What happens if health care comes up for a vote and Byrd is simply too sick to be wheeled in?
Jeff Biggers | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green
Duhigg's portrait of the Clean Water Act violations in West Virginia--and the indifference of state agencies--blew the cover on one of the worst kept secrets in Appalachia.
Jerry Cope | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green
On any given day, 3.5 million pounds of explosives blast apart the oldest mountain range on the planet. But for the past week there have only been sounds of silence.
Jerry Cope | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green
Alternative energy is a standard reference to energy sources that are not carbon based. But in West Virginia, many of the designated "alternative" energy sources contribute not only significantly more GHG emissions than the dirtiest conventional coal fired plants, they emit toxic pollutants as well.
West Virginia Gazette | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics
Sen. Robert C. Byrd's state of health has prompted some quiet, behind-the-scenes discussions in the event the senator is unable to return to office. ...
David Roberts | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green
Gov. Joe Manchin has declared coal to be the state rock of West Virginia. But why should her stop there? Having a coal-based economy has given his state so many other reasons to celebrate!
Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green
Eric Mathis, a scrappy young economist in the Appalachian coalfields, is putting together one of the most dynamic green jobs consortiums in the country.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green
The mechanization of above-ground mountaintop removal has prevented a diverse economy and led to a decrease in coal mining jobs in some of the highest poverty stricken strip-mining areas.
Carl Pope | Posted 10.13.2008 | Green
What kind of society makes it easier to get a permit to blow up a mountain than to get one to erect a wind mill on top of it? Big Carbon is making war on our future, and we are letting them.
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics