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FW: NYT (Friedman -- While Detroit Slept)
by James Kotcon 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

From my father-in-law. JBK >>> "Bob Elliott" <rdelliott(a)socal.rr.com> 12/12/2008 7:29 AM >>> <http://www.nytimes.com/> <http://www.nytimes.com/> The New York Times <http://www.nytimes.com/> _____ December 10, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist While Detroit Slept By <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/tho maslfriedman/index.html?inline=nyt-per> THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN As I think about our bailing out Detroit, I can't help but reflect on what, in my view, is the most important rule of business in today's integrated and digitized global market, where knowledge and innovation tools are so widely distributed. It's this: Whatever can be done, will be done. The only question is will it be done by you or to you. Just don't think it won't be done. If you have an idea in Detroit or Tennessee, promise me that you'll pursue it, because someone in Denmark or Tel Aviv will do so a second later. Why do I bring this up? Because someone in the mobility business in Denmark and Tel Aviv is already developing a real-world alternative to Detroit's business model. I don't know if this alternative to gasoline-powered cars will work, but I do know that it can be done - and Detroit isn't doing it. And therefore it will be done, and eventually, I bet, it will be done profitably. And when it is, our bailout of Detroit will be remembered as the equivalent of pouring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the mail-order-catalogue business on the eve of the birth of eBay. It will be remembered as pouring billions of dollars into the CD music business on the eve of the birth of the iPod and iTunes. It will be remembered as pouring billions of dollars into a book-store chain on the eve of the birth of Amazon.com and the Kindle. It will be remembered as pouring billions of dollars into improving typewriters on the eve of the birth of the PC and the Internet. What business model am I talking about? It is Shai Agassi's electric car network company, called Better Place. Just last week, the company, based in Palo Alto, Calif., announced a partnership with the state of Hawaii to road test its business plan there after already inking similar deals with Israel, Australia, the San Francisco Bay area and, yes, Denmark. The Better Place electric car charging system involves generating electrons from as much renewable energy - such as wind and solar - as possible and then feeding those clean electrons into a national electric car charging infrastructure. This consists of electricity charging spots with plug-in outlets - the first pilots were opened in Israel this week - plus battery-exchange stations all over the respective country. The whole system is then coordinated by a service control center that integrates and does the billing. Under the Better Place model, consumers can either buy or lease an electric car from the French automaker Renault or Japanese companies like Nissan (General Motors snubbed Agassi) and then buy miles on their electric car batteries from Better Place the way you now buy an Apple cellphone and the minutes from AT&T. That way Better Place, or any car company that partners with it, benefits from each mile you drive. G.M. sells cars. Better Place is selling mobility miles. The first Renault and Nissan electric cars are scheduled to hit Denmark and Israel in 2011, when the whole system should be up and running. On Tuesday, Japan's Ministry of Environment invited Better Place to join the first government-led electric car project along with Honda, Mitsubishi and Subaru. Better Place was the only foreign company invited to participate, working with Japan's leading auto companies, to build a battery swap station for electric cars in Yokohama, the Detroit of Japan. What I find exciting about Better Place is that it is building a car company off the new industrial platform of the 21st century, not the one from the 20th - the exact same way that Steve Jobs did to overturn the music business. What did Apple understand first? One, that today's technology platform would allow anyone with a computer to record music. Two, that the Internet and MP3 players would allow anyone to transfer music in digital form to anyone else. You wouldn't need CDs or record companies anymore. Apple simply took all those innovations and integrated them into a single music-generating, purchasing and listening system that completely disrupted the music business. What Agassi, the founder of Better Place, is saying is that there is a new way to generate mobility, not just music, using the same platform. It just takes the right kind of auto battery - the iPod in this story - and the right kind of national plug-in network - the iTunes store - to make the business model work for electric cars at six cents a mile. The average American is paying today around 12 cents a mile for gasoline transportation, which also adds to global warming and strengthens petro-dictators. Do not expect this innovation to come out of Detroit. Remember, in 1908, the Ford Model-T got better mileage - 25 miles per gallon - than many Ford, G.M. and Chrysler models made in 2008. But don't be surprised when it comes out of somewhere else. It can be done. It will be done. If we miss the chance to win the race for Car 2.0 because we keep mindlessly bailing out Car 1.0, there will be no one to blame more than Detroit's new shareholders: we the taxpayers. _____ Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try <http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000 010> it now.

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Fw: EPA Research Fellowships of $46,500 each available
by Frank Young 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Subject: 30 New EPA Research Fellowships of $46,500 Each Available The EPA is making available 30 grants of $46,500 each to enhance and support quality environmental education for undergraduates. The hope is that this assistance will encourage more students to continue their education beyond the baccalaureate level and pursue careers in environmentally related fields. Eligibility: Students at an accredited college or university. Deadline is Dec. 10. The fellowships are intended to help defray costs associated with environmentally oriented study leading to a bachelor's degree. Fellowships are funded in the following fields of study: · Natural and Life Sciences (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P1). · Environmental Science and Interdisciplinary (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P2). · Engineering (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P3). · Social Sciences and Decision Making (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P4). · Physical Sciences (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-Q1). · Mathematics and Computer Science (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-Q2). For all the details including contact information on this and other new funding opportunities, just click on or cut and paste the following link into your Web browser to get free access: http://www.cdpublications.com/d092 When you reach our site just scroll down the page and check off Federal & Foundation Assistance Monitor! The details are in the issue beginning the week of Sept. 14. Click here to forward this message to a friend. Any questions? Call us at 1-800-666-6380. CD Publication is a family-owned publisher established in 1961, 8204 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, Md. 20910. Pam Nixon Environmental Advocate WV DEP 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 1 (800) 654-5227, Ext. 1328 Email: Pamela.Nixon(a)wv.gov

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Morgantown Solar Tour - October 3
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 26 Sep '09

26 Sep '09

Here is a press release that I received for a tour of Solar houses in and around Morgantown sponsored by American Solar Energy Society and Eco-Structures, LLC (John Garlow) on Saturday October 3 between 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. -Jonathan

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Fw: Victory! Clean Air Act safe... for now
by Jim Sconyers 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

