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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Massey Energy Faces Criminal Probe
Heard first on NPR, via my lovely wife, and verified by Reuters. WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) — Massey Energy Co is under criminal investigation by the FBI after the deadly mine explosion earlier this month in West Virginia that killed 29, U.S. … Continue reading
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Maurice Manning Reading
courtesy of Denton Loving:
Old Fish, by Nathan Tyree
Down here the mining companies built the towns. Everyone owed their living to the minerals coming from the belly of the earth. Even if they didn't swing a pick in the dark, they worked at one of the rooming houses, … Continue reading
Riverside, fiction by Kurt Taylor
Nicole swung around the corner of the café counter in her smooth way, balancing a tray of dishes and coffee cups, just right, before stacking everything in the bus tub. She wore the same tight-fitting white outfit she cleaned every … Continue reading
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The Wiliiamsport Sun-Gazette on Marcellus Shale
Politicians propound challenge of gas growth is balancing fact, fiction Cheryl Clark writes in the Sun-Gazette: WELLSBORO, PA — As gas drilling protestors staged a vigil outside, state and federal legislators spoke about that hot topic Thursday at the Tioga … Continue reading
EPA Limits Mountaintop Removal
Only a little overdue… By Christopher J. Jackson Register-Herald Reporter BECKLEY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tightened limitations on mountaintop removal with new actions to “clarify” and strengthen guidelines for Appalachian mining permits. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said … Continue reading