Posts by WVEC
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Action Alerts WVEC February 27, 2013
Public Hearing on Allowing More Toxic Selenium in WV Streams
West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert February 27, 2013 Public Hearing on Allowing More Toxic Selenium in WV Streams Has Been Rescheduled to Monday, March 4th – 2PM in the House Chambers. Public Hearing on HB 2579 We are being told we will only have ONE hour for this Public Hearing – divided time between […] More
Issues: DEP, Selenium, Water
Public Hearing on Allowing More Toxic Selenium in WV Streams
West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert February 27, 2013 Public Hearing on Allowing More Toxic Selenium in WV Streams Has Been Rescheduled to Monday, March 4th – 2PM in the House Chambers. Public Hearing on HB 2579 We are being told we will only have ONE hour for this Public Hearing – divided time between […] More
Issues: DEP, Selenium, Water
Blog WVEC September 19, 2012
Celebrating Larry Gibson: The Life and Legacy of the Keeper of the Mountains
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Issues: Mountaintop removal
Celebrating Larry Gibson: The Life and Legacy of the Keeper of the Mountains
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Issues: Mountaintop removal
Blog WVEC October 24, 2009
Lifeboat Earth
By Bob Mertz Like a ship at sea our Earth moves through the hostile vastness of space, and like a ship we are all in the same boat. If Earth’s life sustaining ecological systems fail we will all perish. On the Titanic the rich as well as the poor died. Today we are taxing the ability of our […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Lifeboat Earth
By Bob Mertz Like a ship at sea our Earth moves through the hostile vastness of space, and like a ship we are all in the same boat. If Earth’s life sustaining ecological systems fail we will all perish. On the Titanic the rich as well as the poor died. Today we are taxing the ability of our […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog WVEC September 22, 2008
Toxic Plastic Water Bottles
by Debra Lynn Dadd I recently received a question from one of my readers about the safety of drinking water from clear plastic water bottles. These bottles, made from Lexan polycarbonate resin (a plastic polymer), are widely used for single-serving sales to one-gallon of water in stores and home-delivery bottles. These bottles appear to be […] More
Issues: Pollution
Toxic Plastic Water Bottles
by Debra Lynn Dadd I recently received a question from one of my readers about the safety of drinking water from clear plastic water bottles. These bottles, made from Lexan polycarbonate resin (a plastic polymer), are widely used for single-serving sales to one-gallon of water in stores and home-delivery bottles. These bottles appear to be […] More
Issues: Pollution
Blog WVEC July 22, 2008
Renewable Energy Campaign
Renewable Energy Campaign Second edition, July, 2008: West Virginia Citizens’ Energy Plan For Economic Opportunities and a Sustainable Future (pdf) Campaign Goal: To diversify West Virginia’s energy portfolio from its current dependence on the harmful and costly consumption of fossil fuels toward the use of renewable energy sources and the development of new, economically sustainable […] More
Issues: Renewable energy
Renewable Energy Campaign
Renewable Energy Campaign Second edition, July, 2008: West Virginia Citizens’ Energy Plan For Economic Opportunities and a Sustainable Future (pdf) Campaign Goal: To diversify West Virginia’s energy portfolio from its current dependence on the harmful and costly consumption of fossil fuels toward the use of renewable energy sources and the development of new, economically sustainable […] More
Issues: Renewable energy
Blog WVEC October 18, 2007
America’s Greenest States – WV Ranks Dead Last!
By Don Garvin If you ever wondered why we need a West Virginia Environmental Council, just consider the following: An October 17, 2007 Forbes magazine article ranks West Virginia as No. 50 – dead last – in the magazine’s first-ever list of America’s “Greenest” States. “So who’s at the bottom?” the magazine asks. According to […] More
Issues: Coal, Energy
America’s Greenest States – WV Ranks Dead Last!
By Don Garvin If you ever wondered why we need a West Virginia Environmental Council, just consider the following: An October 17, 2007 Forbes magazine article ranks West Virginia as No. 50 – dead last – in the magazine’s first-ever list of America’s “Greenest” States. “So who’s at the bottom?” the magazine asks. According to […] More
Issues: Coal, Energy
Blog WVEC November 22, 2005
Peak Oil: Coming Soon to a Planet You’re On
by Mary Wildfire Many people are aware that the world’s climate is already changing due to greenhouse gases; scientists say the problem is becoming increasingly urgent. Now, suddenly we’re hearing about a new problem: Peak Oil. This refers to the point when we’ve used up half of all the world’s oil. Some geologists say […] More
Issues: Oil and gas
Peak Oil: Coming Soon to a Planet You’re On
by Mary Wildfire Many people are aware that the world’s climate is already changing due to greenhouse gases; scientists say the problem is becoming increasingly urgent. Now, suddenly we’re hearing about a new problem: Peak Oil. This refers to the point when we’ve used up half of all the world’s oil. Some geologists say […] More
Issues: Oil and gas