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Fwd: Fw: Kilowatt Ours PBS broadcasts
by Paul Wilson 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

fyi, paul ps. probably won't happen in WV but it would be nice to rattle a few doors in Charleston. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lyndsay Moseley <Lyndsay.Moseley(a)sierraclub.org> Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:54 AM Subject: Fw: Kilowatt Ours PBS broadcasts To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)lists.sierraclub.org For those of you who have seen the energy documentary Kilowatt Ours (which I hope includes everyone!), I would encourage you to contact your local PBS station in the next month to ask them to broadcast it in your area. If you haven't seen it, Kilowatt Ours is a great tool for raising awareness about the problems with coal and other dirty energy sources and provides information on practical positive solutions like conservation, efficiency and renewables. Contact me if you haven't seen Kilowatt Ours but would like to... I have several copies in my office and would be happy to share. Best, Lyndsay Lyndsay Moseley Washington Representative National Coal Campaign Sierra Club 408 C St. NE Washington, DC 20002 tel: 202-548-4581 fax: 202-547-6009 ----- Forwarded by Lyndsay Moseley/Sierraclub on 08/28/2008 10:20 AM ----- Kilowatt Ours <screening(a)kilowattours.org> 08/28/2008 09:10 AM To Kilowatt Ours <screening(a)kilowattours.org> cc Subject Kilowatt Ours PBS broadcasts Dear friend of Kilowatt Ours, As you may have seen from our recent letter, Kilowatt Ours will be available for broadcast on public television stations nationwide this fall! This is an exciting time for us as we have a wonderful chance to share this message with an even larger audience. Our goal is to inspire millions of Americans to conserve energy and choose renewable power, and we need your help. Would you or your organization please take a few minutes to consider helping in the following ways? o Reach out to your local public television station. Stations will make initial decisions about scheduling Kilowatt Ours locally in the next month. Please consider contacting the viewer services department at your local public television station to find out if they will be airing the film in your community. If the film is not currently scheduled, you can mention how a screening of the film has inspired you and others in your community to be more energy efficient and how it could inspire many more. o Support our outreach efforts with a donation. This is a crucial time in our effort to educate the nation on energy efficiency. The public television broadcast will bring increased requests for community screenings, educational materials and energy savings advice. Our new website, launching October 1, will be an exciting new resource for community interaction and energy savings information. Your donations will support us in making this project a success. Please consider making a donation on our website at http://www.KilowattOurs.org or mail a check in the enclosed envelope to Kilowatt Ours. To show our gratitude for your donation, we will list your organization on our website as a Kilowatt Ours contributor. Thank you for your continued support of Kilowatt Ours! It is because of your efforts that we are able to bring this message to a wider audience through this public television launch. We will continue to be in touch with you as this important energy saving campaign unfolds, and we welcome you to contact us at screening(a)KilowattOurs.org. Yours, Jeff Barrie Founder, Producer, and Director of Kilowatt Ours - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS list, send any message to: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-6975

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BULLETION - PENNSYLVANIA SAYS "NO" TO TRAILCO
by William V. DePaulo, Esq. 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

THIS JUST IN -- AND IT AINT A JOKE !!! The Pennsylvania judges say that "TrAILCo has failed to carry its burden of proof" and that "*the true impetus **for the 502-Lodoun segment is** to transport cheaper coal-fired generation from westerm PJM to eastern PJM *and to encourage the siting of new generation in western PJM where it may be more palatable." They go on to question the modeling that was done to support the alleged need. Text of decision to follow... -- 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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Morgan County Commission Opposes PATH
by James Kotcon 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

