New subject: [fom] What's our greeting? Bush Heading to WV to Speak about Coal

30 Jul 2008

      Right - except "clean energy" would probably be interpreted as supportive of coal, since the host group thinks they're doing clean energy.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon@yahoo.com
603.969.6712
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
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To: Bill Price bill.price@sierraclub.org
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Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:41:54 PM
Subject: Re: [fom] What's our greeting? Bush Heading to WV to Speak about Coal
Good luck to all who go--wish I could but am just not able to.
Messaging:  since this is a coal industry event he's going to, it sure wouldn't hurt to have some "stop mountaintop removal" signs, "no such thing as clean coal," maybe some "clean energy now!" signs, etc.  Maybe even some "coal kills people" signs.  There is the possibility that some national news outlets might see/film it (probably not CNN as they're funded by the coal industry, but maybe), what with energy/gas prices in the news.
Anyway, good luck.
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Bill Price bill.price@sierraclub.org wrote:
Jim and all,
There is some energy from a few to go to
this, but mostly people are recognizing that this may not be the best use of their
time and resources. There may be a ad hoc group of people (probably around 20
or so) that may show up to "welcome" Bush, but I don't think
this is going to be a major action.
Does anyone have those little calculators
that show the number of days until Bush departs.
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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Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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To: Brad Wood
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greeting? Bush Heading to WV to Speak about Coal
Unfortunately, I am not coming to poke W in the eye, much as
I'd enjoy it. I Mapquested it and it would be a 500 mile round trip - just
can't face that - sorry.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon@yahoo.com
603.969.6712
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
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To: Jim Sconyers jim_scon@yahoo.com
Cc: Regina Hendrix regina1936@verizon.net; Bill Price
bill.price@sierraclub.org; fom@lists.riseup.net; danny@seac.org; ec@osenergy.org; Allan Tweddle allantweddle@msn.com; Autumn
blisssister@hotmail.com; Barbara Fallon brbr_fallon@yahoo.com;
Beth Little blittle@citynet.net; Bill DePaulo
william.depaulo@gmail.com; Dave Saville daves@labyrinth.net;
Duane Nichols duane330@aol.com; Jim Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu;
Kate Stone klastone@cisunix.unh.edu; Matt Keller
matt.keller@wvwild.org; Paul Wilson pjgrunt@lycos.com
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 7:13:51 PM
Subject: Re: [fom] What's our greeting? Bush Heading to WV to Speak about Coal
Would anyone like to meet me in Lewisburg or White Sulfur tomorrow? We
can talk to police, put up fliers, find out things, etc... 
I can do all this by myself, but I know there are fomers around
Lewisburg who might help if they can. 
And as for a message, I
would like to be more blunt. I've seen some wonderful signs at coal river that
are just begging to be held up (though some of the best are Massey specific...)
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Jim Sconyers jim_scon@yahoo.com wrote:
What is the message/sound bite/sign text? Seems like
"Coal Stinks" might not be quite right.
"Blowin in the Wind"
"Here Comes the Sun"
Energy Forecast: Sunny and Windy"
uh....
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon@yahoo.com
603.969.6712
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
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From: Regina Hendrix regina1936@verizon.net
To: Jim Sconyers jim_scon@yahoo.com; Bill Price bill.price@sierraclub.org
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 2:17:13 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [mountainjusticesummer] Fwd: [fom] Bush Heading to WV to
Speak about Coal]
Looks as if interest is building.  I am interested.  Regina
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I know there will be a good handful of MJers at the festival, and I'll bet you
ten dollars we can recruit more rabblerousers...
Are there already plans in the works that we could coordinate with?
mander
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Dana Kuhnline dana.kuhnline@gmail.com wrote:
Oh my lord! I have some
signs around that could be utilized.
Dana
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Friday July 25, 2008
President George W. Bush headed to West Virginia 
He will speak about importance of coal in national energy future 
by George Hohmann
Daily Mail Business Editor
President George W. Bush will speak at the West Virginia Coal Association's annual meeting next Thursday at The Greenbrier Resort, White House spokesman Blair Jones said today.
"The president will talk about overall energy issues and the importance of clean coal technologies and nuclear power technologies," Jones said.
Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said today, "We're so very honored that the President has chosen to come to West Virginia and to the West Virginia Coal Association's meeting as an opportunity to talk about energy and the needs we have and the important part that West Virginia coal miners and coal mines play in this nation's energy picture."
The meeting will be July 31 through Aug. 3. Also scheduled to speak:
* West Virginia University Interim President Peter Magrath.
* Michael Morris, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power.
* Jim Boyd of John T. Boyd Co. will discuss coal markets. John T. Boyd Co. is a mining consulting company.
* Hal Quinn, senior vice president of the National Mining Association, will talk about national issues relating to coal.
* Randy Huffman, secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
* Homer Hickam, one of the original Rocket Boys and author of the recently released book, "Red Helmet."
Contact writer George Hohmann at busin...@dailymail.com or 348-4836.
Malyka Knapp-Smith 
 907 Scenic Drive
Charleston WV 25311
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Interesting. Maybe we should make
some fliers that could be printed and brought to clifftop and maybe hung up in
coffeeshops etc. at Greenbrier cty. Is there anyway we could find out where
people interested in going should meet up and where a safe place to park and
stand would be? As I recall, the Amtrak station is basically right across from
the Greenbrier, so that would be a decent launching spot, any thoughts? 
They have a gatekeeper there, so I doubt they will let anyone on the grounds or
anywhere near where the FOCers will be but a highway presence would be nice to
have anyway and maybe Bush will drive by and his security agents will see the
signs.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=greenbrier+reso...

