http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/27/winning-and-losing-in-wise-co-va/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/27/winning-and-losing-in-wise-co-va/#comment-65903 Breaking: Young VA Activists Blockade Dominion HQ « It’s Getting Hot In Here Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:43:54 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4928#comment-65903 [...] of the Dominion property on Tredegar Street. The blockade was to protest the development of Dominion’s coal-fired power plant in Wise County, VA and the construction of new reactors at the Lake Anna nuclear facility. If you [...] [...] of the Dominion property on Tredegar Street. The blockade was to protest the development of Dominion’s coal-fired power plant in Wise County, VA and the construction of new reactors at the Lake Anna nuclear facility. If you [...]

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/27/winning-and-losing-in-wise-co-va/#comment-65798 The Understory » Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:21:46 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4928#comment-65798 [...] by Sparki in RAN General on June 27th, 2008 Repost from itsgettinghotinhere.org Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va Published by meegee, June 27th, 2008 Act Locally , Coal , [...] [...] by Sparki in RAN General on June 27th, 2008 Repost from itsgettinghotinhere.org Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va Published by meegee, June 27th, 2008 Act Locally , Coal , [...]

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/27/winning-and-losing-in-wise-co-va/#comment-65789 Hill Heat : Virginia Approves Major New Coal Plant and Electricity Rate Hikes Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:27:46 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4928#comment-65789 [...] It’s Getting Hot in Here has commentary: Today was the final day of the Air Board Hearing concerning the Wise County coal plant. The room was full of hope after yesterday’s comment period, and the board acknowledged the powerful citizen outcry over the plant’s health and environmental impacts. But ultimately, they approved the plant. While they significantly strengthened the emissions regulations, they did nothing to address mountain top removal mining or CO2 emissions. [...] [...] It’s Getting Hot in Here has commentary: Today was the final day of the Air Board Hearing concerning the Wise County coal plant. The room was full of hope after yesterday’s comment period, and the board acknowledged the powerful citizen outcry over the plant’s health and environmental impacts. But ultimately, they approved the plant. While they significantly strengthened the emissions regulations, they did nothing to address mountain top removal mining or CO2 emissions. [...]

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/27/winning-and-losing-in-wise-co-va/#comment-65781 Brad Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:51:01 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4928#comment-65781 Congratulations on the lessons. Coal is just an awful thing, and the fact that we still mass burn it means we are doing something wrong as a race. Victories pushing coal out can only be seen as positive. Congratulations on the lessons. Coal is just an awful thing, and the fact that we still mass burn it means we are doing something wrong as a race. Victories pushing coal out can only be seen as positive.

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