FYI. JBK >>> "Kenneth Redfern" <redfernkd(a)msn.com> 8/26/2008 8:51 PM >>> Thanks Jim for getting back to me so quickly. Thank you for the fact sheet, it is very informative. Recently, August 25th, the Morgan County Commission members have officially gone on record opposing local construction of the proposed PATH in their county. Hopefully the Berkeley County Commissioners will follow. I am working on getting my information together to be more informed and make my neighbors aware of these proposed lines. Thanks Again, Debbie Redfern ----- Original Message ----- From: James Kotcon<mailto:jkotcon@wvu.edu> To: Kenneth Redfern<mailto:redfernkd@msn.com> ; Regina Hendrix<mailto:regina1936@verizon.net> Cc: ec(a)osenergy.org<mailto:ec@osenergy.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [EC] PATH Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline Debbie (Kenneth, et al.): I recommend three actions that you should take immediately, as well as a series of activities that will be needed to fight this PATH over the long term. First, if your property is in one of the proposed routes, contact an attorney and be sure you fully understand your legal rights and responsibilities. I realize that this is unfair and that you did not ask for this expense and aggravation, but the law is what it is, and you can not fight it if you do not know what it is. But don't stop there. Legal battles are unlikely to win a favorable result for you as the law is stacked in favor of the utility. A political solution is also needed. Therefore, I also recommend: Second, talk to your County Commissioners. Ask them to adopt a resolution opposing PATH, just as the affected counties did for the TrAIL line. If your commissioners are hesitant, ask them to at least talk to the Commissioners in Hardy, Hampshire, Preston, Monongalia, and Tucker Counties, all of whom adopted such resolutions. Third, talk to your state Delegates and Senators. Ask them to support legislation to reform the Public Service Commission, and to restore some balance to the rules governing the taking of private property in West Virginia. Senator John Hunter had a couple of good bills last session, but they did not pass, so ask your delegates to sign on to these. I am attaching a fact sheet we developed for this effort. We will be doing more work on it as the application proceeds, but you should not wait to get started. Contact me if I can be of other help. Jim Kotcon WV Sierra Club Energy Committee. 304-293-8822 (office) 304-594-3322 (home) >>> Regina Hendrix <regina1936(a)verizon.net<mailto:regina1936@verizon.net>> 8/18/2008 11:32 PM >>> Debbie, I'm cc-ing the Sierra Club's Energy Committee about your concerns and will have someone get it touch with you. Sierra Club has been actively opposing Trail and we are gearing up to fight PATH. Such a dirty deal for all West Virginians!! I live in Charleston and in my part of the state we are plagued with mountaintop removal and pollution from coal-fired generating plants. We are already exporting 70% of the electricity generated in WV. If these lines are allowed to be built, demand for coal will increase and more power plants will be needed to generate more electricity for the East Coast....... Regina Hendrix 304-343-5211 P.S. Will someone on the Energy Committee get in touch with Debbie. Kenneth Redfern wrote: > Hello, > > This is the first time I have ever written to an organization about > matters like this. > > I need your group's help or guidance in what steps I can take as a > concerned resident of Berkeley County WV. > > An open house for the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) > was held on August 6th in Martinsburg, WV. > > This was not a public forum but a meet and greet "the proposed high > power transmission line that may be in your backyard" meeting. > > I have been watching the PATH website for maps of the proposed routes > for these lines and they never had them on their website until recently. > > I have been worried about this high power transmission line from when > I first heard about this project about 1 to 2 years ago. > > The area I live in is in the bulls eye of a couple of proposed > routes. I do not live in an unpopulated area so these routes would > affect many residents in this area of Berkeley County. > > But actually most of these routes in Berkeley County are in populated > areas. > > We live in a beautiful area of Berkeley County that has beautiful > views of the mountains, that would be marred by this transmission > line. Also looking at these proposed routes these lines will > literally be in people's backyards. > > Even though the transmission line will not be in my backyard it will > still be in the area I live. > > I would like to compose a handout to make my neighbors more aware of > the possibility of this happening in our area. > > I received the Mountain State Sierran that had an article about PATH > but I cannot find it. > > Could you please offer some guidance in who to get in touch with about > my concerns and if you have any information that could help me in this > endeavor. > > I hope to hear from you soon, we don't have much time to voice our > concerns. > > I copied the paragraph below from the PATH website: > > These maps are designed to help property owners and other interested > parties learn more about the alternatives under consideration for the > line segments. The specific line route has not been selected. The > companies expect to determine the exact proposed route of the line by > late fall of 2008. > Thank you, > > Debbie Redfern > 304 Duchess Way > Martinsburg, WV 25403 > > > > _______________________________________________ EC mailing list EC(a)osenergy.org<mailto:EC@osenergy.org> http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec<http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec>

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Fwd: New liquid coal materials
by Paul Wilson 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

fyi, paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Virginia Cramer <virginia.cramer(a)sierraclub.org> Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:09 PM Subject: New liquid coal materials To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)lists.sierraclub.org Hi everyone, As promised, here are some new liquid coal messaging materials. A big thanks to everyone who helped pull these together. Follow this link for updated talking points, sample letters to the editor, a sample op/ed and links to our other liquid coal resources. http://www.clubhouse.sierraclub.org/conservation/energy/coal/coal-messaging. aspx As always, let me (or Nithin) know if you have any questions or want to kick around ideas for using these materials. Thanks, ginny --------------------- Virginia Cramer Associate Press Secretary Sierra Club tel: 804-225-9113 x 102 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS list, send any message to: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS-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 -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-6975

