Interview with Rory McIlmoil, “Tesla of the Coalfields” on Green Jobs
Is the EPA destroying the coalfield economies? Will good green jobs come to the coalfields?Ask Rory. Or, as GOP…
The Indypendent
Is the EPA destroying the coalfield economies? Will good green jobs come to the coalfields?Ask Rory. Or, as GOP…
Virginia Debates Opening Largest Uranium Mine East of Mississippi
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from the Virginia Pilot. VIRGINIA – The National Academy of Sciences on…
Yes, Virginia, This Dirty Coal Bill is a Bad Bar Room Romance–and the Nation is Watching
Taking their cue from the widely disgraced West Virginia politicos and Big Coal lobbyists, some legislators in Virginia are…
Big Coal’s Watergate? Nation Watches as Clean Water Act Scandal Rocks Kentucky Court Today
Clean water advocates and concerned citizens across the nation will be monitoring a blockbuster Kentucky court case today, which…
The Tragic State of the Gulf of Mexico: Sampling Reveals Oil and Dispersants on Mississippi Coast
This article was originally published on Truthout. In October 2010, Truthout tested several water and soil samples from the…
EPA Vetoes Largest Mountaintop Removal Permit: New Era of Civility in the Coalfields?
It’s been a long time coming. Now it’s final. Lisa Jackson and the EPA have gone to the mountaintop…
Illnesses Linked to BP Oil Disaster
Despite BP having capped its well in the Gulf of Mexico in July, the health-related after-effects of the disaster…
How to Avoid Fracking and Oil Spills in 2011
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from Media Consortium. 2010 was a disappointing year for environmentalists. This was…
Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds, ‘The Godmother of the Anti-Mountaintop Removal Movement’
She was a tireless, funny, and inspiring orator, and a savvy and brilliant community organizer. She was fearless in…
Appalachian Transition Initiative Leads Coalfields into New Year–and New Era
If not mountaintop removal or coal mining in central Appalachia, then what? What can we do with displaced strip…