Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
The clean energy economy is upon us -- but will the U.S. heed the call? That's the gist of today's Washington Post story with this stark headline: Asian Nations Could Outpace U.S. in Developing Clean Energy. Excerpt: President Obama...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Last week, the Mayor and City Council of Keyser, West Virginia formally endorsed a proposed 23-turbine Pinnacle Wind Farm, a $125 million project that will generate an average of $432,000 in annual local taxes, create 150 construction and six permanent jobs, and help...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
In the battle to save the Appalachian Mountains from being "removed" by rapacious coal companies, many are advocating a clean energy alternative: wind power. Some good news on that front: The wind industry now employs more people than coal mining in...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Over the summer I took my family on a "Wild West" vacation, starting in the small town of Buffalo, Wyoming and then driving across the wind-swept, wide open spaces to Yellowstone. Along the trail, traveling through some barren yet beautiful landscapes, we passed several patches of...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Curbing Pollution , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Our friends at Coal River Mountain Watch have been fighting to save their mountain from being decapitated by Massey Energy Co. to mine coal. Through their teriffic Coal River Wind project, they've been able to show that there is a clean, renewable energy alternative...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Hollywood couldn't script a better corporate villain than Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, the nation's fourth largest coal company. He has built his company up largely by tearing down the mountains of his home-state of West Virginia. Under his control,...continued→