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Fwd: Sierra Club on federal approvals for coal plant financing
by Paul Wilson 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

fyi, paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Verena Owen <baumling(a)aol.com> Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:20 PM Subject: Fwd: Sierra Club on federal approvals for coal plant financing To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)lists.sierraclub.org -----Original Message----- From: Mark Kresowik <mkresowiksc(a)earthlink.net> To: CONS-EQST-AIR-MW-COAL-COMM(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:07 am Subject: Sierra Club on federal approvals for coal plant financing Today the Sierra Club sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concern about the USDA's approvals for electric cooperatives to pursue private financing for coal plants without any environmental analysis. Billions of dollars of outstanding loans - taxpayers money - and our energy bills are in the balance. This could affect the financing arrangements for at least ten coal plants around the country. I've attached the letter that was sent to the USDA today and the press release, including Rep. Henry Waxman, is below. Our first lawsuit on this matter, on the Holcomb plant in Kansas, will go to trial next summer. Mark Poor Government Financial Decisions Could Raise Energy Bills Press Room: For Immediate Release Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet August 26, 2008 Contact: Virginia Cramer, 804-225-9113 ext.102 Consumers Could See Significant Rate Increases Federal Government Jeopardizes Billions in Loan Repayment by Authorizing Risky Energy Projects Washington, DC: The Sierra Club today voiced its concern that consumers could be faced with higher electric bills if the federal government continues to approve unsound investments in new coal-fired power plants across the nation. Already burdened with $36 billion in unpaid loans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now allowing rural utilities to take on billions of dollars in additional debt to build new coal-fired power plants, at enormous financial risk to taxpayers. "In the past weeks families across the country have already seen their energy rates increase dramatically, in some cases almost double," said Bruce Nilles, director of the Sierra Club's National Coal Campaign. "Approving these plants will push rates even higher as both the cost of energy and the additional debt are pushed off on ratepayers." The federal government, through the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, is approving rural utilities' ownership in at least ten new coal-fired power plants across the country. In every instance, the government has failed to fully vet the plants' potential impacts before authorizing their construction, ignoring key concerns like the financial risk associated with the coal plants' contribution to global warming, adverse impacts on the environment and the availability of cleaner, cheaper alternatives. The government's failure to fully evaluate the environmental risks of and alternatives to these new coal-fired power plants violates the National Environmental Policy Act. "The Rural Utilities Service is rubber stamping new coal-fired power plants," continued Nilles. "And in the process is unfairly saddling the American public with huge amounts of debt. We need to be making smarter decisions with our money, especially in today's economic climate." Environmental impacts play an integral role in a utility's ability to repay its loans, a fact recognized by the nation's largest banks, which already consider the cost of carbon dioxide pollution before granting loans. Other parts of the federal government, including the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have also recognized the financial risks associated with failing to account for the cost of global warming pollution from new coal plants. The Committee has warned the Rural Utilities Service that future carbon regulations will make coal increasingly costly and that failing to consider those costs will place taxpayer dollars and ratepayers at risk. "It is irresponsible to approve investments in new coal-fired power plants without considering the environmental and financial risks. The Rural Utilities Service is placing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in serious jeopardy," said Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In the past rural utility cooperatives have gone bankrupt rather than pass on cost increases to customers. If that were to happen in this situation, the American taxpayers will be left with billions of dollars in debt which is unable to be repaid. "Coal is a fuel of the past. Instead of looking for ways to use more of it, like fueling our cars, we should be working to move beyond it to a cleaner energy future. There are real, affordable energy solutions, like efficiency and renewable energy that are ready today to meet our energy needs, without the financial, health and environmental risks associated with coal," said Nilles. Mark Kresowik Corporate Accountability Representative Sierra Club's National Coal Campaignmark.kresowik(a)sierraclub.org 319-621-7393 (cell) 608-257-4994, x112 (work) 608-257-3513 (fax) 122 W. Washington Ave. Suite 830 Madison, WI 53703 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the CONS-EQST-AIR-MW-COAL-COMM list, send any message to:CONS-EQST-AIR-MW-COAL-COMM-signoff-request@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 ------------------------------ Get the MapQuest Toolbar<http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010>. 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WVSC Coal Film Festival info
by Jim Sconyers 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Attached is information about the Coal Film Festival dates and places. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last.

