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Potentially Volatile Prayer Vigil Turns to Calm Talk

» by Denny April 5, 2008 at 5:55 pm » Comments (2)

April 5, 2008
Abe Mwaura
Vivian Stockman
Blessing of the Mountain - Potentially Volatile Prayer Vigil Turns to Calm Talk
ANSTED, W.VA. — Early Saturday (April 5) morning, dozens of mountaintop removal opponents converged on Gauley Mountain for Blessing of the Mountain II, intending to pray near a mountaintop removal operation above the Fayette County community of Ansted. But, [...]



Death Warrant for Appalachia

» by Denny April 5, 2008 at 4:50 pm » Comments (0)

Energy companies are planning to revive a polluting technology developed by the Nazis to replace dwindling supplies of oil with synthetic fuels derived from coal. Senior industry figures told a high-level conference in Paris this week that coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology could fuel cars and aircraft for decades to come.
Green campaigners reacted with alarm because the [...]



The Winds of Change & Backtracking

» by Denny April 5, 2008 at 12:05 am » Comments (0)

A person could look back through history and see all the times documented when the winds of change started to blow. Sometimes those winds led to wars and uprisings. It is a well documented fact that people are resistant to change regardless of whether or not the change is for the good or bad.
It makes [...]



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