This is a huge decision, with relevance to PATH/TrAILCo and related West Virginia issues.
If on-site urban photovoltaics can come in at 9-11 cents per kilowatt (compared to the current cost of 5-6 cents for new coal plants), and if local utilities can avoid the cost of multi-billion dollar transmission lines, new fossil fuel plants are not needed, at least not for peaking power. As carbon emissions costs get factored in (adding 20-50 % to the cost of coal-fired electricity), the challenge for …
[View More]generators will be to decide how to ramp down and phase out existing fossil fuel plants.
JBK
>>> Edward Mainland <emainland(a)COMCAST.NET> 7/19/2009 8:00 PM >>>
Landmark decision: In June California's Energy Commission ruled that
PV solar arrays on rooftops and parking lots may now be considered a
viable alternative to gas turbine projects. The decision's relevance
to RPS goals is clear, according to Bill Powers (see below) who says it
has far-reaching implications for renewable energy development in
California and the nation. California's investor-owned utilities now
will have more difficulty ignoring or neglecting this resource, which
Bill estimates nationally as more than one million MW (more than twice
the average U.S. electrical load). Utilities no longer can so easily
promote more gas peaker plants, large remote solar thermal projects and
new transmission lines in wild lands at the expense of distributed
power closer to consumers. For CEC, the urban PV alternative is now the
potential "first in line" generation resource. Proponents of any new
gas-fired generator or large, remote renewable facility arguably must
now pass a much more rigorous urban PV litmus test to gain CEC project
approval. See below an exchange between Bill Powers and Carl Zichella.
See also Bill's attached article in "Natural Gas & Electricity
Journal". -- Ed M.
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Totally garbled...but once you decipher it, sounds fascinating. More juice from less wind, less impact...what's not to like?
Wish it had mentioned cost issues.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon(a)yahoo.com
304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
--- On Fri, 7/17/09, James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> wrote:
From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>
Subject: [EC] Fwd: Wind Research at WVU?
To: ec(a)osenergy.org
Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 2:48 PM
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http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/7895/
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Sustainable Design
West Virginia University
(724) 561-6349
Morgantown, WV 26501
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<a friend sent me this>
Here are quotes from Governor Manchin's letter to Samuel Bodman, US Dep.
Energy secretary, dated 10/3/2006. Let me know if you want a copy.
"I am writing to extend my congratulations on your efforts regarding
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.... and to provide a
Governor's perspective on the benefits of such designations. West Virginia
is in a unique position. ..we border one of two areas in the nation
identified as …
[View More]severely deficient in electric transmission infrastructure.
To our north and east, we see regional issues of high energy prices, exacerbated
by lack of suitable sites for new generation facilities. To our south and
west, and within our own state, we see low-priced generation in existing power
plants that have been retrofitted to comply wit. new environmental
regulations --- clean coal plants...."
NOW REALLY EVEN MORE SICKENING
"On May 8 of this year, I attended a celebration of the last line splice on
American Electric...Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry 765 kV transmission line....This 90
mile line stretches from West Virginia to Virginia, and provides vital
reliability benefits for a significant portion of my state. Due to a
number of largely unrelated issues, the line took 13 years to site..........The
state of the U.S. electric grid along the urban East Coast is ........a matter
of national security. We must move forward with expediency......so siting
and construction can begin."
Then he says he supports two proposed projects which I believe are PATH and
TRAIL.
Oh he gives a brief mention of wind.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon(a)yahoo.com
304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
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Looks like I am committed to going. Anyone interested in riding along.
I will leave from Evansdale around 5 PM.
JBK
>>> Sara Lampo <revlis04(a)hotmail.com> 7/10/2009 10:13 AM >>>
Hi all!
Governor Manchin will be attending a house party tonight at 7:30pm in
Aspen Village on Timberline Rd.
There will be a peaceful, passive, protest there to show him that the
people of Tucker County do not want the HUGE PATH transmission line
plowing through WV. It is a great …
[View More]opportunity SO CLOSE TO HOME!!!
(This is much easier than traveling to Charleston!) Some people from
Morgantown are making the trip down here tonight to join us as well.
We are meeting at the Timberline Parking Lot at 7:00pm tonight. We
will go to Aspen Village together from there.
The MORE PEOPLE, the more impact we can have. No obligations, let's
just bring the masses.
We have 'STOP THE PATH' yard signs if you're interested. If you have
one, bring it to the event tonight.
