click image for link The Dirty Truth about Coal and Coal Rush have been prepared by the Sierra Club. They discuss coal from mining to burning to waste and "Why Yesterday's Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future."
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"Consumer Advocate" cuts deal with TrAILCo
April 17, 2008. The consumer advocate for the WV Public Service Commission (PSC), Byron Harris, has worked a deal for the TrAILCo High-Voltage Transmission Line to follow an existing transmission line. The route will increase the size of the right of way needed along the exisiting corridor by 200 feet. The new proposed route diverges from the exiting power-line corridor in Preston County to avoid Maryland. Here is a good interview with the PSC's Consumer Advocate on WV PBS via YouTube.
Governor Manchin Backpeddles on Support?
Governor Joe Manchin originally supported the proposed TrAILCo High-Voltage Power Line, but now he appears to be feeling the political heat. Story
PSC Staff Opposes TrAILCo Transmission Line
The Staff of the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) and its consultants have come out against the proposed TrAILCo High-Voltage Transmission Line. Story
New Reports Out
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The Dirty Truth about Coal and Coal Rush have been prepared by the Sierra Club. They discuss coal from mining to burning to waste and "Why Yesterday's Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future."
The First-Ever State of the Carbon Cycle Report from the Carnegie Institution of Science was funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). It finds a "Finds Troubling Imbalance" in North America's carbon budget caused by human-generated emissions.
MVCAC Opposes Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo)
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo), part of Allegheny Energy, plans to build a huge high-voltage transmission line through southwestern Pennsylvania, across northern West Virginia, and into Virginia.
MVCAC supports the Halleck and Southern Monongalia County Community Association, the Capon Valley Coalition, the Laurel Run Watershed Association, and the Sierra Club, West Virginia Chapter in West Virginia, Stop the Towers in Pennsylvania, and Virginia's Commitment in opposing TrAILCo's proposed transmission line.
Check out NoTowersinWV.org to see exactly how you can help.
The PSC's evidentiary (court) hearing will be conducted in two parts. The first will be presentation of evidence by all parties except TrAILCO and is scheduled January 9 through January 11, 2008 and January 14 through January 15, 2008. The second phase, consisting of TrAILCO’s direct case and possibly Commission staff’s expert witness, is scheduled for February 12 through February 15, 2008 and February 19 through February 22, 2008. The evidentiary hearing will be conducted in the HMC Hearing Room, PSC headquarters, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, WV and are open to the public.