a system for tracking the disposal of those fluids. Please contact members of the House Judiciary Committee - including Chairman Tim Miley, expressing your support for this bill. House Judiciary Members: Tim Miley, Chair (D-Harrison) (304) 340-3252 tim.miley(a)wvhouse.gov Mark Hunt, Vice-Chair (D-Kanawha) (304) 340-3392 mhunt(a)markahunt.com John Ellem, Minority Chair (R-Wood) (304) 340-3394 ellem(a)wirefire.com Patrick Lane, Minority Vice-Chair (R-Kanawha) (304) 340-3275 - no e-mail Larry Barker (D-Boone) (304) 340-3149 no e-mail Bonnie Brown (D-Kanawha) (304) 340-3106 bonnie.brown(a)wvhouse.gov Mike Caputo (D-Marion) (304) 340-3249 no e-mail Michael Ferro (D-Marshall) (304) 340-3111 mike.ferro(a)wvhouse.gov Barbara Fleischauer (D-Monongalia) (304) 340-3169 barbaraf(a)mail.wvnet.edu John Frazier (D-Mercer) (304) 340-3396 jfrazier(a)mail.wvnet.edu Tal Hutchins (D-Ohio) (304) 340-3270 thutch(a)mail.wvnet.edu Linda Longstreth (D-Marion) (304) 340-3124 no e-mail Harold Michael (D-Hardy) (304) 340-3340 no e-mail Clif Moore (D-McDowell) (304) 340-3189 cmoore(a)mail.wvnet.edu Mike Ross (D-Randolph) (304) 340-3145 mikeross(a)mail.wvnet.edu Alex Shook (D-Monongalia) (304) 340-3173 ashook(a)mail.wvnet.edu Doug Skaff (D-Kanawha) (304) 340-3362 doug.skaff(a)wvhouse.gov Sally Susman (D-Raleigh) (304) 340-3183 ssusman(a)mail.wvnet.edu Danny Wells (D-Kanawha) (304) 340-3287 no e-mail Bill Wooton (D-Raleigh) (304) 340-3164 wrwooton(a)mail.wvnet.edu Bill Hamilton (R-Upshur) (304) 340-3167 bill.Hamilton(a)wvhouse.gov John Overington (R-Berkeley) (304) 340-3148 john(a)overington.com Robert Schadler (R-Mineral) (304) 340-3191 rschadler(a)comcast.net Patti Schoen (R-Putnam) (304) 340-3141 pschoen(a)mail.wvnet.edu Kelli Sobonya (R-Cabell) (304) 340-3175 sobonya-4wvhouse(a)aol.com Talking Points / Reasons to Support HB 4513 Protecting State Water Resources from Marcellus Gas Well Drilling HB 4513 establishes additional requirements for the drilling and fracturing of Marcellus Shale gas wells. These requirements are necessary in order to protect rivers and streams from becoming dewatered by stream withdrawals or contaminated by disposal of wastewater produced in the drilling and fracturing process. The bill would require that prior to drilling, fracturing or stimulating Marcellus Shale gas wells that use large volume fracs, operators must submit the following information to WV DEP's Office of Oil and Gas: * Type of water source (surface, underground or groundwater) and county of origin * GPS data of withdrawal location * Anticipated volume of each withdrawal * Anticipated months when water withdrawals will be made * Planned management and/or disposition of wastewater * Additives to frac fluids and material data safety sheets For surface water withdrawals, a water resources protection plan that includes the above information, and measures to be taken to allow the state to manage water quantity. The Plan must include the following: * Current designated and existing water uses, including public water intakes within one mile downstream * Demonstration of sufficient instream flow immediately downstream * Use of the DEP Water Use Guidance Tool as a measurement of flow * Measures to protect fish Further, the bill mandates that operators keep records of their handling of frac water, including the quantity of flowback water, the quantity of produced water, and the method of disposal of flowback and produced water. For disposal of these waste waters, operators must keep records of the quantity of all water transported to disposal facilities, the collection and disposal locations of all waste water, and the name of the water hauler. _____ Don <mailto:paradox@spectrumz.com> Alexander WVEC E-mail List Coordinator Subscribe or <http://www.wvecouncil.org/take_action/> Unsubscribe Online Donate Online <http://www.wvecouncil.org/join/> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2693 - Release Date: 02/18/10 14:34:00

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<CRU> Climate Change Data Sets Are Huge
by duane330＠aol.com 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Science 19 February 2010: Vol. 327. no. 5968, p. 934. [DOI: 10.1126/science.327.5968.934] News of the Week, Newsmaker Interview by Eli Kintisch Embattled U.K. Scientist Defends Track Record of Climate Center Phil Jones is at the center of a swirling controversy over e-mails stolen or leaked from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, which he has directed since 2004. In the 3 months since those messages came to light, Jones has been battered by criticism that the e-mails reveal a failure to share climate data publicly and an effort to prevent certain papers from being cited in international climate change reports. He's stepped down temporarily from his job to allow for an independent inquiry, and he's been treated for depression. But