Bring your friends and make it fun!
Please call 2 or 3 people to help us spread the word!
For Tucker County, sara
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If we really care about the future of this planet, this crap and trade bill should die in its boots. Kucinich got it right, but the rest of the so-called "democrats' totally blew it. We in the environmental movement have to face the reality that we have failed to convince the public of what's going on with the climate. But this bill will not work, and will only serve to set us back 20 years, and that's time we do not have. It's as if we had cancer and the doctor …
[View More]refuses to do surgery and radiation but says" Take two aspirin and call me back in 20 years." He won't tell us the truth, because he's afraid we won't take drastic action.
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Jim Sconyers <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Fw: "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
To: "WV Chapter Energy Committee" <EC(a)osenergy.org>, "Jonathan Rosenbaum" <freesource(a)cheat.org>, "Karen Grubb" <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>, "kevin fooce" <fmoose39(a)hotmail.com>, "Mike Price" <mikeprice54(a)suddenlink.net>, "Sally Wilts" <sallywilts(a)yahoo.com>, " Esq.William V. DePaulo" <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>, "Paul Wilson" <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 9:09 AM
So depressing.
Byrd is following in Dick Cheney's footsteps, hiding out in an undisclosed location.
I take it for granted that Byrd and Rockefeller, like our House folks, will vote against ACES.
Reading the piece below: The miners say it's about jobs, right right wingnuts say it's about electric bills. None of them mention that it's about f***ing up the world and ruining it for all generations to come.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon(a)yahoo.com
304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com> wrote:
From: Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Fw: "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
To: "WV Chapter Energy Committee" <EC(a)osenergy.org>, "Jim Sconyers" <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>, "Jonathan Rosenbaum" <freesource(a)cheat.org>, "Karen Grubb" <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>, "kevin fooce" <fmoose39(a)hotmail.com>, "Mike Price" <mikeprice54(a)suddenlink.net>, "Sally Wilts" <sallywilts(a)yahoo.com>, "William V. DePaulo, Esq." <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>
Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 8:52 AM
seen this one?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <Bruce.Hamilton(a)sierraclub.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Subject: Fw: "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
To: pjgrunt(a)gmail.com, robinmann(a)earthlink.net
In case youy missed this gem.
----- Forwarded by Bruce Hamilton/Sierraclub on 07/09/2009 02:52 PM -----
"Mary Anne Hitt"
<maryanne.hitt@si
erraclub.org> To
<#conservation-carbon(a)sierraclub.or
07/09/2009 02:41 g>
PM cc
Subject
Please respond to "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our
<maryanne.hitt@si only hope."
erraclub.org>
Thought everyone might appreciate the view from West Virginia. Please note
that this is one of the conservative papers in the state. A somewhat creepy
excerpt:
I dream that Sen. Byrd is healthy enough to return to the Senate and be a
part of this debate about a bill that will cost the poorest West Virginians
their last heating and electricity dollars.
Though injured, like Darth Vader at the end of "Return Of The Jedi," he
will have the strength to intercede as Emperor Obama slowly chokes the life
out of a young warrior named Manchin. The irony of Byrd pitching the
emperor down a reactor shaft or some such with a deciding Senate vote
against cap and trade should not be lost.
"Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
The State Journal (WV)
Byrd's Vote Can Be Key on Climate Debate
July 9, 2009
Byrd remains a critical vote as the cap-and-trade legislation from the
House heads down the hall later this summer for Senate deliberation.
The last few weeks have been filled with the now-rumbling din of concern
for the health of West Virginia's senior U.S. senator. It's safe to say
that something is more than a half-bubble off when we know more about the
health of a backup quarterback at West Virginia University than that of
someone still in the actual order of presidential succession.
For example, courtesy of the Charleston Daily Mail, we know this about a
Parade All-America quarterback now in Morgantown named Eugene Smith.
"Smith will need six to eight weeks to recover after fracturing the
navicular bone, which is on the inside of the foot and at the base of the
ankle... . Smith had X-rays and a CT scan last Thursday and began his
rehabilitation Friday. He's on crutches and wearing a protective boot, but
is under orders to keep weight off the foot."
Anyway, the obfuscation that surrounds Sen. Byrd has been embarrassing for
a long time. It's a disservice to the voters and citizens not to be
represented when critical national issues are being decided in Washington.
