The mothman, the giant supposedly human-like flying creature first spotted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia back in the 1960s has made its return to the popular consciousness once again it … [Read full article]
Tag: West Virginia
EPA And Army Corps Move Today To Safeguard Clean Water
It doesn’t take rocket science to draw a line between pollutants in small streams and wetlands and water quality downstream. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of … [Read full article]
Newly Discovered Binary Star System Confirms Predictions of Einstein's Gravity Theory
Seven thousand light years away a recently discovered super dense binary star system is proving itself to be the ideal test case for verifying a prediction made by Albert Einstein … [Read full article]
Nick Rahall (WV) Has Peaceful Protesters Arrested in D.C.
West Virginia is one of the nation’s biggest coal-producing states. But both the production and treatment of coal produce major health risks for our local residents. Many residents in West Virginia are adversely effected by the coal industry and have been protesting for decades, especially against mountaintop removal coal mining.
On Coal River (MOVIE)
Coal plays a massive part in not only the economy of the United States, but also the lives of its citizens. Nearly 45% of the electricity generated in the … [Read full article]
Activism Link Drop (3 Stories)
Here are three good activism stories I wanted to cover in more depth this week but never found the time to:
Mineral, Virginia-based Earthquake Shakes Areas Up and Down the East Coast
A 6.0 earthquake shook far beyond its epi-center in Mineral, Virginia; shaking was felt from as far north as Rhode Island, New York and as far south as Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Starting at approximately 1:51 PM at the epi-center 3.7 miles beneath the surface, reports are varying as to how long the quake lasted; best estimates are only a few seconds.
Sen. Joe Manchin Makes Personal Coal Fortune While Acting As Mouthpiece For Coal
Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has made head lines lately as he fights public health efforts that would raise costs for the coal industry, while financially he is making millions of dollars from a private coal company…
What is an Eco-Chaplain and Environmentalist? Insight by Sarah Vekasi
Eco-chaplaincy is a form of inter-religious and secular ‘spiritual’ support for people engaged in environmental and social justice work to help prevent burn-out and inspire and
sustain long-term vision.
Environmental Activism News of the Week
Some top green activism stories form the past week or so (that we didn’t cover,.. or pieces of them we didn’t cover)….
Calculating the True Cost of Coal
A recent Harvard Medical School study took a long look at the entire industrial coal process – extraction, transport, processing and combustion — crunched the numbers, and came up with a rather shocking tally:
“We estimate that the life cycle effects of coal and the waste stream generated are costing the U.S. public a third to over one-half of a trillion dollars annually.”
Coal Continues To Destroy West Virginia
West Virginia’s new job growth brings landfills, drug rehab centers, 4-wheeler trails, and prisons. Now, that’s what I call progress. If coal is such a good thing for West Virginia, then why … [Read full article]
Animal Activists Shocked at High Number Of Dog Injuries at WV Racetrack
A recent report from the West Virginia Racing Commission has revealed that over 152 greyhound dogs have been euthanized, due to injuries acquired while racing, since 2005. The injuries occur … [Read full article]