Dana
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Amanda Cagle caglear@gmail.com wrote:
The Greenbrier Resort is in White
Sulphur Springs, which is only 50 miles away from the annual Appalachian Old
Time Music festival in Clifftop, WV, which just happens to run
from the 29th through the 3rd.

I know there will be a good handful of MJers at the festival, and I'll bet you
ten dollars we can recruit more rabblerousers...

Are there already plans in the works that we could coordinate with?

mander

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Dana Kuhnline dana.kuhnline@gmail.com wrote:
Oh my lord! I have some signs around
that could be utilized. 

Dana
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Subject: joy of joys....can we go protest???????
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Friday July 25, 2008
President George W. Bush headed to West Virginia 
He will speak about importance of coal in national energy future 
by George Hohmann
Daily Mail Business Editor
President George W. Bush will speak at the West Virginia Coal Association's annual meeting next Thursday at The Greenbrier Resort, White House spokesman Blair Jones said today.
"The president will talk about overall energy issues and the importance of clean coal technologies and nuclear power technologies," Jones said.
Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said today, "We're so very honored that the President has chosen to come to West Virginia and to the West Virginia Coal Association's meeting as an opportunity to talk about energy and the needs we have and the important part that West Virginia coal miners and coal mines play in this nation's energy picture."
The meeting will be July 31 through Aug. 3. Also scheduled to speak:
* West Virginia University Interim President Peter Magrath.
* Michael Morris, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power.
* Jim Boyd of John T. Boyd Co. will discuss coal markets. John T. Boyd Co. is a mining consulting company.
* Hal Quinn, senior vice president of the National Mining Association, will talk about national issues relating to coal.
* Randy Huffman, secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
* Homer Hickam, one of the original Rocket Boys and author of the recently released book, "Red Helmet."
Contact writer George Hohmann at busin...@dailymail.com or 348-4836.

Malyka Knapp-Smith 
 907 Scenic Drive
Charleston WV 25311

Power Vote Pledge for Clean & Just Energy - Sign It! 
www.seac.org/pledge

Support the Coal River Wind Campaign - Sign It!
http://www.coalriverwind.org/?page_id=28

Sí Se Puede - Obama 08

-- 
Cheers,
Daniel Chiotos
SEAC Appalachia Organizer
1615 Franklin Ave,
Apt D 
Charleston, WV, 25311
(304)886-3389
{www.seac.org} 

Support the Coal River Wind Campaign - Sign It!
http://www.coalriverwind.org/?page_id=28

Power Vote Pledge for Clean & Just Energy - Sign It!
{www.seac.org/pledge}

"We may be poor but we are not for sale"
-Great Song 

-- 
Dana Kuhnline

Alliance for Appalachia
PO Box 11701
Charleston, WV 25339
Call: (304) 546-8473
Fax: (304) 342-3183

www.ilovemountains.org

Support youth working for climate justice! www.seac.org

Nobody made a greater mistake than doing nothing because you can only do a
little.
Edmund Burke 

-- 
Dana Kuhnline

Alliance for Appalachia
PO Box 11701
Charleston, WV 25339
Call: (304) 546-8473
Fax: (304) 342-3183

www.ilovemountains.org

Support youth working for climate justice! www.seac.org

Nobody made a greater mistake than doing nothing because you can only do a
little.
Edmund Burke 

-- 
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a begger. It comes to see that
an edifice which produces beggers needs restructuring.
-Dr. Martin Luther King; April 4, 1967

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Vernon Haltom
Co-director
Coal River Mountain Watch
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For a Clean, Just, Sustainable Appalachia

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