Byrd remains a critical vote as the cap-and-trade legislation from the
House heads down the hall later this summer for Senate deliberation. It is
assumed he will be a vote to protect coal or energy interests in our
state, or at least enough of an impediment to those who would stop a
filibuster by topping the 60-vote mark.
I expect our junior senator, currently wavering on Waxman-Markey in
public, to go back to his roots and vote for most any sort of anti-energy
bill that comes down the pike. I sense the antipathy Rockefeller showed in
the 1970s for coal is still just below the skin and worry that if he is in
his last turn in the Senate as well, little will keep him from voting his
VISTA conscience.
The best possible scenario? The one that occurs in my dreams? The one that
gives our state probably its last Senate relevance for a while? Well, it's
based in my viewing of one of the "Star Wars" movies a couple weeks ago.
I dream that Sen. Byrd is healthy enough to return to the Senate and be a
part of this debate about a bill that will cost the poorest West
Virginians their last heating and electricity dollars.
Though injured, like Darth Vader at the end of "Return Of The Jedi," he
will have the strength to intercede as Emperor Obama slowly chokes the
life out of a young warrior named Manchin. The irony of Byrd pitching the
emperor down a reactor shaft or some such with a deciding Senate vote
against cap and trade should not be lost.
"Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
It would be a fitting final act for our greatest senator, showing he's not
with the party but with the people and their family budgets, selfless to
the end, with nothing to lose and doing the right thing for West Virginia.
Of course later, while we all celebrate with the Ewoks our short-term win
over those who would end our way of life, we'd see the senator again, as
we want to remember him. A little younger, maybe playing that fiddle in a
life-like hologram like at the end of the movie. He might be surrounded by
other heroes of our past. Arthur Boreman, Stonewall Jackson, whomever
floats your boat.
We'll inevitably find out that Joe Manchin and Shelley Capito are
ideological siblings, much like Luke and Princess Leia. We'll send them on
to Washington for Byrd and Rockefeller someday soon.
We just have to find our cowboy, Han Solo-type to make my dream work. Not
sure even who that is yet. But auditions to be the next governor and look
good in a leather vest will be under way. Get your measurements in soon.
Rob Cornelius of Parkersburg writes about energy for The State Journal.
His e-mail address is robcwv(a)gmail.com.
Copyright 2009 West Virginia Media. All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
--
Mary Anne Hitt
Deputy Campaign Director
Beyond Coal Campaign
Sierra Club
304-876-7064 (w)
540-239-0073 (c)
maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org
www.sierraclub.org/coal
--
Paul Wilson
Sierra Club
504 Jefferson Ave
Charles Town, WV 25414-1130
Phone: 304-725-4360
Cell: 304-279-1361
"There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha
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So depressing.
Byrd is following in Dick Cheney's footsteps, hiding out in an undisclosed location.
I take it for granted that Byrd and Rockefeller, like our House folks, will vote against ACES.
Reading the piece below: The miners say it's about jobs, right right wingnuts say it's about electric bills. None of them mention that it's about f***ing up the world and ruining it for all generations to come.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon(a)yahoo.com
304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
--- …
[View More]On Fri, 7/10/09, Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com> wrote:
From: Paul Wilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Fw: "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
To: "WV Chapter Energy Committee" <EC(a)osenergy.org>, "Jim Sconyers" <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>, "Jonathan Rosenbaum" <freesource(a)cheat.org>, "Karen Grubb" <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>, "kevin fooce" <fmoose39(a)hotmail.com>, "Mike Price" <mikeprice54(a)suddenlink.net>, "Sally Wilts" <sallywilts(a)yahoo.com>, "William V. DePaulo, Esq." <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com>
Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 8:52 AM
seen this one?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <Bruce.Hamilton(a)sierraclub.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Subject: Fw: "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
To: pjgrunt(a)gmail.com, robinmann(a)earthlink.net
In case youy missed this gem.
----- Forwarded by Bruce Hamilton/Sierraclub on 07/09/2009 02:52 PM -----
"Mary Anne Hitt"
<maryanne.hitt@si
erraclub.org> To
<#conservation-carbon(a)sierraclub.or
07/09/2009 02:41 g>
PM cc
Subject
Please respond to "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our
<maryanne.hitt@si only hope."
erraclub.org>
Thought everyone might appreciate the view from West Virginia. Please note
that this is one of the conservative papers in the state. A somewhat creepy
excerpt:
I dream that Sen. Byrd is healthy enough to return to the Senate and be a
part of this debate about a bill that will cost the poorest West Virginians
their last heating and electricity dollars.