Defeat of amendment that would have taken away EPA's authority to regulate CO2 global warming pollution. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 304.698.9628 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Fri, 9/25/09, Steven Biel, MoveOn.org Political Action <moveon-help(a)list.moveon.org> wrote: From: Steven Biel, MoveOn.org Political Action <moveon-help(a)list.moveon.org> Subject: Victory! Clean Air Act safe... for now To: "James Sconyers" <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 3:15 PM #yiv595710679 , #yiv595710679 td, #yiv595710679 font {font-size:10pt;} #yiv595710679 #yiv595710679 td p {margin:0em;} #yiv595710679 p {margin:1em 0em;} #yiv595710679 td div p {margin:1em 0em;} #yiv595710679 #yiv595710679 .X0uMP p {margin:1em 0;} Dear MoveOn member, Great news: The Clean Air Act is safe, for now. The Murkowski amendment, which would have blocked limits on global warming pollution from coal plants and other big polluters, was withdrawn yesterday in the face of rising opposition from the White House and key senators. This was an amazing turnaround in just a few days. It just wouldn't have happened without thousands of phone calls and about a quarter-million petition signatures from MoveOn members and other allies—plus a big push from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. You can read all about it on The Wall Street Journal website: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=84774&id=17340-9116415-WxBnsBx&t=1 Without question, the coal industry will come after these crucial limits on coal pollution again. Without the Bush administration to protect them, the coal industry is bent on repealing key sections of the Clean Air Act before President Obama can enforce the law. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid deserves credit. President Obama and EPA Administrator Jackson deserve credit. And so do you. Please send a quick note of thanks to Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, who led efforts to block Murkowski's amendment. You can post a message on his website here: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=84777&id=17340-9116415-WxBnsBx&t=2 Thanks for all you do.–Steven, Kat, Eli, Anna, and the rest of the team Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 5 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here. PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. This email was sent to James Sconyers on September 25, 2009. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.

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Fw: [energy activists] Updates and ACTION: Stop Obstructionist Amendments!
by Jim Sconyers 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 304.698.9628 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Wed, 9/23/09, Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org <Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org> wrote: From: Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org <Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org> Subject: [energy activists] Updates and ACTION: Stop Obstructionist Amendments! To: Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 5:34 PM The Senate is currently considering their 2010 Interior appropriations bill. This bill aims to invest in a clean energy economy, support a cleaner, healthier environment, and pave the way for comprehensive climate legislation this year. Not surprisingly, numerous obstructionist amendments have been offered to derail these goals. Please call your senators and ask them to oppose all weakening amendments to the Interior appropriations bill. Find your Representative: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd Warm Regards, Christina Marie Yagjian National Conservation Organizer Sierra Club, Global Warming and Energy 202.675.7911 __________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BELOW Senate Climate Bill Senate Interior Appropriations Bill United Nations Special Session on Climate Change Latino Partnerships Materials CLIMATE BILL Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) are closer to introducing the initial draft of their version of comprehensive climate legislation. The majority of the bill has been sent to legislative council for review and we expect it to be introduced next week. The Environment and Public Works Committee will likely take up the bill some time in the second half of October. Unlike the bill that passed the House earlier this year, we expect that the bill that Boxer will introduce will not limit the EPA?s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources like coal plants and oil refineries under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This is something that we are pleased with. We are still not sure how Max Baucus (D-MT) and Arlen Specter (D-PA) will react to leaving EPA authority over coal plants in the bill. Meetings with staff have not gone well. Assuming that Boxer is successful, we expect the issue of EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the CAA will come under attack as the Senate debate gets underway, however, and we will work to defend it as the bill moves to the Senate floor. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has agreed to lead a ?dear colleague? letter in defense of CAA authority for the Senate floor debate. We will circulate the draft letter when it is finished. Phone bank to build support to strengthen and pass a Senate climate bill this year: Sierraclub.org/climateleaders INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS The Senate is currently considering the 2010 Interior appropriations bill. The bill which passed out of the Appropriations Committee provides the tools necessary to invest in a clean energy economy, support a cleaner, healthier environment, and pave the way for comprehensive climate legislation this year. Not surprisingly however, numerous obstructionist amendments have been offered to undermine this work. The Sierra Club is most concerned with an amendment filed by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) which will strip all funding for the EPA to fight global warming. Call your senators and ask them to oppose all weakening amendments to the Interior appropriations bill. These amendments undermine our work to improve the health, security, and economic strength of our communities through investments in a clean energy future. Find your Representative: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd Please see attached letter to the Senate from the environmental community to review additional amendments that we are watching. UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL SESSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE By Justin Guay In what was billed as a much needed momentum boost for the international negotiations on climate change the United Nations hosted a special session on climate change this week. The Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS), a block of low lying islands who are ground zero for climate change impacts framed the event with their new motto ?1.5 to stay alive? referring to the need to keep global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius to ensure their future survival. Sadly, key countries who were supposed to deliver at this summit, primarily the United States and China, failed to do so. The promise of ?game-changing? announcements were fulfilled with vague promises by the Chinese to ?cut carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by a notable margin by 2020? as well as a lack of new commitments from President Obama. True leadership at the summit came from the ?Japanese Obama?, Prime Minister Hatoyama, who reiterated Japan?s commitment to a 25% emissions reduction cut as well as unveiling his ?Hatoyama Initiative? which calls on developed countries, including Japan, to contribute new and additional public financing and promote the transfer of low-carbon technologies. The failure of the United States to seize this critical opportunity to provide momentum for Copenhagen demonstrates the need to demand action from the Senate. This is the only way to allow the President to make strong declarations in international forums. We can't afford these opportunities to keep passing by. LATINO PARTNERSHIPS MATERIALS Thanks to those who joined last night?s energy activist call. As promised, below are materials that should help in your work with Latino communities. First National Poll on Latinos and the Environment: http://www.sierraclub.org/ecocentro/survey/default.aspx Latinos and Global Warming Fact Sheet: http://www.sierraclub.org/energy/factsheets/globalwarming-latinos.pdf

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PATH Public Hearings and Sierra Club members
by James Kotcon 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

