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Win over EPA won’t save Southern W.Va. coal, experts say
Posted by Charleston Gazette: Ken Ward Jr. on August 1st, 2014
Charleston Gazette: This week, West Virginia leaders were painting a picture of the rosy future that could await the coal industry, were it not for the Obama administration. Sprinkled among comments criticizing proposed reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the state’s elected officials made it sound like the good times could be just around the corner for the coalfields — if only the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would get out of the way.
Speaking to a coal industry rally in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Gov....
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Comments Off on Win over EPA won’t save Southern W.Va. coal, experts sayStudy outlines overlooked impacts of mountaintop removal
Posted by Charleston Gazette: Ken Ward Jr. on April 19th, 2013
Charleston Gazette: Mountaintop removal is having frequently overlooked impacts on forests, biodiversity, climate and public health, and an updated federal review is needed to more fully examine those issues, according to a new study by government and university scientists.
The study warns that mountaintop removal is not only causing significant changes in the Appalachian topography, but also could be worsening the impacts of global warming.
Authors of the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal BioScience,...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Study outlines overlooked impacts of mountaintop removalUnited States: Mountaintop removal exports on the rise
Posted by Charleston Gazette: Ken Ward Jr. on July 19th, 2012
Charleston Gazette: As U.S. coal demand continues to drop, the share of mountaintop removal-produced coal that is exported overseas is on the rise, according to a report issued by Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee.
Exports still account for a relatively small percentage of U.S. and Appalachian coal markets, about 12 percent of all coal nationally and 11 percent of surface-mined coal in the region. But nationally the amount of coal shipped to foreign countries has doubled since 2009, to 107 million...
Marcellus boom threatens climate change action, study says
Posted by Charleston Gazette: Ken Ward Jr. on January 19th, 2012
Charleston Gazette: The boom in drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale and other similar formations will likely suppress the development of alternative energies that are urgently needed to combat global warming, according to a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.
Researchers highlighted some positive aspects of the boom in drilling for "shale-gas" reserves, such as help in lowering gas prices and stimulating the economy.
But they warned that a switch from coal to natural...
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