Category Archives: Peak Coal

Jeff Biggers on the H.O.R.N.

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Jeff Biggers on the H.O.R.N.”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMy new video of author Jeff Biggers on the H.O.R.N. last night talking about his new book, Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland.

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West Virginia: an Argument for Cap-and-Trade

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “West Virginia: an Argument for Cap-and-Trade”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIf you followed my Netroots Nation liveblogging, you may remember when I described this panel on the coal industry practice of mountaintop removal. Here’s Bob Kincaid: During the panel, I learned the … Continue reading →

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Ending Mountaintop Removal

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Ending Mountaintop Removal”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI have to admit that I didn’t know much about this subject. But my hosts here in Pittsburgh are passionately devoted to ending the practice of coal mining through mountaintop removal, so I’ve had quite … Continue reading →

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Peak Coal?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Peak Coal?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailYou know all those coal commercials that tell us we have a 250-year supply of coal? According to Grist magazine editor David Roberts, the industry made that number up: (R)ates of fossil-fuel production are not, indeed … Continue reading →

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