West Virginia coal miners have always taken pride in supplying energy to the world. Although their work hours are long and the hazards of the job are many. They reluctantly … [Read full article]
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Global Warming and Environmental Politics News of the Week
Here’s some of the biggest global warming and environmental politics news and commentary from the last week or so, along with some fun cartoons. Rocket Fuel in Our Water? The … [Read full article]
Climate/Environmental/Animal Activism & Green Living Link Drop
Top climate, environmental, and animal activism stories from around, in my opinion: Industry Group Portrays West Virginia Pro-Coal Rally As a ‘Call to Arms’ There was plenty of early industry … [Read full article]
The Last Mountain [MOVIE TRAILER]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSP2Ju8ojUU Finally, we’re going to get a movie on mountaintop removal coal mining, especially focusing in on Massey Energy (the company that wouldn’t let its workers take off to attend … [Read full article]
Global Weirding News of the Week
Since we had plenty of news last Friday and I was heading out of town, I decided to leave our weekly roundup of global weirding and environmental news (that we … [Read full article]
Coal Mining in West Virginia: A Touching Story
One of our faithful readers and supporters, WV Outpost, recently wrote an interesting, powerful, and moving article on some of her and her family’s experiences living in the heart of … [Read full article]
West Virgina Activists Risk Arrest, Plant Trees on Mountaintop Removal Mining Site
Mountaintop removal is something we cover on here pretty frequently. It is the horrible process of blowing the tops off mountains to get out dirty coal to burn for electricity, … [Read full article]
2010 Election Ads: Environmental Leaders and Failures
Timothy Hurst of ecopolitology and I went on a thorough search for the best and worst campaign ads of 2010 (as concerns the environment) recently. In other words, we compiled … [Read full article]
Appalachia Rising! [VIDEOS]
Mountaintop removal coal mining is bad stuff. It is destroying habitats and communities, poisoning people, and annihilating ancient mountains and national treasures. Appalachia Rising!, a national response to the unmitigated … [Read full article]