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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
Blog WVEC December 13, 1998
Tire Burning Fact Sheet
Presentation by Tom Degen to (WV) Joint Finance subcommittee E on Dec. 13, 1998 Members of Joint Finance subcommittee E, An EPA report has already been submitted to this committee, “Air Emissions form Scrap Tire Combustion” DEP-600/R-97-115, October 1997. The report has three parts. The first part addresses tire piles and tire fires. I believe […] More
Issues: Pollution
Tire Burning Fact Sheet
Presentation by Tom Degen to (WV) Joint Finance subcommittee E on Dec. 13, 1998 Members of Joint Finance subcommittee E, An EPA report has already been submitted to this committee, “Air Emissions form Scrap Tire Combustion” DEP-600/R-97-115, October 1997. The report has three parts. The first part addresses tire piles and tire fires. I believe […] More
Issues: Pollution
Blog WVEC December 12, 1998
Tire Burning Documentation
Tuesday, December 1, 1998 2:10:25 PM Subject: Re: air-mail: Tire incinerators. —- Jim, This EPA report below, listed by Ron Burke of ALA in prior email, I believe only demonstrates TDF use in a dual-chambered incinerator equipped with an afterburner. There’s a big problem with these EPA tests. The EPA used a small scale state-of-the-art […] More
Issues: Pollution
Tire Burning Documentation
Tuesday, December 1, 1998 2:10:25 PM Subject: Re: air-mail: Tire incinerators. —- Jim, This EPA report below, listed by Ron Burke of ALA in prior email, I believe only demonstrates TDF use in a dual-chambered incinerator equipped with an afterburner. There’s a big problem with these EPA tests. The EPA used a small scale state-of-the-art […] More
Issues: Pollution
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