Though injured, like Darth Vader at the end of "Return Of The Jedi," he
will have the strength to intercede as Emperor Obama slowly chokes the life
out of a young warrior named Manchin. The irony of Byrd pitching the
emperor down a reactor shaft or some such with a deciding Senate vote
against cap and trade should not be lost.
"Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
The State Journal (WV)
Byrd's Vote Can Be Key on Climate Debate
July 9, 2009
Byrd remains a critical vote as the cap-and-trade legislation from the
House heads down the hall later this summer for Senate deliberation.
The last few weeks have been filled with the now-rumbling din of concern
for the health of West Virginia's senior U.S. senator. It's safe to say
that something is more than a half-bubble off when we know more about the
health of a backup quarterback at West Virginia University than that of
someone still in the actual order of presidential succession.
For example, courtesy of the Charleston Daily Mail, we know this about a
Parade All-America quarterback now in Morgantown named Eugene Smith.
"Smith will need six to eight weeks to recover after fracturing the
navicular bone, which is on the inside of the foot and at the base of the
ankle... . Smith had X-rays and a CT scan last Thursday and began his
rehabilitation Friday. He's on crutches and wearing a protective boot, but
is under orders to keep weight off the foot."
Anyway, the obfuscation that surrounds Sen. Byrd has been embarrassing for
a long time. It's a disservice to the voters and citizens not to be
represented when critical national issues are being decided in Washington.
Byrd remains a critical vote as the cap-and-trade legislation from the
House heads down the hall later this summer for Senate deliberation. It is
assumed he will be a vote to protect coal or energy interests in our
state, or at least enough of an impediment to those who would stop a
filibuster by topping the 60-vote mark.
I expect our junior senator, currently wavering on Waxman-Markey in
public, to go back to his roots and vote for most any sort of anti-energy
bill that comes down the pike. I sense the antipathy Rockefeller showed in
the 1970s for coal is still just below the skin and worry that if he is in
his last turn in the Senate as well, little will keep him from voting his
VISTA conscience.
The best possible scenario? The one that occurs in my dreams? The one that
gives our state probably its last Senate relevance for a while? Well, it's
based in my viewing of one of the "Star Wars" movies a couple weeks ago.
I dream that Sen. Byrd is healthy enough to return to the Senate and be a
part of this debate about a bill that will cost the poorest West
Virginians their last heating and electricity dollars.
Though injured, like Darth Vader at the end of "Return Of The Jedi," he
will have the strength to intercede as Emperor Obama slowly chokes the
life out of a young warrior named Manchin. The irony of Byrd pitching the
emperor down a reactor shaft or some such with a deciding Senate vote
against cap and trade should not be lost.
"Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
It would be a fitting final act for our greatest senator, showing he's not
with the party but with the people and their family budgets, selfless to
the end, with nothing to lose and doing the right thing for West Virginia.
Of course later, while we all celebrate with the Ewoks our short-term win
over those who would end our way of life, we'd see the senator again, as
we want to remember him. A little younger, maybe playing that fiddle in a
life-like hologram like at the end of the movie. He might be surrounded by
other heroes of our past. Arthur Boreman, Stonewall Jackson, whomever
floats your boat.
We'll inevitably find out that Joe Manchin and Shelley Capito are
ideological siblings, much like Luke and Princess Leia. We'll send them on
to Washington for Byrd and Rockefeller someday soon.
We just have to find our cowboy, Han Solo-type to make my dream work. Not
sure even who that is yet. But auditions to be the next governor and look
good in a leather vest will be under way. Get your measurements in soon.
Rob Cornelius of Parkersburg writes about energy for The State Journal.
His e-mail address is robcwv(a)gmail.com.
Copyright 2009 West Virginia Media. All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
--
Mary Anne Hitt
Deputy Campaign Director
Beyond Coal Campaign
Sierra Club
304-876-7064 (w)
540-239-0073 (c)
maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org
www.sierraclub.org/coal
--
Paul Wilson
Sierra Club
504 Jefferson Ave
Charles Town, WV 25414-1130
Phone: 304-725-4360
Cell: 304-279-1361
"There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha
[View Less]
seen this one?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <Bruce.Hamilton(a)sierraclub.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Subject: Fw: "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
To: pjgrunt(a)gmail.com, robinmann(a)earthlink.net
In case youy missed this gem.
