WHY are THESE COUNTIES Losing Jobs AND Residents?

August 29, 2023

Appalachia’s fracking counties are shedding jobs and residents From an Article by Kristina Marusic, Environmental Health News, August 24, 2023 PITTSBURGH — The largest natural gas-producing counties in Appalachia have had worse economic outcomes than the rest of the region and the nation since the start of the region’s fracking boom, according to a new [...]

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THE MARCH FOR JOBS & FREEDOM ~ “I Have a Dream” ~ 8/28/1963 to 8/28/2023, …

August 28, 2023

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the nation’s capitol during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.The nonviolent protest, which attracted as many as 250,000 to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, is still considered one of the greatest and most …

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Mountaineer GigaSystem Project in Mason County to Receive Unusual Financial Support from WV State Government ($62.5 Million)

August 27, 2023

Don’t subsidize dirty hydrogen, carbon capture with tax dollars From an Essay by Betsy Lawson to Morgantown Dominion Post, August 25, 2023 As reported in The Dominion Post on Aug. 17, the governor announced a big state investment in a hydrogen plant to be built in Mason County by Fidelis New Energy of Houston. The [...]

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PETITION ~ Pause the Mountain Valley Pipeline to Resolve Pipe Corrosion Issues

August 26, 2023

Sign the petition to pause MVP construction Posting from the Greenbriar River Watershed Association, August 23, 2023 Please take a moment NOW sign this petition to FERC to Pause MVP Construction until serious pipeline safety concerns are met. For years, community members have warned of the dangers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline — from harm [...]

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WEBINAR on AUGUST 30th ~ Extreme Water Requirements of Horizontal Drilling & Fracking

August 25, 2023

Wasted Water: The Impacts of Fracking’s Water Use – from Pennsylvania to Colorado​ From the Announcement of Halt the Harm Network, Zoom Meeting, August 20, 2023 RSVP Here for Webinar on Wednesday, August 30th @ 2:00 PM ET The webinar is part of Halt the Harm’s efforts to bring together a network of local groups [...]

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RGGI Participation is the Hot Topic in Virginia

August 24, 2023

APPALACHIAN VOICES JOINS OTHERS IN PROTEST OF GOV. YOUNGKIN APPROACH TO CLIMATE CRISIS From the Appalachian Voices, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Sierra Club & Others Join us at an upcoming rally to speak out against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s actions to withdraw Virginia from the RGGI, i. e., the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — a multi-state [...]

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Can You Imagine Trying to Continue Working After Contracting Silicosis (Black Lung) Disease

August 22, 2023

Those who treat black lung locally see cases on the rise From an Article by Annie Moore, WVVA, Oak Hill, WV, August 22, 2023 OAK HILL, W.Va. (WVVA) – Those who treat Black Lung disease in Southern West Virginia said Tuesday they are seeing a startling rise in cases. Despite numerous legislative efforts to address [...]

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Using Hydrogen is Difficult & Storing Carbon Dioxide is Even More Challenging!

August 21, 2023

As hydrogen projects kick off, environmental groups question effects of carbon capture From an Article by Brad McElhinny, WV Metro News, August 20, 2023 A big question about a hydrogen production project kickstarted by West Virginia officials this month is the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide byproduct underground on public lands. That’s just the spearhead [...]

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In 1933, Coal Industry Problems Gave Rise to the Arthurdale Community

August 20, 2023

An Intentional Community for White Coal Miners Struggled to Survive From an Article of Wikipedia, World Wide Web on Internet, August 10, 2023 Arthurdale is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression as a social experiment to provide opportunities for [...]

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Testing Underway to Float Solar Panels on Local Farm Ponds

August 19, 2023

Floating an energy idea: Scientists study solar panel-topped ponds From an Article by Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Chronicle, August 3, 2023 Earth is running out of room. Modern society demands food and sustainable energy, so science has an idea: To preserve agricultural land for crops and conservation lands for wildlife, place floating photovoltaic panels on lakes, [...]

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