Warren Buffet’s email to US Citizens
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible … Read more
Study Confirms Global Warming’s Existence
An independent investigation of global warming solidified that global warming remains supported by scientific evidence, leaving skeptics speechless. This study represents that most comprehensive independent review of historical temperature records to date. Compiling more than a billion temperature records dating back to the 1800s from 15 sources around the world, the University of California, Berkeley … Read more
The Preciousss
What rhetoric? Fact is the preciousss does keep the lights on in America, or at least around 50%, and let’s not forget about the preciousss that is used in the making of steel. China is starting new the preciousss fired power plants on a weekly basis, so their increase in the preciousss use shouldn’t be … Read more
Exporting Coal – up 700% to China
With all the rhetoric about ‘keeping the lights on in America’, it’s interesting to know that China’s imports of coal has gone up a staggering 700%. West Virginia is benefiting short term from exports of coal overseas, however, what are the long term results on the economy of the state? Coal is dwindling in Appalachia, … Read more
New Human Sub-species Discovered in West Virginia
THE ANCIENT PROTO-HUMAN homo blankenstarelis was believed to have become extinct two million years ago, when its only skill—stuffing it’s mouth with long green cabbage —proved insufficient in the face of even the mildest climate change. Recently, however, examples of this crude and primitive sub-species have been spotted in abandoned central West Virginia coal mines, … Read more
Gore links climate change to Great Lakes problems
DETROIT — Former Vice President Al Gore linked climate change to a rash of environmental catastrophes Thursday, from floods in Pakistan to drought in Texas and rampant algae blooms sucking oxygen from Lake Erie. The fallout from a warming planet is being felt around the world, Gore said in a speech during the annual meeting … Read more
Reinventing fire: Amory Lovins on coal’s costs – From Coal Tattoo, October 14, 2011 by Ken Ward Jr.
Folks who follow the work of Rocky Mountain Institute co-founder Amory Lovins certainly are well aware that he’s got a new book out. Called “Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era,” the volume is being promoted as a blueprint to the new energy era: Business can become more competitive, profitable and resilient … Read more
Kathy Mattea among inductees to WV Music Hall of Fame
Kathy Mattea will be inducted into West Virginia’s Music Hall of Fame this weekend. Kathy has been one of West Virginia’s jewels of Country Music for thirty years. She is also an outspoken activist against the ravages of Mountain Top Removal coal strip mining, and one of her last records was called “Coal”. She is … Read more
Continuing rhetoric
“You wouldn’t have heard me begging for gratification or too be acknowledged, if I had been one of those that fought for a new school, all the while claiming it was for the children.” – Walt ————————————————————————————————————————————————————- No, Walt… I don’t see any posts here from the hero’s that fought tooth and nail for the … Read more