All: If you are planning to attend any of the public hearings on PATH, it is recommended that you speak as individuals, rather than as representing the Club. It is important that members testify as individuals, AND that you mention that you are a Sierra Club member who is affected by PATH, and how you personally will be affected. (i.e., you live nearby, you will have scenic impacts in areas where you recreate, you live downwind of the power plants that will supply the line, you live near coal mines that supply coal to supply the line, you have children that will face global warming issues that will be exacerbated because of the PATH line, etc.). But the PSC has ruled that intervenor testimony won't be accepted at public hearings and it is critical that we serve all other intervenors with any official testimony on behalf of the Club. Go to the hearings, speak out, but do it carefully. Jim Kotcon PM >>> See below. Do you know if any Sierra Club members are planning on testifying? We would want them only to testify on their own behalf as individual citizens, not as representatives of Sierra Club, but they can mention that they are members. Elena Saxonhouse Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second St., 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 977-5765 (415) 977-5793 (fax) ----- Forwarded by Elena Saxonhouse/Sierraclub on 09/22/2009 04:04 PM ----- wburns(a)burnslegal.net 09/22/2009 04:03 PM Please respond to wburns(a)burnslegal.net To "William V. DePaulo" <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>, "Abigail Dillen" <adillen(a)earthjustice.org>, "Elena K. Saxonhouse" <elena.saxonhouse(a)sierraclub.org>, "Willard R. Burns" <wburns(a)burnslegal.net> cc Subject Fw: Public Hearings Set Bill: You should consider having some of the Sierra Club members who will be directly affected by the PATH line testify at some of the public input hearings to ensure that the record shows the SC has standing - i.e. have SC members testify that they are SC members and how they will be directly affected (going through or near their property, rate increases, viewshed, their kids or they use the area or play nearby, etc.). Wil Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Patience Wait <waitp(a)stoppathwv.com> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:39:05 To: <wburns(a)burnslegal.net> Subject: Public Hearings Set To all our friends helping us try to STOP THE PATH PROJECT: The West Virginia Public Service Commission has scheduled two days of hearings in Jefferson County next week. PATH will disrupt hundreds of people's lives in Jefferson County, and many more elsewhere in West Virginia. Our rates will go up, but we will get none of the electricity. Electricity demand is dropping, but the power companies want to push it through anyhow because they'll make a guaranteed 14.3% profit! It will continue - even expand - the use of coal to generate electricity, even though states up and down the East Coast are trying to increase investment in renewable resources. And despite the power companies' advertising, it WILL NOT strengthen the grid - if anything, long-distance transmission makes the grid more unreliable, according to testimony before Congress in 2008!! If you want to express your views on the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline project, these hearings (and others scheduled around the state) are your only chance to participate and make your feelings known! The hearings are scheduled for the Frank Arts Center, on the west campus of Shepherd University. The schedule is: Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 12:30 and 6:30 Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 8:30 a.m. The 140 intervenors in the case from Jefferson County - including the Jefferson County Commission - are not allowed to testify. So it's up to all the other citizens of the county to show up and give voice to your opposition to this project. Go to www.stoppathwv.com for more information and to find many of the arguments against PATH. You also can check out http://calhounpowerline.wordpress.com for a great summary of information on the case! If you have family, friends, co-workers who still don't know about PATH, we're holding a Citizens Information Meeting this Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Sam Michaels Park community center from 3-5 p.m. We will have maps and handouts that show everything that's wrong with this project - wrong for Jefferson County, wrong for West Virginia, and wrong for the country! We send our heartfelt thanks to the many individuals who have donated to StopPATH WV Inc. We are in desperate need of funds to pay for expert witnesses and legal fees to help stop PATH from destroying our community. Please consider making a donation to our fight, no matter how small. Checks can be made payable to StopPATH WV Inc. and mailed to P.O. Box 203, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. We appreciate your generosity and spirit of community as we all come together to perserve our environment, health, safety, property values, historic and cultural resources, property rights and the very character of our community. "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together." - Vesta M. Kelly Patience Wait and Keryn Newman You have received this e-mail because you opted to do so. If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing list please click here http://www.fatcow.com/utils/UnSubscribeMe.bml?Name=moo.keryn&List=biglist1&… .

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Fw: Re: Upcoming public hearing in WV on mountaintop removal
by Jim Sconyers 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:51 PM, <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> wrote: Dear WV Chapter : I wanted to be sure you all know about the upcoming hearing in Charleston on October 13 (more details below). It is very important, in my view, that we turn out as many as possible to support the administration's proposal to modify the nationwide permit such that it can't be used for MTR. If you have questions, please let me know. Best, Aaron Aaron Isherwood Senior Staff Attorney Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second Street, 2d Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-3441 Phone: (415) 977-5680 Fax: (415) 977-5793 CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL COMMUNICATION/WORK PRODUCT This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential attorney-client communications and/or attorney work product. If you receive this e-mail inadvertently, please reply to the sender and delete all versions on your system. Thank you. ----- Forwarded by Aaron Isherwood/Sierraclub on 09/16/2009 11:39 AM ----- "Mary Anne Hitt" <maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org> 09/16/2009 11:36 AM Please respond to <maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org> To <#coal(a)sierraclub.org> cc Subject Upcoming public hearings on mountaintop removal Coal fighters, I wanted to be sure everyone was aware of these upcoming public hearings on mountaintop removal, especially those are already working on mountaintop removal as part of their work plans and campaigns. More details about the hearings and the proposed rule, including specific hearings locations and times, are pasted below. The focus of the hearings is the Army Corps’ decision to stop issuing rubber-stamp permits called “nationwide permits” in Appalachia, a type of permit that was designed to be used for projects with minimal environmental impact. During the Bush Administration, the Army Corps regularly granted nationwide permits for valley fills, even after federal judges found that the practice was illegal. 1. October 13, 2009, in Charleston, West Virginia 2. October 15, 2009, in Cambridge, Ohio 3. October 13, 2009, in Pikeville, Kentucky 4. October 13, 2009, in Knoxville, Tennessee 5. October 15, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6. October 15, 2009, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia If anyone would like to put together a quick call to strategize around these hearings, please reply to me off list and I would be happy to coordinate a call. Mary Anne Contents Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 174 Thursday, September 10, 2009 Engineers Corps NOTICES Public Hearings: Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit (21) , 46582–46583 [E9–21792] [TEXT] [PDF] ~~~~~~~~ SUMMARY: In the July 15, 2009, issue of the Federal Register (74 FR 34311) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a proposal to take two actions concerning Nationwide Permit 21, which authorizes discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States for surface coal mining activities. The two proposed actions are to suspend NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize surface coal mining activities in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and then to modify NWP 21 to make that prohibition permanent until NWP 21 expires on March 18, 2012. In the July 15, 2009, notice we also offered commenters opportunity to request a public hearing. In the August 13, 2009, issue of the Federal Register (74 FR 40815), we extended the comment period to September 14, 2009. We have received several requests to hold public hearings, and have determined that hearings would afford us the opportunity to gain additional information to assist us in reaching decisions on these two proposed actions. Therefore, we will be holding public hearings in each of the six affected states. Written comments to supplement the hearing records may be submitted until October 26, 2009. .... .... The public hearings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations: 1. Huntington District: October 13, 2009, in Charleston, West Virginia at the Charleston Civic Center, Little Theatre. The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional information on this public hearing will be available at: http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/permits/ publicnotices/wv/. 2. Huntington District: October 15, 2009, in Cambridge, Ohio at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center. The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional information on this public hearing will be available at: http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/permits/publicnotices/oh/. 3. Louisville District: October 13, 2009, in Pikeville, Kentucky at the East Kentucky Expo Center. The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional information on this public hearing will be available at: http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/. 4. Nashville District: October 13, 2009, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional information on this public hearing will be available at: http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/cof/ special_notices.htm. 5. Pittsburgh District: October 15, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional information on this public hearing will be available at: http:// www.lrp.usace.army.mil/or/or-f/public_notice.htm. 6. Norfolk District: October 15, 2009, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia at Mountain Empire Community College. The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional information on this public hearing will be available at: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/ Regulatory%20branch/PN/PN.asp. Specific information for each public hearing, including the addresses of the hearing locations, will be posted on the district Web sites listed above. -- Mary Anne Hitt Deputy Campaign Director Beyond Coal Campaign Sierra Club 304-876-7064 (w) 540-239-0073 (c) maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org www.sierraclub.org/coal

