To be completely honest, I don't want this on my conscience anymore. We need to remove coal mining as a prospect for energy. I don't care if coal miners think this is just a part of life. It isn't a part of most Americans' lives. Their oppression to 'serve the beast' is more than any First World country should tolerate.
April 9, 2010
The Department of Energy wants 20 percent of America's power (click title to entry - thank you) to come from wind by the year 2030. What role will the Plains states play? Ira Flatow and guests look at wind power development in Oklahoma and the region, and the plans for transmitting that power to the coasts.
The study below shows a marked increase in Child Lung Disease when they attend school near a coal plant.
The study below shows a marked increase in Child Lung Disease when they attend school near a coal plant.
Follow Up of Schoolchildren in the Vacinity of a Coal - Powered Plant in Israel (click here)
Follow-Up of Schoolchildren in the Vicinity of a Coal-Fired Power Plant in Israel
Ayana I. Goren, John R. Goldsmith, Sarah Hellmann and Shmuel Brenner
Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 94, (Aug., 1991), pp. 101-105
(article consists of 5 pages)
Published by: Brogan & Partners
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3431300
Massey Energy got one coal silo near Marsh Fork Elementary School built before activists and the press noticed the silo site wasn’t within the permit boundary shown in company maps. Photo by Britney Williams, courtesy Coal River Mountain Watch.
The West Virginia Supreme Court just issued a long-awaiting opinion that, in effect, says that Massey Energy’s plans for another coal silo adjacent to Marsh Fork Elementary School in Raleigh County is OK.
Justices unanimously affirmed an earlier ruling by Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom, who previously upheld a decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection to authorize the silo construction.
The Joy of Massey and its employment just never ends.
Breaking news: Court OKs Massey silo near school (click here)
June 9, 2009 by Ken Ward Jr.Massey Energy got one coal silo near Marsh Fork Elementary School built before activists and the press noticed the silo site wasn’t within the permit boundary shown in company maps. Photo by Britney Williams, courtesy Coal River Mountain Watch.
The West Virginia Supreme Court just issued a long-awaiting opinion that, in effect, says that Massey Energy’s plans for another coal silo adjacent to Marsh Fork Elementary School in Raleigh County is OK.
Justices unanimously affirmed an earlier ruling by Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom, who previously upheld a decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection to authorize the silo construction.
