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