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Fwd: NY Times: States can sue utilities over emissions
by James Kotcon 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

Holy Moly! This may be a game changer, or at least another hole in the rapidly crumbling dike of denial. JBK >>> Vickie Wolfe <ibtreehugger(a)gmail.com> 9/22/2009 12:30 PM >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/science/earth/22carbon.html -- ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Vickie L. Wolfe PHONE: (304) 744-8777 E-MAIL: IBTreehugger(a)gmail.com ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` "It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save our environment." -Ansel Adams Every step in human progress, from the first feeble stirrings in the abyss of time, has been opposed by the great majority of men. Every valuable thing that has been added to the store of man's possessions has been derided by them when it was new, and destroyed by them when they had the power. They have fought every new truth ever heard of, and they have killed every truth-seeker who got into their hands. --H. L. Mencken

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FYI - Ken Ward's COAL TATOO reference to Raleigh Herald story on arrest of drunk who assaulted Kayford Mountain 4th of July gathering, and Ralegih Herald article itself
by William V. DePaulo, Esq. 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Drunken nonsense update: Arrest in Kayford incident *by* Ken Ward Jr. Remember the drunks who showed up and disrupted the July 4 celebration<http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/07/06/drunken-nonsense-is-this-w…>at mountaintop removal activist Larry Gibson’s place up at Kayford Mountain? Well, State Police have apparently made an arrest in the incident, according to this story<http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_260224624.html>in the Beckley Register-Herald: *Adam Pauley, 24, of Daniels, was charged with disorderly conduct, public intoxication and assault (verbal), Lt. S.F. Van Meter said. Sgt. M.A. Smith of the Whitesville detachment arrested Pauley Thursday, and Pauley was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond.* *The charges against Pauley stem from an alleged July 4 incident, Van Meter said. On that day, Larry Gibson was hosting a party at his Kayford Mountain home in Raleigh County’s Coal River area. The people attending were anti-mountaintop removal activists. Pauley showed up at the party uninvited and reportedly caused a disturbance.* Thanks to a Coal Tattoo reader who pointed this story out to me … and if you don’t recall, here’s the video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjc7Jg_gMy0&feature=player_embedded>of what happened (careful — the language is pretty bad). 1 comment 1<http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/09/18/drunken-nonsense-update-ar…> *Nanette *{ 09.18.09 at 11:03 am } Thank you, thank you, thank you Ken!!! We have gotten so much heat over this by coal people who said that this was all made up! Somtimes the wheels of justice turns slowly, but finally an arrest has been made!!! ------------------------------- *MAN ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT HOLIDAY PARTY* *The Register-Herald -- Fri - Sept 18, 2009* A Raleigh County man was arrested Thursday after State Police say he crashed a July 4 party while intoxicated and caused a disturbance. Adam Pauley, 24, of Daniels, was charged with disorderly conduct, public intoxication and assault (verbal), Lt. S.F. Van Meter said. Sgt. M.A. Smith of the Whitesville detachment arrested Pauley Thursday, and Pauley was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. The charges against Pauley stem from an alleged July 4 incident, Van Meter said. On that day, Larry Gibson was hosting a party at his Kayford Mountain home in Raleigh County’s Coal River area. The people attending were anti-mountaintop removal activists. Pauley showed up at the party uninvited and reportedly caused a disturbance. No further information was available on the incident. — Amelia A. Pridemore -- William V. DePaulo, Esq. 179 Summers Street, Suite 232 Charleston, WV 25301-2163 Tel: 304-342-5588 Fax: 304-342-5505 william.depaulo(a)gmail.com www.passeggiata.com This electronic mail is intended to be received and read only by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If it has been misdirected, or if you suspect you received this in error, please notify me by replying and then delete this message and your reply. These restrictions apply to any attachment to this email.

