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Activists disrupt Blankenship at National Press Club

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
posted by charles

From our friends over at Rainforest Action Network:

RAN activists just disrupted Massey CEO Don Blankenship’s talk at the National Press Club sending him a strong message:“Your coal is not Clean, Safe or Forever.” They were eventually escorted out by security.

Pics soon. You can see live video at http://press.org/events/npc-luncheon-don-blankenship

Washington, D.C. (7/22/10)— Today activists with the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) attended Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s National Press Club speaking event. RAN was there to call attention to Massey’s repeated mine safety violations, including the April 5 Upper Big Branch mine explosion in which 29 miners tragically died, as well as the company’s lead role in mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR). Blankenship has gained quite a reputation for his company’s mine safety violations as well as his indifference to environmental protection and climate change.

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Three Rivers Climate Convergence, Pittsburgh, Sept. 20-25

Friday, September 11th, 2009
posted by Dea

This September the fossil fuel industry and their political supporters are descending on Pittsburgh to put a green face on global capitalism. These meetings amongst the world superpowers whose failed policies are responsible for the global economic, environmental and human rights crises, will be met by global citizens who know we need to do things differently. We’ll break through and demand real, localized and community-based solutions that come from the 6 billion people of the earth, not 20 heads of state.

The Three Rivers Climate Convergence will be held September 20-25th in Schenley Park, located in the heart of Oakland, Pittsburgh’s student neighborhood. The convergence will gather together people united for environmental justice to share knowledge, attend workshops, plan actions and demonstrations in response to the International Coal Conference and G20 Summit and live sustainably in the shadows of a 21st century city. At this time, the encampment is not permitted by the city.

Tuesday September 22nd- Welcome to Climate Ground Zero! Tell PNC to Stop Funding Mountain Top Removal- PNC, through their ownership stakes in Blackrock Financial is one of Massey Energies largest shareholders, a prime destroyer of Appalachia’s mountains and communities.  Affinity groups are encouraged to target PNC branches all day long, with a main rally starting at noon (location to be announced).

Check out our website @ www.3riversconvergence.org

To let us know of your attendance, volunteer or host a workshop, fill out the sign up form.

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A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming

Monday, April 7th, 2008
posted by admin

Most of the focus in the last few years has centered on imposing caps on greenhouse gas emissions to prod energy users to conserve or switch to nonpolluting technologies.

But now, with recent data showing an unexpected rise in global emissions and a decline in energy efficiency, a growing chorus of economists, scientists and students of energy policy are saying that whatever benefits the cap approach yields, it will be too little and come too late.

Read the story here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/weekinreview/06revkin.html 

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Solar stocks soar on outlook for U.S. subsidies

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
posted by admin

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Shares of solar power companies soared on Friday on optimism that key tax subsidies for the renewable energy sector could be extended by U.S. lawmakers in the coming weeks.

A new bipartisan proposal by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and John Ensign would extend the tax credits, and Wall Street analysts said the measure has a good chance of passing soon because it is not linked to a tax hike for Big Oil.

Read the story here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSN0430341720080404 

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Nobel scientist warns on climate change

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
posted by admin

MIAMI (Reuters) – The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who rang the first alarm bells over the ozone hole issued a warming about climate change on Saturday, saying there could be “almost irreversible consequences” if the Earth warmed 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 degrees F) above what it ought to be.

Read the story here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0542152720080406 

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Wyoming wants high court to dismiss Montana Lawsuit

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
posted by admin

Wyoming will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Montana over the two states’ water rights to the Powder and Tongue rivers.

Wyoming State Engineer Pat Tyrrell, who was in Gillette on Thursday, said that Montana’s claims that Wyoming is unfairly taking more than its legal share of both surface and groundwater from the Powder and Tongue rivers before they cross into Montana is “not relevant.” In fact, the compact that governs water rights between the two states — the Yellowstone Compact of 1951 — does not address groundwater flows at all, he said.

Read the story here:

http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2008/04/05/news/local%20news/news02.txt

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Energy money secures Wyoming sage grouse easement

Friday, April 4th, 2008
posted by admin

JACKSON (AP) — Money from oil and gas field developers in southwest Wyoming has been used to help buy a conservation easement on ranchland to protect sage grouse habitat.

The Conservation Fund announced it has completed a project with partners that will protect 1,042 acres of sage grouse habitat on a ranch southwest of Daniel.

Read the story here:

http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/04/04/local_news_updates/17local_04-04-08.txt

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U.S. needs cleaner fuels than tar sands oil

Friday, April 4th, 2008
posted by admin

WASHINGTON – Anything that allows America to continue its dependence on carbon fossil fuels – whether the sprawling tar sands of Canada or the petroleum pools under Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – completely misses the point about shifting to alternative energy sources.

Alternative sources should be real energy alternatives like wind, solar and geothermal power rather than alternative fossil fuel sources that often give off more greenhouse gases than conventional crude oil. Without making that crucial distinction we will continue to stoke the boilers of global warming that are destroying our planet’s all-too fragile environment at an ever-increasing rate.

Read the story here:

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/03/31/opinion/gazette/34-gazetteopinion.txt 

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Tories reject opposition pledge on global warming

Friday, April 4th, 2008
posted by admin

OTTAWA – The Harper government has rejected a new pledge taken by opposition leaders to endorse a tough international treaty to fight global warming.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, the Bloc Quebecois’ Gilles Duceppe and the NDP’s Jack Layton all signed the pledge to push for a post-Kyoto Protocol climate change agreement that would prevent average global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees Celsius above 19th-century levels “because scientists have shown that, otherwise, the consequences of global warming are likely to be catastrophic.”

Read the story here:

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=a18decb6-a686-4d19-9ae2-da17d872b63b&k=39533

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Environmental groups name Ed Stelmach ‘Fossil Fool’ of the year

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
posted by admin

CALGARY – Premier Ed Stelmach has been voted Canada’s Fossil Fool of the year by a coalition of environmental groups.

Stelmach earned the dubious distinction for his promotion of the northern Alberta oilsands, refusal to touch the brake on development in the region and releasing a greenhouse gas plan that implements only intensity-based targets.

Read the story here:

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=3155985c-f727-417a-8363-c04008cd4d85&k=23711

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