----- Forwarded by Bruce Hamilton/Sierraclub on 07/09/2009 02:52 PM -----
"Mary Anne Hitt"
<maryanne.hitt@si
erraclub.org> To
…
[View More] <#conservation-carbon(a)sierraclub.or
07/09/2009 02:41 g>
PM cc
Subject
Please respond to "Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our
<maryanne.hitt@si only hope."
erraclub.org>
Thought everyone might appreciate the view from West Virginia. Please note
that this is one of the conservative papers in the state. A somewhat creepy
excerpt:
I dream that Sen. Byrd is healthy enough to return to the Senate and be a
part of this debate about a bill that will cost the poorest West Virginians
their last heating and electricity dollars.
Though injured, like Darth Vader at the end of "Return Of The Jedi," he
will have the strength to intercede as Emperor Obama slowly chokes the life
out of a young warrior named Manchin. The irony of Byrd pitching the
emperor down a reactor shaft or some such with a deciding Senate vote
against cap and trade should not be lost.
"Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
The State Journal (WV)
Byrd's Vote Can Be Key on Climate Debate
July 9, 2009
Byrd remains a critical vote as the cap-and-trade legislation from the
House heads down the hall later this summer for Senate deliberation.
The last few weeks have been filled with the now-rumbling din of concern
for the health of West Virginia's senior U.S. senator. It's safe to say
that something is more than a half-bubble off when we know more about the
health of a backup quarterback at West Virginia University than that of
someone still in the actual order of presidential succession.
For example, courtesy of the Charleston Daily Mail, we know this about a
Parade All-America quarterback now in Morgantown named Eugene Smith.
"Smith will need six to eight weeks to recover after fracturing the
navicular bone, which is on the inside of the foot and at the base of the
ankle... . Smith had X-rays and a CT scan last Thursday and began his
rehabilitation Friday. He's on crutches and wearing a protective boot, but
is under orders to keep weight off the foot."
Anyway, the obfuscation that surrounds Sen. Byrd has been embarrassing for
a long time. It's a disservice to the voters and citizens not to be
represented when critical national issues are being decided in Washington.
Byrd remains a critical vote as the cap-and-trade legislation from the
House heads down the hall later this summer for Senate deliberation. It is
assumed he will be a vote to protect coal or energy interests in our
state, or at least enough of an impediment to those who would stop a
filibuster by topping the 60-vote mark.
I expect our junior senator, currently wavering on Waxman-Markey in
public, to go back to his roots and vote for most any sort of anti-energy
bill that comes down the pike. I sense the antipathy Rockefeller showed in
the 1970s for coal is still just below the skin and worry that if he is in
his last turn in the Senate as well, little will keep him from voting his
VISTA conscience.
The best possible scenario? The one that occurs in my dreams? The one that
gives our state probably its last Senate relevance for a while? Well, it's
based in my viewing of one of the "Star Wars" movies a couple weeks ago.
I dream that Sen. Byrd is healthy enough to return to the Senate and be a
part of this debate about a bill that will cost the poorest West
Virginians their last heating and electricity dollars.
Though injured, like Darth Vader at the end of "Return Of The Jedi," he
will have the strength to intercede as Emperor Obama slowly chokes the
life out of a young warrior named Manchin. The irony of Byrd pitching the
emperor down a reactor shaft or some such with a deciding Senate vote
against cap and trade should not be lost.
"Help us Robert C. Byrd; you're our only hope."
It would be a fitting final act for our greatest senator, showing he's not
with the party but with the people and their family budgets, selfless to
the end, with nothing to lose and doing the right thing for West Virginia.
Of course later, while we all celebrate with the Ewoks our short-term win
over those who would end our way of life, we'd see the senator again, as
we want to remember him. A little younger, maybe playing that fiddle in a
life-like hologram like at the end of the movie. He might be surrounded by
other heroes of our past. Arthur Boreman, Stonewall Jackson, whomever
floats your boat.
We'll inevitably find out that Joe Manchin and Shelley Capito are
ideological siblings, much like Luke and Princess Leia. We'll send them on
to Washington for Byrd and Rockefeller someday soon.
We just have to find our cowboy, Han Solo-type to make my dream work. Not
sure even who that is yet. But auditions to be the next governor and look
good in a leather vest will be under way. Get your measurements in soon.
Rob Cornelius of Parkersburg writes about energy for The State Journal.
