http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/19/update-from-coal-river-mountain-action-in-west-virginia/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/19/update-from-coal-river-mountain-action-in-west-virginia/#comment-82157 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:37:45 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13804#comment-82157 This is crazy. These people do not know what they are doing. If they get their way surface mining will end along with all the jobs that support those in Central Appalachia. Its not about getting the coal out its about getting the coal out a price that someone is willing pay for it. Underground mine in Central Appalachia is too expensive except for a few very high quality coal seams used in the steel industry. It is too expensive for power plants. So those plants will simply buy coal from IL and WY where less expensive mining techiques can be used. Untill there is REAL solution to replacing the jobs they need to back off.

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http://mobilebroadcastnews.com/MBN/blog/Citizens-Arrested-WV-Governor-Joe-Manchins-Office

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/19/update-from-coal-river-mountain-action-in-west-virginia/#comment-82114 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:03:28 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13804#comment-82114 [...] West Virginia. Local activists are now fighting against a planned mountaintop wind farm. Meanwhile other green activists are asking for a mountain top wind farm, instead of another coal mine blasting…. posted by Harry Fuller October 19, 2009 @ 2:36 [...]

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