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WVSC committee chairs
by Jim Sconyers 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Here are some new or renewed WV Sierra Club chairfolks: Chapter Chair - Jim Sconyers Political Committee Chair - Regina Hendrix Nominating Committee Chair - Jonathan Rosenbaum Election Committee - Mary Davis, Jim Kotcon Energy Committee Chair - Jim Kotcon Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last.

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Fw: GOOD NEWS on PA Transmission line case
by aaron.isherwood＠sierraclub.org 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

Fyi... Aaron Isherwood Senior Staff Attorney Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second Street, 2d Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-3441 Phone: (415) 977-5680 Fax: (415) 977-5793 CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL COMMUNICATION/WORK PRODUCT This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential attorney-client communications and/or attorney work product. If you receive this e-mail inadvertently, please reply to the sender and delete all versions on your system. Thank you. ----- Forwarded by Aaron Isherwood/Sierraclub on 08/25/2008 11:02 AM ----- Jeff Schmidt <jeff.schmidt(a)sierraclub.org> 08/25/2008 09:27 AM Please respond to Jeff Schmidt <jeff.schmidt(a)sierraclub.org> To Glen Besa <glen.besa(a)sierraclub.org>, Aaron Isherwood <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> cc jeff tittel <jeff.tittel(a)sierraclub.org> Subject GOOD NEWS on PA Transmission line case This might be useful to share with whomever at national Sierra Club is working on NIETC / transmission line issues Jeff Schmidt ----- Original Message ----- From: Ginny Kreitler To: listserve Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 10:54 PM Subject: [Pa-transmission] GOOD NEWS for conservation in the PA recommendation on TrAILCO For those of you who have not read through the 364 pages (!) of the recommendation against TrAILCo in Pennsylvania last week, there is much to cheer. The Administrative Law Judges stand reinforced exactly several of the points the conservation community has been articulating. Namely: 1) "Economics, not reliability, is the impetus for both the original request for transmission proposals from PJM and the TrAIL proposal itself" [p112] 2) "The origianl TrAIL project was proposed before any reliability criteria infractions were identified" [p113] 3) "Project Mountaineer's goal was to transmist 5000 megawatts of new coal-fired generation from western to eastern PJM" and "According to Mr. Pfirrmann [PJM management in testimony to FERC], at least two extra high-voltage transmission lines were required to support the delivery of this much electricity." [p 113] 4) "The RTEP modeling process used by PJM is an overly conservative, belt and suspenders approach to transmission planning" [ok we never asserted that], and 5) "We conclude that the RTEP process is designed to yield transmission solutions." [p.115] In short, the conceptual foundation of the Mid-Atlantic corridor as well as the case for this project are flawed and the pro-transmission arguments were developed to expand coal-fired power markets. These conclusions deserve widespread attention and should be disseminated to constituents, media, and legislators. Also very noteworthy is the seriousness of the Pennsylvania review process. Of particular note is the weight given to the importance of environmental impacts analysis in the application and review process. The Administrative Law Judges made plain their perspectives on what constitutes (or, more precisely, what does not) a reasonable effort to affirmatively and completely address environmental impacts. This position not only proves that the Judges are taking seriously their responsibility in the area of assessing the environmental impacts of proposed projects, it also provides some guidance for future cases for those concerned with environmental impacts of other proposed projects. The decision considerations should be equally relevant in those cases. In this ruling the ALJs faulted the incompleteness of the information developed on environmental impacts, in particular suggesting that better information is expected in: 1) documenting the resources affected 2) presenting a soil and sedimentation plan 3) identifying locations of access roads 4) detailing steps to be taken to protect ground and surface waters 5) detailing a plan to minimize air and water pollution from construction, and, with special emphasis on 6) providing a credible account of how alternative routes were seriously considered that had less environmental impacts than the 'preordained' route [their words] The full recommendation can be found at: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/PCDOCS/1019983.pdf. Again, please note that PALTA's site lists the environmental considerations to be detailed in transmission project filings. See: http://conserveland.org/pp/Transmission/opposepowerline Pennsylvania's state process is superior. Interested stakeholders should familiarize themselves with it. All parties concerned with responsible land use decisions and infrastructure siting should be concerned over the possibility of this state jurisdiction being usurped for an ill-defined and untested new federal process. This is a highly important precedent being set for our Commonwealth and for others.

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[Fwd: Fwd: Sunday 8.24.2008 WV_1+2]
by Regina Hendrix 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

More info on the Marcellus Shale drilling controversy in Pendleton County. Watch out, dirty Mike Ross is involved. Regina

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[Fwd: possible ammo for power line fight]
by Regina Hendrix 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

Wanted to be sure you got this. Regina

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