His e-mail address is robcwv(a)gmail.com.
Copyright 2009 West Virginia Media. All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
--
Mary Anne Hitt
Deputy Campaign Director
Beyond Coal Campaign
Sierra Club
304-876-7064 (w)
540-239-0073 (c)
maryanne.hitt(a)sierraclub.org
www.sierraclub.org/coal
--
Paul Wilson
Sierra Club
504 Jefferson Ave
Charles Town, WV 25414-1130
Phone: 304-725-4360
Cell: 304-279-1361
"There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha
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PATH Powerline Protest Friday in Tucker County.
Anyone else interested in joining us?
JBK
304-293-8822 (office)
304-594-3322 (home)
>>> Sara Lampo <revlis04(a)hotmail.com> 7/8/2009 3:15 PM >>>
Hey Friends!
Bring as many people as you can!! We're going to meet at the
Timberline Ski Area parking lot at 7:00pm. Thanks!!! :)
1. We have 100 "NO PATH" signs to distribute! We need to get them
out and around Davis, Thomas, Parsons, and Canaan, Deerfield, T-line,
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Gov. Manchin is coming to town this Friday (2 days!) and ideally we can
get most of them out beforehand. It will make a mark in his visit if he
sees that the people of Tucker County don't want this PATH coming
through.
The signs are at my house in Benbush and I'm looking for people to help
distribute. Megan is going to take some to Hellbender's and Sirianni's
tonight. Can anyone else help? Or know anyone who would be interested
in helping? The more, ther merrier!
2. Manchin will be attending a 'party' this Friday at 7:30pm in
Aspen Village at the base of Timberline. There will be a peaceful,
passive, protest there. The more people, the more impactful it will be.
No obligations, let's just bring the masses. Please call 2 or 3 people
and tell them!
See you soon, sara
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To the Energy Committee:
Here is yet another issue. This is a new permit application for a
facility that wants to use landfill methane as an energy source, and to
claim the carbon credits under cap and trade for that methane reduction.
The difficulty is that the Sierra Club recently announced a policy
shift to oppose landfill gas applications because, such facilities
manage the landfill to maximize methane production, but are unable to
collect it efficiently. As such, the facilities may …
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of the methane to escape into the atmosphere.
The draft permit should be available on the DEP web page later today.
let me know if anyone wants to tackle this one.
JBK
>>> <duane330(a)aol.com> 7/7/2009 7:27 PM >>>
Methane reduction facility....... this is a new one on me; maybe they
will be
burining methane to make carbon dioxide, just to reduce the greenhouse
effect?
Duane
-----Original Message-----
From: dep.online(a)wv.gov
To: duane330(a)aol.com
Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 3:34 pm
Subject: DEP Public Notice - County - Greenbrier - Notice of Intent to
Approve Permit R13-2802 - Greenbrier Clean Energy, LLE's Greenbrier
Methane Reduction Facility
he following was sent to you because you are a
ember of the DEP Public Notice mailing list.
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uesday, July 7, 2009 @ 3:34 PM
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IR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE Notice of Intent to Approve
n May 7, 2009, Greenbrier Clean Energy, LLC applied to the WV
Department of
nvironmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to
onstruct and operate a methane reduction facility located on Harper
Siding
oad, 4 miles northeast of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV. A
preliminary
valuation has determined that all State and Federal air quality
requirements
ill be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the
public
f its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R13-2802.
he following potential emissions will be authorized by this permit
action:
articulate20Matter less than 10 microns, 1.12 tons per year (TPY);
Sulfur
ioxide, 1.09 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen,
.47 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 24.30 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 0.14
TPY.
ritten comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by
the DAQ
efore 5:00
.m. on Monday, August 10, 2009. A public meeting may be held if the
Director
f the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been
expressed, in
riting, or when the Director deems it appropriate.
he purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary
etermination if the
roposed construction will meet all state and federal air quality
requirements.
he purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on
air
uality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments
received
t the address noted below within the specified time frame, or comments
resented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior
to
inal action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the
public
ecord.
erry Williams II, P.E. WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of
ir Quality 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Telephone:
304/926-0499,
xt. 1223 FAX: 304/926-0478
dditional information, including copies of the draft permit,
application and
ll other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision may be
obtained
y contacting the engineer listed above. The draft permit and
engineering
valuation can be downloaded at:
ww.wvdep.org/daq
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