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SIERRA CLUB MOTION TO INTERVENE, RULE 24 (c) STATEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
by William V. DePaulo, Esq. 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

ATTACHED ARE THE PLEADINGS FILED IN LOGAN COUNTY AND SERVED ON PARTIES IN CHIEF LOGAN PARK CASE ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William V. DePaulo, Esq. <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:09 PM Subject: SIERRA CLUB MOTION TO INTERVENE, RULE 24 (c) STATEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS To: "Timothy M. Miller" <tmm(a)ramlaw.com>, acb(a)ramlaw.com, Raymond.S.Franks(a)wv.gov, lgeorge(a)larrygeorgelaw.com, "Tom W. Rodd" < trodd(a)calwelllaw.com> Cc: William DePaulo <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com> Counsel: Attached are pleadings served by fax tonight on Cabot Oil & Gas Corp, the Lawson Heirs, Inc and the DEP. They will be filed tomorrow with the Logan County Circuit Court. Best regards, William V. DePaulo, Esq. 179 Summers Street, Suite 232 Charleston, WV 25301-2163 Tel: 304-342-5588 Fax: 304-342-5505 william.depaulo(a)gmail.com www.passeggiata.com This electronic mail is intended to be received and read only by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If it has been misdirected, or if you suspect you received this in error, please notify me by replying and then delete this message and your reply. These restrictions apply to any attachment to this email. -- William V. DePaulo, Esq. 179 Summers Street, Suite 232 Charleston, WV 25301-2163 Tel: 304-342-5588 Fax: 304-342-5505 william.depaulo(a)gmail.com www.passeggiata.com This electronic mail is intended to be received and read only by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If it has been misdirected, or if you suspect you received this in error, please notify me by replying and then delete this message and your reply. These restrictions apply to any attachment to this email.

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WVEC Fall Conference Schedule and Registration
by Grubb, Karen 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

Here are the handouts for the upcoming WV Environmental Council Fall Conference. Please consider attending this fun and informative weekend meeting September 25-27. Karen Grubb WV Sierra Conservation Chair

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FW: [energy activists] ACTION: "Congress, 'Don't Stand in the Way of EPA Action on Climate Change!' "
by Grubb, Karen 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

-----Original Message----- From: Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org [mailto:Christina.Yagjian@sierraclub.org] Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:54 AM To: Christina.Yagjian(a)sierraclub.org Subject: [energy activists] ACTION: "Congress, 'Don't Stand in the Way of EPA Action on Climate Change!' " PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR LISTS! Congress, "Don't Stand in the Way of EPA Action on Climate Change!" The Senate is currently considering legislation that will fund the EPA for the next year, and opponents of action on climate change are looking to prevent the EPA from acting to curb global warming pollution or accurately measure the potential climate impacts of biofuels. It is vital that both Congress and EPA work quickly together if we are to make real progress on global warming. Prohibiting EPA from addressing global warming pollution ignores science and undermines existing laws. It also takes away some of our country's most valuable tools for curbing global warming. Tell the Senate to move us towards a clean energy economy, and not to stand in the way of EPA action on climate change: http://tinyurl.com/nntmom Warm Regards, Christina Marie Yagjian National Conservation Organizer Sierra Club, Global Warming and Energy 202.675.7911

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FW: PATH Schedule WV, VA, MD
by Grubb, Karen 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

From: Elena.Saxonhouse(a)sierraclub.org [mailto:Elena.Saxonhouse@sierraclub.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:57 PM To: adillen(a)EARTHJUSTICE.ORG; alana.wase(a)mdsierra.org; daveol(a)earthlink.net; glenbesasc(a)earthlink.net; Grubb, Karen; rmarmet(a)pecva.org; william.depaulo(a)gmail.com Subject: PATH Schedule WV, VA, MD (Bill, please forward to WV Highland Conservancy) Maryland October 9: Deadline for PATH to inform PSC whether it will re-file an application [No other deadlines set] Virginia October 14 - Our direct testimony due December 22 - PATH rebuttal testimony January 12, 2010 - Written comments due January 19, 2010 - SCC hearing begins West Virginia Public hearings: 9/22/2009, 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm & Wednesday 9/23/2009, 8:30 am in Shepherdstown, WV at Shepherd University, Frank Arts Center, 260 University Drive 9/28/2009, 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm in Sutton, WV at Days Hotel & Conference Center in Flatwoods, 2000 Sutton Lane, 1-79, Exit 67 10/2/2009, 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm in Charleston, WV at Culture Center State Theater, Plaza Level of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E 10/13/2009, 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm in Davis, WV at Canaan Valley Resort & Conference Center, Spruce Room, Route 32 N, Canaan Valley State Park 10/22/2009, 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm in Buckhannon, WV at West Virginia Wesleyan College, Campus Center Social , Hall, 59 College Avenue November 13 - Our direct testimony due February 8-February 23, 2010 - PSC Hearing June 21, 2010 - PSC decision Elena Saxonhouse Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second St., 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 977-5765 (415) 977-5793 (fax) Elena Saxonhouse/Sierraclub 09/15/2009 04:38 PM To adillen(a)EARTHJUSTICE.ORG, rmarmet(a)pecva.org, william.depaulo(a)gmail.com, <alana.wase(a)mdsierra.org>, <daveol(a)earthlink.net>, <glenbesasc(a)earthlink.net>, <Karen.Grubb(a)fairmontstate.edu> cc Subject Reminder - Important PATH call tomorrow Link <Notes:///882574D3007C8366/DABA975B9FB113EB852564B5001283EA/C21C039D7D03 85768825762C0055DE97> Hi everyone, Please remember we are having a PATH call tomorrow with Sierra Club chapter leaders from WV, MD, and VA to update them on the overall legal strategy, and discuss how their organizing strategy fits in with the legal proceedings. The call-in info is: 1-866-501-6174 2030289# Attorneys please call in at 1 pm ET if you can, everyone else at 1:30 ET. Thanks! Elena Saxonhouse Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second St., 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 977-5765 (415) 977-5793 (fax) Elena Saxonhouse/Sierraclub 09/09/2009 08:39 AM To Willard Burns, Abigail Dillen, William DePaulo, Rob Marmet cc Subject PATH call today 1pm ET Sorry for the late reminder - let's check in today at 1pm ET. Same call-in info: 1-866-501-6174 2030289# Elena Saxonhouse Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 85 Second St., 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 977-5765 (415) 977-5793 (fax)

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Fwd: Notice of Joint Agency/Public/Tribal Meetings
by James Kotcon 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

The attached announcement describes a publi hearing for a hudropower project proposed for the Robert C Byrd Lok and dam ner Apple grove, mason County, WV. The hearing is Oct. 1. Anyone interested in attending? I have not looked over the detail, but would like to support a project that meets the criteria for Low Impact HydroPower. JBK

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PATH - PART 5 OF 5
by William DePaulo via YouSendIt 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

