Wind as a Replacement to Fossil Fuels

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

It’s been awhile since I’ve had time or anything to write about here. However I also am an author at the Stop Mountaintop Removal blog and I wrote a post about wind power.
Visit One Alternative to Mountaintop Removal - Wind to read more on the subject.
Pennsylvania is doing quite good with funding renewable, green [...]

The Effects of Coal- Years After It is Mined-Acid Mine Drainage

Monday, March 17th, 2008

After seeing the pictures Denny posted on his Stop Mountaintop Removal blog about acid mine drainage, I decided to take some similar pictures from my area. The effects from mining coal last for decades and possibly 100 or more years. These pictures are of runoff from the Sagamore Mines in Armstrong County, PA. [...]

Keeping Our Drinking Water Free From Contamination

Friday, February 15th, 2008

While the effects of mountaintop don’t directly affect us in this region, some of the environmental effects are the same. In our area, our drinking water supply is contaminated from another byproduct of Coal.
In this area, CCW(coal combustion waste), the leftover ash produced from burning coal is being disposed of by placing it [...]