Coalition to Oppose Appalachian Power Hydro Project Meet Tuesday
A coalition of environmental groups United Mine Workers districts and Charleston plans a Tuesday meeting in Charleston to press the Energy Regulatory Commission to deny a preliminary permit for Appalachian Power Co to study two hydroelectric site options in southwest Virginia. The group cites economic concerns and urges using existing plants or coal plants for peak power needs.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Districts
Appalachian Power Co
Virginia
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Appalachian
UMW
West Virginia
ERC
Beckley-based
District 29
Dennis Saunders
Southwest Virginia
Cabin Creek
Dry Gulch Junction and Big Walker Lookout Guide
Travel note highlights Dry Gulch Junction as a gateway to the old west and Big Walker Lookout offering panoramic views. Mentions Bland exit off I 77 and a nine mile drive to the lookout for visitors seeking a scenic ascent.
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Dry Gulch Junction
Big Walker Lookout
Bland
Strip Mine Permit Filed In Lincoln County
Lincoln County residents faced a renewed challenge as World Coals Inc. filed a preliminary surface mining permit with the Department of Natural Resources reclamation division seeking to mine 326 acres near Sod in Washington District. The move follows a prior denial citing public opposition and echoes the moratorium history from 1971 to 1977.
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Charleston
W.va
Lincoln County
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Reclamation Division
Roger Hall
Hall
World Coals Inc
Tell City
Ind
Washington
Southern Appalachian Coal Co
Woodville
West Virginia
Carter Names Two for Coal Commission Post
Carter selects final two appointees for the coal industry commission but will wait for his return from vacation for the official announcement. Jesse F. Core and Marvin Freidman named by reports, with White House confirming private approval and FBI checks for conflicts of interest. Core, a former U S Steel VP, has long coal industry ties and Penn State engineering roots. Freidman is a Washington based economics consultant.
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Charleston
W.va
Carter
Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
Jesse F. Core
U.S
White House
Linda Peak
Core and
Freidman
FBI
Washington
Core
State College
UMW
Penn State University
Island Creek Coal Co
U.S. Steel
Miller Not Optimistic About Coal Commission
Huntington, West Virginia AP report notes UMW President Arnold Miller doubts the effectiveness of President Carter’s Coal Industry Commission. Morris Feibusch of Bituminous Coal Operators Association says the panel’s value depends on Governor Rockefeller’s direction and broader future view. Miller suggests the Joint UMW Industrial Development Coal Committee, formed under the 1978 contract, could deliver more in the contract’s three year life. Carter described the commission’s study scope covering economic status, labor relations, health and safety, technology, and federal regulation impact.
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Charleston
Carter
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Huntington
W.va
Commission
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Morris Feibusch
Feisbusch
Miller
UMW _ Industrial Development Coal Committee
State Man Is Killed In Ambush
A Point Pleasant man, Jerry Romain, 33, was killed in an ambush near Raleigh, North Carolina, during a string of robberies in which a woman posed as a motorist in distress. Another man was wounded and three others were trapped in a car trunk in separate attacks. the same decoy ruse began the first robbery on a Raleigh road.
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Raleigh, N.C
Point Pleasant
Wake County
W.E. McClair
Jerry Romain
West
George Ballentine
Raleigh
N.C
Romain
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Lincoln
McDowell & Wyoming
Southern
Bluefield
Myers Ave
Beckley
Coal Commission
Pittsburgh
Manco Oil & Supply CO. Inc
Stadium Drive
Taylor Optical CO
Princeton Shopping Center
Montoro Suede
Betty Rose
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