Illegal Massey Construction Stopped by Tree Sit
Three activists are sitting in the trees, blocking the illegal construction of an access road up Coal River Mountain. Since blasting started on Coal River Mountain this fall, the local campaign has...
View ArticleEPA Moves Closer to Blocking Big Mountaintop Mine in WV
To the delight of all of us who oppose mountaintop removal coal mining -- and to the chagrin of Arch Coal company -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its "proposed determination"...
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Coal Companies Mine Family Graves in West Virgina
Posted on behalf of @Symbolman: I come from mining stock. One of my ancestors was blown to hell underground with a score or more of others, whose bones still lay buried under tons of rock in Colorado....
View ArticleExplosions in the Gulf are a Symptom, Not an Anomaly
(Cross-posted from my blog) I'm a bit late getting to this story, but as of yet, the 11 missing personnel from the big explosion aboard an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico are still unaccounted...
View ArticleMSHA Closes Portions of 3 Massey Mines After Anonymous Complaints
MSHA announced today that it had ordered closed portions of three Massey Energy Co. coal mines in West Virginia following surprise inspections. MSHA was following up on anonymous complaints of unsafe...
View ArticleManchin and the Southern Democrats
I was making my daily rounds at the pollster sites today. Surprisingly, the West Virginia Senate race might be closer than we a thought, with Raese taking the lead from Manchin for the first time.
View ArticleThe Most Exciting House Races In The Last 20 Years, State By State
Even in unfavorable election climates or off years, I always seem to get election fever at some point in September. As disgusted as I've been in recent months watching the political climate get...
View ArticleWV GOP's (not so) Subtle Race Baiting
Take a look at this WV GOP sign, one of many all around my area. Tell me what you think. Interesting color choice, right?
View ArticleSpecial election for Governor of West Virginia ordered to be held in 2011!
Last November, Governor of West Virginia Joe Manchin was elected a United States Senator in a special election to fill the remainder of the term originally held by the late Senator Robert Byrd. Manchin...
View ArticleA Month of Silence: No Response from McKinley Camp After Staffer Smears WV...
Today marks one month since a tax-payer-paid, top staffer for Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) used his Twitter account to smear WV workers. Richie Parsons, McKinley's district director, tweeted...
View ArticleHelp Natalie, WV, and Democrats
Folks,Please support Natalie Tennant in the race to succeed Jay Rockefeller as U.S. Senator from West Virginia! I know it’s early, but her opposition is U.S. Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito, who is...
View ArticleFinal ACA Update of 2013: WV, RI & MSNBC Video!
Two quick last-minute updates before the ball drops on 2013:Rhode Island: private enrollments up to 9,800 (h/t to rugbymom)Individuals and families had until the end of the day Tuesday to enroll...
View ArticleTalk Radio Live at Noon Here on The G.O.S.
Paul Ryan is back. Back! And's Got a Budget! Nancy tells us to "Embrace the Suck." We can't.Netroots Radio is internet radio of, by and for the Netroots. Find us at the intersection of Hope and...
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Update...Black Man Wanted in West Virginia-Description "Black Man"
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s office in West Virginia is looking for a black man suspect and this news item ran this past Saturday. Not to worry, the newspaper The Dominion Post claimed it was the...
View ArticlePoison and Dash - Freedom Industries Files for Bankruptcy
It's always great to see the invisible hand of the market at work. Just a little over a week after residents detected a strange odor and the water started making people sick, the company behind the...
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WV Water Poisoning — more devastation by unfettered capitalism
My close friend John Christensen, a great environmental leader and a great trade unionist, has been at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston demanding answers from the company that poisoned...
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The Vote in Chattanooga
The recently concluded vote at VW in Chattanooga is difficult to write about. But before too many observers and commentators blame the “backward or racist southerners” for voting no in the environment...
View ArticleLa$t day appeal - Our Food Pantry online campaign ends at Midnight (EST)....
8:41 PM --- Thanks to you, we've hit our goal of $1000 (post-match)!I am the assistant director of my church's food pantry.No, we are not a megachurch unless your definition of megachurch is a weekly...
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How to Use Primary Colors to Hold Conservative Democrats Accountable
The Primary Colors scoring system is useful for identifying which Democrats to challenge in a primary, but it’s also useful for holding members of Congress accountable in seats too risky to support a...
View ArticleACA Signups: NM, WV, SD Updates (relatively quiet day)
Cross-posted at ACA Signups A relatively quiet day today after the insanity of the rest of the week (including a triple-header of the Washington Post, NPR and Newsweek...the Newsweek thing is supposed...
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