For those who did not see the paper version, the Op/Ed apparently ran Monday in the print version of the Charleston Gazette. It was not posted to the on-line edition, so Thanks to Bill Price for finding it and forwarding this.
See attachment.
Also, we should contact this Jim Propst guy for the Climate Action Team .
JBK
________________________________ From: Bill Price bill.price@sierraclub.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:34 AM To: James Kotcon; David W. Sturm; Gary Nelson; David Muhly; Kim Teplitzky; Zachary Fabish; Seth Long; Daniel Chiotos; Mark Kresowik; Emmett McKinney Subject: Re: WV Team call
Wanted to share reactions from the Charleston WV papers to the EPA Rule
Two articles in the Gazette:
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140602/GZ01/140609905/1419
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140602/GZ01/140609866/1419
Daily Mail (the more conservative paper) at least mentions the Club and Energy Efficiency WV.
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20140602/DM01/140609904/1420
The story of two editorials:
First from the Daily Mail
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20140602/DM04/140609887/1322
And then this good one from the Gazette:
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140603/ARTICLE/140609879/1131
And an LTE in the Gazette from Jim Probst! (no link available)
Readers' forum
Leadership lacking on climate change issue
Editor:
I am writing in regards to the article on May 12, "Climate change in W.Va." I appreciate the Gazette's attempt to get a response from some of our politicians, to a fairly straightforward question, "Do you believe that man-made carbon emissions are causing climate change?" I also appreciate that Sens. Rockefeller and Manchin at least answered the question.
For the rest of the officials questioned, shame on them. From Gov. Tomblin's non-answer to Natalie Tennant's combative vow to fight President Obama, they should all be embarrassed at this display of gutlessness. And then, we had two representatives that refused to even respond to the request.
We really need to start demanding more from our leadership. This issue is not going to go away and we are really going to need dynamic, resolute and forward thinking leadership to help us find solutions to this crisis.
Please, call or write these folks. Ask them to please take a stand. Tell them that they have constituents that are concerned about this issue. They need to hear from us.
Jim Probst
Hamlin
And attached is Jim Kotcon's op-ed from the Gazette yesterday.
Bill Price, Organizing Representative
Sierra Club
Environmental Justice Program
Beyond Coal to Clean Energy Campaign
Phone: 304-389-8822 (Cell)
Email: bill.price@sierraclub.orgmailto:bill.price@sierraclub.org