Jones hasn't walked away from the battlefield. "I've got no agenda here. I'm not a politician. I'm just a scientist," he told Science during an interview last week from the University of East Anglia. Jones declined to talk about allegations concerning the hacked e-mails, citing the ongoing investigation. But he forcefully defended the quality of the center's efforts to create a global temperature database, which points to an average 0.1°C warming of Earth's land areas per decade since 1900. That work earned him a 2002 medal from the European Geosciences Union, among other acclaim. Here are some highlights from the interview. Q: If the CRU data set were set aside, are there other data that corroborate your findings about rising temperatures? P.J.: There's the two other data sets produced in the U.S. [at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]. But there's also a lot of other evidence showing that the world's warming, by just looking outside and seeing glaciers retreating, the reduction of sea ice ... overall, the reduction of snow areas in the Northern Hemisphere, the earlier [annual] breakup of sea ice and some land ice, and river ice around the world, and the fact that spring seems to be coming earlier in many parts of the world. Q: Critics say that your producing the same trends as the NASA and NOAA data sets is insignificant given that you start with the same raw data. CREDIT: UEA P.J.: There are differences. The two American sets use a larger number of [temperature] stations than we do. They both use about 7200 stations, and we use about 5000 stations. But we look at that data in different ways and have different techniques for deciding whether the stations are used or not. Q: One of the real challenges is going from the available raw data to the final temperature sets that you release. Do you feel that you have released enough information that someone could repeat that exercise? P.J.: Yes, I feel they have. [Our papers] have been peer-reviewed; we've been doing this work for almost 30 years now. [NOAA] has something called the Global Historical Climatology Network, and people can download the station data—it's essentially the same data, it may not be exactly the same—they could go and take that data, make their own choices about what stations to use, ... they could reproduce their own gridded temperature data. A lot of the people at the moment criticize what we do but [are not doing] anything constructive and new. Q: A sticking point with some of your critics has been how much of the data isn't available. P.J.: We've been putting up more of the data online on the U.K. Met Office site [covering] 80% of the stations we use. You can download the data and you can download the program we use to produce the data sets. Q: One concern is whether there are adequate procedures in place to assure the quality of this data. P.J.: That's the sort of work we've done in the past and published in the papers. Q: You've emphasized that you have a small staff. Would more people checking these data be a useful thing? P.J.: It could be useful, but then we've got to bring them up to speed in terms of what we're looking for. ... The national meteorological services [which provide the raw numbers] are doing quality control on this data before it even reaches us. Q: When during your career has pressure from outsiders to criticize or, as you would put it, "distort" your work become significant? P.J.: In 2007, [as] the blog sites started then. I had responded to some of these people in years earlier but had given up. ... I just didn't have the time to respond. They didn't seem to want to understand. Q: One of the skeptics who wanted station data was Warwick Hughes. What did you mean when you wrote in an e-mail to him that "even if WMO [World Meteorological Organization] agrees, I will still not pass on the data. We have 25 or so years invested in the work." P.J.: I'd rather not go there. It was an e-mail written in haste. Q: When did the pressure become severe? P.J.: In July 2009, we received 60 Freedom of Information requests in a few days—each request was for five countries' worth of data. We probably should've responded to these requests in a different way. We stand by the science that we were doing. Maybe we need to be more proactive and open about releasing data. But the 60 requests were just too much to deal with at that one time. Q: Do you have any regrets about how you handled the chapter you've co-authored in the 2007 IPCC report? P.J.: No regrets, but I don't really want to go talking about IPCC. I stand by that chapter. Q: Why are you speaking out now? P.J.: It just seems like the right time. It was too difficult back in November and December. Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online) "that's my story and I'm sticking to it"

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