You have a priority delivery from YouSendIt Click here to download file: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/740136301/5939ebd80e48978565915781156ab021 Sent by: william.depaulo(a)gmail.com File to pick up: PATH DISK 4 - 2009-09-11.zip File will remain active for: 14 days File too big for email? Try at http://www.yousendit.com YouSendIt Inc. : http://www.yousendit.com Terms of Service: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/termsofservice Privacy Policy : http://www.yousendit.com/cms/privacypolicy DMCA Policy: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/dmca Opt Out: http://www.yousendit.com/blocking.php?action=optout&email=EC@osenergy.org&k…

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PART 4 OF 5
by William DePaulo via YouSendIt 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

You have a priority delivery from YouSendIt Click here to download file: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/740136009/ac6c6e99faddaab5bb0f0517fc54f5db Sent by: william.depaulo(a)gmail.com File to pick up: PATH DISK 3 - 2009-09-09.zip File will remain active for: 14 days File too big for email? Try at http://www.yousendit.com YouSendIt Inc. : http://www.yousendit.com Terms of Service: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/termsofservice Privacy Policy : http://www.yousendit.com/cms/privacypolicy DMCA Policy: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/dmca Opt Out: http://www.yousendit.com/blocking.php?action=optout&email=EC@osenergy.org&k…

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PART 3 OF 5
by William DePaulo via YouSendIt 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

You have a priority delivery from YouSendIt Click here to download file: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/740135597/25e5f11288adf8296aeea566c3e59ae5 Sent by: william.depaulo(a)gmail.com File to pick up: PATH DISK 2 - 2009-09-09.zip File will remain active for: 14 days File too big for email? Try at http://www.yousendit.com YouSendIt Inc. : http://www.yousendit.com Terms of Service: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/termsofservice Privacy Policy : http://www.yousendit.com/cms/privacypolicy DMCA Policy: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/dmca Opt Out: http://www.yousendit.com/blocking.php?action=optout&email=EC@osenergy.org&k…

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PATH - PART 2 OF 5
by William DePaulo via YouSendIt 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

You have a priority delivery from YouSendIt Click here to download file: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/740135187/f39f831a3112c7fecd9514fe17f7237f Sent by: william.depaulo(a)gmail.com File to pick up: PATH DISK 1 - 2009-09-08.zip File will remain active for: 14 days File too big for email? Try at http://www.yousendit.com YouSendIt Inc. : http://www.yousendit.com Terms of Service: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/termsofservice Privacy Policy : http://www.yousendit.com/cms/privacypolicy DMCA Policy: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/dmca Opt Out: http://www.yousendit.com/blocking.php?action=optout&email=EC@osenergy.org&k…

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PATH DISCOVERY RESPONSE TO SIERRA-WVHC DISCOVERY REQUESTS - PART 1 OF 5
by William DePaulo via YouSendIt 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

You have a priority delivery from YouSendIt Attached is the first of five links to download the various responses by PATH to the Sierra-WVHC<wbr /> discovery requests at the PSC. The second thru fifth links will follow. Click here to download file: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/740134753/ab52bbb4c8e9e06634a35e845ebdddce Sent by: william.depaulo(a)gmail.com File to pick up: PATH - DISCOVERY OBJECTIONS AND File will remain active for: 14 days File too big for email? Try at http://www.yousendit.com YouSendIt Inc. : http://www.yousendit.com Terms of Service: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/termsofservice Privacy Policy : http://www.yousendit.com/cms/privacypolicy DMCA Policy: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/dmca Opt Out: http://www.yousendit.com/blocking.php?action=optout&email=EC@osenergy.org&k…

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New York Times article on Water Quality
by James Kotcon 13 Sep '09

13 Sep '09

This article is really cool. If you check out the database link on the article, the permit for the MEA power plant on Beechurst Avenue was last inspected in 1992. Inspections for every other permit in the Morgantown area are even older, if they happened at all. In fact, it looks like the last time WV-DEP did an inspection of an NPDES permit anywhere in WV was over 10 years ago, and then they "inspected" Canaan Valley State Park. JBK http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/13water.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

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Fwd: Bruce Nilles' blog post: "MTR Permits Violate Clean Water Act"
by James Kotcon 13 Sep '09

13 Sep '09

WOW!!! EPA said Friday that everyone of 79 pending MTR permits will violate water quality standards. We need to comment on this to press. Letters to the editor anyone? Is the Manchin Administration "soft on crime"? JBK >>> Heather Moyer <Heather.Moyer(a)SIERRACLUB.ORG> 9/11/2009 12:10 PM >>> Howdy folks-- Bruce Nilles' latest blog post (co-written by Mary Anne Hitt) is now available. It's entitled "EPA: All Pending MTR Permits Violate Clean Water Act." Please comment and Recommend - and forward to your local lists. Grist - http://www.grist.org/member/11566/ Daily Kos - http://www.dailykos.com/user/Bruce%20Nilles Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-nilles Compass - http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/coal-director/ Opposing Views - http://www.opposingviews.com/tags/environment SF Green - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/persona?plckPersonaPage=Persona… Climate Crossroads - http://connect.sierraclub.org/post/ClimateCrossroadsBlog/epa_all_pending_mo… Also posted on - SE Green, Alltop Green, and Alternet ____________ Heather Moyer Media Writer Sierra Club (202) 675-6276 www.sierraclub.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS list, send any message to: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp

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Fwd: Coal Front Group Loses Another Member
by James Kotcon 10 Sep '09

10 Sep '09

>>> Virginia Cramer <virginia.cramer(a)SIERRACLUB.ORG> 9/9/2009 3:36 PM >>> FYI, went out to reporters earlier today. Here's a link to the Greenwire story on it that is posted on the NYT right now. <http://tiny.cc/85opM> http://tiny.cc/85opM - ginny View a web <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=lN6b5fWn0aGKzE56VbO5Zw..> version of this email. <http://www.sierraclub.org/raw/images/blackpixel.gif> <http://www.sierraclub.org/raw/images/blackpixel.gif> <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=8JliS_pQUay6CHCfYjvgaQ..> Press Room: For Immediate Release <http://www.sierraclub.org/raw/images/blackpixel.gif> Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet <http://www.sierraclub.org/raw/images/tagline_white.gif> <http://www.sierraclub.org/root_images/spacers/space.gif> September 9, 2009 Contact: Virginia Cramer, 804-225-9113 x 102 Coal Front Group Loses Another Member Just a week after the nation’s third largest utility, Duke Energy announced it was of the terminating its membership in the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, French giant Alstom power today followed suit. The company, which makes pollution control technologies for coal plants, cited “questions that have been raised about ACCCE’s support for climate legislation” as the reason for leaving. In response, Bruce Nilles, Director Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign issued the following statement. “The coal industry has been actively fighting clean energy jobs legislation using any means necessary, including contracting with groups connected to admitted forgery scandals and ethically questionable astroturf campaigns. Today’s announcement by Alstom is just more confirmation that ACCCE has gone too far—that the thin veneer of concern about the future of our country has cracked to reveal only concern for preserving the dirty status quo for coal. “We cannot let our clean energy economy be sacrificed to extreme coal interests that have only their bottom line, not the best interests of the American people, at heart. We need a clean energy jobs bill that benefits everyone, not just coal. We hope that other companies who consider the public interest part of their mission will resign from or at least condemn groups like ACCCE and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for their efforts to kill clean energy jobs.” ### <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PixelServer?j=nySMyr60nP0qS0Dm1_1LFw..> <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=qvpF0i-xV-AMGM0Tr2nuRA..> Click here to sign up for Raw <http://www.sierraclub.org/root_images/spacers/space.gif> <http://www.sierraclub.org/raw/images/blackpixel.gif> Sierra <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=bWV2pEMxmFRBe28lHGSGPw..> Club | 85 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94105 | Change Media <mailto:sierra.news@sierraclub.org?subject=Media Type> Type | Contact <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=-zBe5mxTc5YOIeyTStPxFw..> Us | Visit the <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=1MihNjex4qh1chAHPnfnHQ..> Press Room Update My <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=en0hhRZhGRfm-ZWI2o5BvQ..> Profile | Manage <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/CO?i=6c22YpOS3O0LyRp155dV17w9MTyd3me1&cid =1961> My Email Preferences | Update My <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=C1sThtiaJmYf6XpW_DuOzA..> Interests | Unsubscribe <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=f6GYZ34GLAUVoZ-gxvRflw..> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS list, send any message to: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/

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Informed discussion of competing interests of gas v coal in cap & trade legislation
by William V. DePaulo, Esq. 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

-- William V. DePaulo, Esq. 179 Summers Street, Suite 232 Charleston, WV 25301-2163 Tel: 304-342-5588 Fax: 304-342-5505 william.depaulo(a)gmail.com www.passeggiata.com This electronic mail is intended to be received and read only by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If it has been misdirected, or if you suspect you received this in error, please notify me by replying and then delete this message and your reply. These restrictions apply to any attachment to this email.

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Fwd: New Bills/Laws & Resources -- 9-24
by James Kotcon 06 Sep '09

06 Sep '09

You might find some of this useful. JBK >>> Paula Carrell <Paula.Carrell(a)sierraclub.org> 9/3/2009 7:50 PM >>> --------------------------- cc:Mail Users----------------------------- ** Remember to DELETE the 'Sender: ...' lines above before REPLYing ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS 1. Learn about the "Smart Grid" 2. N. Carolina debates Wind on mountain ridges 3. Recycling Compact Fluorescent Bulbs -- Maine 1. Is it smarter than a 5th grader? Ivy Main, a volunteer leader in Virginia, unearthed the below-noted reports. Completely TMI, but still you might share them with your Energy Committee and encourage them to poke around a bit for some basic education. The states' role is ensuring that *renewable* energy can get on the grid through strong state interconnection standards. Both the Department Of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued reports this summer on the nation's energy grid. The DOE report is "Smart Grid System Report," at http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/SGSRMain_090707_lowres.pdf contains a good discussion of the status of the smart grid. It also explains the relevance of interconnection standards to the smart grid and describes the overlapping federal/state jurisdiction in this area, making it clear that a lot of states are lagging on adopting acceptable interconnection standards. (See the section starting on page 20.) The FERC document, at http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2009/071609/E-3.pdf announces a policy to promote and set standards for transmission system upgrades. FERC claims it has authority to set standards for transmission, but it is apparently not saying these are mandatory. 3. The wind blows where it chooses . . . The North Carolina State Legislature spent some time this past session talking about wind as well as contributing to it. The legislation before them was S 1068, which can be found at http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1068v3.pdf Molly Diggins says about the bill, "North Carolina's greatest wind resources are off-shore, but there are also commercially viable resources in the mountains and on the coast (sounds). The state currently has no commercial wind and also lacks and environmental permitting process. The bill before the legislature is well-thought out and well-crafted. It is written in two sections--wind on the coast and wind in the mountains. Other Atlantic coastal states may want to review the bill thoughtfully. And here's the view of the "Charlotte Observer" Editorial Board from Aug. 08, 2009: Senate right to block ridgetop wind farms Should North Carolina allow huge wind turbines on its mountain ridges to help meet future energy needs? We don't think so. But it also ought not short-circuit the potential for wind power projects in other mountain areas that may not spoil the views millions of Americans revere. We start with this proposition: One of the wisest things the legislature did in the 1980s is to adopt the mountain ridge law. It bans certain development on ridgetops in Western North Carolina to prevent the spoilage of the state's magnificent vistas. Among the things prohibited are tall condo projects and other structures that alter the viewscape. It's a good law. But controversy has risen over whether its provisions halt development of large wind turbine farms that, under a new sustainable energy law lawmakers adopted a few years ago, would help provide alternative power sources. The goal is to produce 12.5 percent of the state's energy requirements by 2021 with renewable sources such as solar and wind. To meet that goal, many environmentalists argue, the state must use available resources, including the Western N.C. winds that blow most steadily along ridgetops. We don't believe mountaintops are an appropriate place to put wind farms, collections of dozens of wind turbines that can tower up to four hundred feet high, measured from their base to the tips of their rotors. We believe the best spot is along parts of North Carolina's windswept coastline, either offshore or in its more protected sounds. In many of those areas, wind farms could be constructed that do not substantially mar the view and which could take advantage of more reliable winds than many mountain areas. We think Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight, D-Dare, has this one right: The coast would be ideal for concentrations of wind farms that could produce significant amounts of electricity. He has talked with Duke Energy about such a possibility in our offshore areas, he says. That's why we like several things about a bill the Senate passed 45-1 Thursday. It sets up a careful process for assessing and issuing permits for coastal area wind farms. And it reasserts the value of the mountain ridgetop law by banning commercial windmill operations. It does allow smaller windmills for residential use. But we'd like to see legislators find a way to encourage the development of emerging wind turbine technology that might be appropriate for some Western N.C. slopes. That includes devices that use much less intrusive turbines than the three-rotor turbines found on many Western United States and European wind farms, for example. There may not be time left in the current legislative session for the House to make suitable revisions to the Senate bill that would allow research and development of mountain wind projects to go forward. But legislators should put their minds to finding a way, before they reconvene next year, to develop appropriate wind energy projects in Western N.C. that do not threaten the very landscape that North Carolinians hold so dear. 3. The Brightest Bulb Maine's LD 973 provides a free and easy way for consumers to recycle compact fluorescent bulbs and sets a standard for the amount of mercury that can be contained in them. Bill text: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chappdfs/PUBLIC272.… ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to: LISTSERV(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Make the message text (not the Subject): SIGNOFF CONS-FRED

