CRMW is a grassroots community group located in Southern West Virginia fighting against destructive strip mining practices that are destroying the economy, environment and community. http://www.crmw.net en-us Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:49:22 -0400 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification In a recent settlement with the DEP for discharging toxic levels of selenium into the Mud River, Magnum coal is required to pay their fine with 32,000 rocks. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/85 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/85 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:49:22 -0400 Currently, community members and local organizations are proposing a wind farm on Coal River Mountain in Raleigh County. This idea of using wind for power is just as great now as it was then. It would help to diversify our economy, make our energy costs cheaper and preserve our homeland for many future uses. It would provide safe, good-paying, local jobs for the people in surrounding communities. It would also be an infinite resource of energy. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/84 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/84 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:16:48 -0400 Author Jeff Biggers published an article in the Huffington Post about the Coal River Wind Farm and the future of Energy Production. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/83 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/83 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:47:54 -0400 We’re definitely in energy and climate crisis. Only fools would think that we could drill or blast our way out of this crisis. If we continue to do the same destructive things and use the same dirty fuels that we have over the past 100 years then we and our children lose. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/82 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/82 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:38:23 -0400 A recent letter to the editor by CRMW's Co-Director Janice Nease responding to concerns about wind power. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/81 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/81 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:52:12 -0400 Two months after the West Virginia Young Democrats passed the "Healthy Jobs, Healthy Communities, Healthy Mountains" resolution, calling for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining, the State Democratic Party voted on the same resolution. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/80 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/80 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:06:02 -0400 Judy Bonds' recent Letter to the Editor in the Herald Dispatch setting the record straight that there is no such thing a clean coal. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/79 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/79 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:34:11 -0400 The Coal River Wind Farm was in the news after the idea was proposed to the Raleigh County Commission. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/78 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/78 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:51 -0400 Morgan Spurlock brought his show, 30 Days, to West Virginia to do a show on Coal Mining. He spent 30 days underground mining, but didn't leave before seeing Mountaintop Removal with Bo Webb, Chuck Nelson, and Larry Gibson http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/77 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/77 Fri, 30 May 2008 10:51:08 -0400 The Department of Environmental Protection called what they deemed an informal meeting at the Van Community Center to hear public comment on a proposal by Independence Coal. The Massey subsidiary is seeking an 11.79-acre permit to extend an existing surface mine between Route 26 and Route 3 in the Twilight, Bandytown, Marnie, and Lindytown areas. The proposed permit extension is thought to include at least four valley fills. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/76 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/76 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:23:52 -0400 An Op-Ed by Judy Bonds that ran in the Coal Valley News. From mountaintop removal to coal fired power plants and ash disposal, coal is anything but clean. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/75 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/75 Fri, 23 May 2008 09:25:21 -0400 The State of Kentucky is giving $400,000 a year to the Coal Industry to create pro-coal propaganda. What's worse is the propaganda is targeted at kids! http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/74 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/74 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:32:26 -0400 A sure way to get rid of mountaintop removal is by making it unnecessary. A new report by Environment America says that Concentrated Solar Power could help do just that. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/73 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/73 Tue, 13 May 2008 17:23:07 -0400 GreenPeace just released a report of Carbon Capture and Storage and found that surprisingly, it's not a good idea. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/72 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/72 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:48:45 -0400 Sign the petition to tell Dominion that Southwestern VA doesn't need another dirty coal fired power plant. http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/71 http://www.crmw.net/mtnholler/71 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:48:56 -0400