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Appalachian Residents Have Found the Antidote to Coal
... go and see the future of renewable energy in the Coal River Valley in West Virginia. Yes, renewable energy in Appalachia. Something historic is taking place in West Virginia this summer. Faced with an impending proposal to stripmine over 6,600 acres ...
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Appalachia wonders what's in store for white America
... County, where Trevor lives, voted for Hillary Clinton over Obama in the Democratic primary. Indeed, in all of Appalachia--which stretches from West Virginia to Alabama--white voters overwhelmingly went for Clinton over Obama. The Guardian, in ...
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Kathy Mattea to ride Santa Train
... latest album. Released in April, "Coal" is an album of songs about mining and the hardships many miners face in Appalachia. Mattea's grandfathers were both coal miners and she has toured mountaintop removal mine sites in southern West Virginia. The ...
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Graphic Of The Day: Why They Keep "Removing" Appalachian Mountain Tops
... and Markets, Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices, Business Week Ended July 11, 2008 High priced coal from Appalachia is used for making activated charcoal, high quality steel, and so on. Because the whole world is running short of the 'good ...
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House of Representatives Reauthorizes ARC
... was established, while much progress has been made in job opportunities, education and health care, parts of Appalachia remain a step behind the rest of the country," Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., said in a news release. "The role of ARC remains as ...
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Entry from July 17, 2008 Stone Belt The "stone belt" is the area of the United States where people experience the most kidney stones.
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... an end to coal financing. It's all of you. So thank you. Because make no mistake - ' Bank of America flying over Appalachia is important - ' no bank has ever made this effort before, and it shows beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are impacted by ...
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Quilt Square OK'd For Downtown Art Gallery
James-Ben: Studio & Gallery in downtown Greeneville will join the "Quilt Trail" after approval of the quilt square's placement was given Tuesday by the Greeneville Historic Zoning Commission.
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Annual Appalachian Playwriting Festival to Take Place at Barter Theatre
... LaPlant, follows two native Southerners, transplanted to L.A. to pursue show biz careers, who return to central Appalachia to find locations, premises and talent for a new reality television show. Christopher, who never fit in back home, is eager to ...
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Big steel makes coal play; US companies absent
It's been more than a century since J.P. Morgan , Andrew Carnegie and other U.S. steel barons built mining empires that dominated life across wide swaths of Central Appalachia's coalfields, securing essential ...
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International steel making a play for coal - roanoke.com
It's been more than a century since J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie and other U.S. steel barons built mining empires that dominated life across Central Appalachia's coalfields, securing fuel for their mills.
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Kathy Mattea to Participate in 66th Santa Train
... CSX Transportation (CSXT) officials have announced. Mattea, a native of Charleston, W.Va., is no stranger to Appalachia. Her most recent album, Coal, released in April 2008, describes the hardships many coal miners face in Appalachia. Many of the ...
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Click on an event/program title to open its web page. Jul 16 - Jul 18, 2008 Forest Invasives Workshop K-12 educators will examine invasive species of plants, animals, and fungi that have affected the forests of ...
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Quest Resource Announces Closing of Appalachian Acquisition and...
... production, and this acquisition provides Quest Midstream the opportunity to build a significant presence in Appalachia. Quest owns 85% of the general partner and a 36% limited partner interest in Quest Midstream. We believe the future for Quest is ...
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Quest Energy Partners Announces Closing of Appalachian Acquisition and Planned Distribution Increase
... and production growth through the development of the 130,000 net acres it now owns the right to develop in Appalachia, including 122,600 acres in the emerging Marcellus Shale play. QRCP's development in Appalachia should provide a steady stream of ...
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One power plant to add, another to lower pollution
Dominion's coal-fired power plant under construction in Wise County will add to southwest Virginia's air pollution.
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1 power plant to add, another to lower pollution
ABINGDON, Va. - A coal-fired power plant under construction in Wise County will add to southwest Virginia 's air pollution, but an existing generating station nearby will reduce some of its emissions.
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... now - most recently with the new "Come Saturday" (MtnValy Publishing, $12.95). "I love writing about the folks of Appalachia," Musick said. "I find them to be a proud populace - interesting, innovative, loyal and, above all, they know how to look ...
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... by a snake in northeastern Alabama. Handling snakes is practiced in a handful of fundamentalist churches across Appalachia. The practice is illegal in most states, including Kentucky. The snakes, plus an alligator, have been turned over to a reptile ...
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Coal/Railroad Days pageant on tap The Appalachia Special Projects Committee will hold the Coal/Railroad Days beauty pageant, Saturday, July 12 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium at Appalachia High School.
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