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Re: [EC] {GT} Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
by Chris Haddox 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

thanks, jim. i saw this, or another similar article, recently. i agree that the focus on energy is not strong enough. i can dig up some other articles that strive to show leed buildings are not always performing as expected. some are, some do better, some do worse. unfortunately, our states' first leed building, the dep building, has no benchmarking or tracking of energy costs (at least that is the word from a very knowledgeable inside source). when i asked rep. martin to get the dep's numbers for energy, he replied with the same story.....no one is keeping track of that information. chris J. Chris Haddox, MBA, LEED AP, GA/R Visiting Assistant Professor, Sustainable Design Division of Design & Merchandising West Virginia University 704M Allen Hall Box 6124 Morgantown, WV 26505 E-Mail: chris.haddox(a)mail.wvu.edu Phone: (304) 293-3657 Program Website: http://www.design.wvu.edu >>> "James Kotcon" <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> 09/03/09 11:28 AM >>> This article suggests, among other things, that on-going energy monitoring and management are critical to meeting the environemtnal goals of LLED-certified buildings. Enjoy. JBK SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | August 31, 2009 Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label By MIREYA NAVARRO Builders covet a green certification, but many buildings do not save as much energy as their designs predicted. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/science/earth/31leed.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MorgantownGreenTeam" group. To post to this group, send email to morgantowngreenteam(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to morgantowngreenteam+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/morgantowngreenteam?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
by James Kotcon 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

This article suggests, among other things, that on-going energy monitoring and management are critical to meeting the environemtnal goals of LLED-certified buildings. Enjoy. JBK SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | August 31, 2009 Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label By MIREYA NAVARRO Builders covet a green certification, but many buildings do not save as much energy as their designs predicted. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/science/earth/31leed.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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new wind farm proposed for southern WV
by Frank Young 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Blank This would be in southeastern Raleigh County- closer to Hinton than to Beckley.- Frank --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County plans hearing on Pluto wind farm proposal. A property owner in Pluto is preparing to make his case this month for the advent of a wind farm, installing as many as 18 turbines to generate electricity as an example of clean, renewable energy in Appalachia. Earl Long will get the floor Sept. 15, the next meeting of the Raleigh County Commission, to outline his proposal. Actually, the idea had been advanced earlier, but after Tuesday’s meeting, commission president John Humphrey said, “We felt they were not quite prepared to present everything.” “We need to set it up for a public hearing and to let anyone in that area come in and say whatever is on their mind,” Humphrey said. “I’m not here today saying this will happen. We’re saying we need to let the public know first of all and give them an opportunity to share concerns for a wind farm.” Some months ago, an environmental group used economic data in support of another proposed wind farm on the opposite end of Raleigh County as an alternative to coal production. Long told reporters the idea in his region is being promoted through a management team known as Jobs Project in Williamson, “working to get renewable energy throughout southern Appalachia, the coalfields.” Some 200 acres would be put up for the project by Long and some of his relatives. “It’s going to be a joint effort,” he said. “It will be known as Angel Winds.” To date, no opposition has been voiced to either Long or the commission. “We’re going to have a community awareness meeting, let the people know what we’re doing,” he said. “Most of the neighbors are in favor so far, but we haven’t spoken to everyone.” Long said the project would generate some 20 megawatts of power annually. “It will be put back into the main power grid and offset the carbon from coal-fired power plants,” he said. If not for love, then what? There is no wealth but life. (John Ruskin 1819-1900) http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_244222653.html

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PATH letter Washington Times
by Grubb, Karen 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Mike Costello <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=25817887&ref=nf> I might not always be the biggest fan of the Washington Times, but congrats to my mom, Nancy Williams, for getting published in the Citizen Journalism section. Check out her article about the destructive PATH powerline. <http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=144448957256&h=ljsg6&u=GqBVV& ref=nf> <http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=144448957256&h=ljsg6&u=GqBVV& ref=nf> <<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> CITIZEN JOURNALISM: High-voltage opposition to a power plan - Washington Times <http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=144448957256&h=ljsg6&u=GqBVV& ref=nf> Source: www.washingtontimes.com Proposed power line opposed by residents in three states.

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Green Party speaks up against Verizon support of MTR rally
by Frank Young 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Here is one more reason why I am proud to be a Green Party / WV Mountain Party member. Frank Young Subject: Is it True? From: Brent McMillan Date: 9/1/2009, 11:53 AM To: Dennis.Strigl(a)verizonwireless.com Is it true that Verizon Wireless is co-sponsoring a pro-mountaintop removal rally on a strip mine site on labor day in West Virginia? Please take note: We are one of your customers and we most certainly do not approve! Global Warming is real and is happening now! Perhaps you should read the recent, "Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States" report that was recently released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the U.S. now and in the future. I urge you to demonstrate some real leadership (and future focus) and withdrawl your sponsorship of this event. Sincerely: Brent McMillan, Executive Director Green Party of the United States 202-319-7191 brent(a)gp.org __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Working since 1967 for the conservation and wise management of West Virginia's natural resources Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity Visit Your Group Give Back Yahoo! for Good Get inspired by a good cause. Y! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others.. __,_._,___

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