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United Mine Workers of America

Joseph Main, Obama's Mine Safety Chief, Praised By Advocates

McClatchy | Halimah Abdullah | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama's choice to head the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration signals a dramatic shift from his predecessor on mine safety...

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Big Coal Defeat! Rednecks and Greens Announce Victory at Blair Mountain

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Mountaintop Removal, Obama Appalachia, Carol Browner, Mining, Green, United Mine Workers of America, Lisa Jackson, Green Energy, Cecil Roberts, Coal, Barack Obama, Green News
Jeff Biggers

After 500 mountains in Appalachia have been blown to bits by mountaintop removal, one peak was most likely saved: Blair Mountain in West Virginia.

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"D-Carbon" Brings Solar to the Coalfields

Josh Dorner | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Minnesota, Schuylkill County, Anthracite, Renewable Electricity Standard, Ed Rendell, Mountaintop-Removal Mining, Carbon County, United Mine Workers of America, Coal, Pennsylvania, Gamesa, Natural Gas, Al Gore, Global Warming, Solar Power, Green News
Josh Dorner

Carbon County, in a poetic turn, is now set to host the second largest solar facility in the nation.

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Mine Workers union endorses Obama for president

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The United Mine Workers of America endorsed Barack Obama for president Wednesday despite his recent defeats in primaries in coal-pr...

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