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Hes also the richest man in West Virginia with holdings in coal timber and tourism. Last year he decided to run for governorhis second race for political office after a successful bid 17 years ago for a county school board seat. He ran as a Democrat but kept his distance from Hillary Clinton and boasted of his friendship with Donald
Hes also the richest man in West Virginia with holdings in coal timber and tourism. Last year he decided to run for governorhis second race for political office after a successful bid 17 years ago for a county school board seat. He ran as a Democrat but kept his distance from Hillary Clinton and boasted of his friendship with Donald
Can West Virginias Donald Trump Save Coal Country Wild And Wonderful Jim Justice is a big-talking brash billionaire who saved one of West Virginias most precious historic hotels
Can West Virginias New Governor Save Coal Country Sierra Club. Burning natural gas releases half the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as coal wind and solar power dont emit carbon at all.But employment in the coal industry always arduous
Stephen Smith who has moved his historic ground campaign for governor online cites COVID-19 as evidence of the issues at the heart of his candidacythe radically unequal risks facing Americans
West Virginias Ghosts Haunt Fracking Boom. The nation gets more coal from West Virginia than from any other state save Wyoming but none of the countrys 10 largest coal producers have their
Because he made promises about an industry he knows nothing about Obamas coal regulations undoubtedly hurt the industry but theyre not the primary factor as to why the mines went out of business. The reason for that is power plants the primar
2020-5-16As the coal industry diesand make no mistake it is dyingsome in Appalachia are still clinging to a past that cant save them but many others are trying to find a way to create a new
The Elk River rises in the broad valleys of Pocahontas County West Virginia over the mountains from Virginias Piedmont horse country then spills into the narrow hollows of the counties of
Mines that led into the doyle. .- the coal and oil and it became a tremendous driver for nearly a whole .entury now there are new forms. we have been a net exporter of energy. west virginia has kept most of minest coast the coal fueling world war i into to victory. now we have a technology sector that is blossoming. and we can be the playground of the east the river gorge the home to the
CHARLESTON W.Va. AP Can a governor be forced to live in the state capital A lawsuit seeking to do just that with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was back in court Wednesday. The Republican billionaire has drawn frequent criticism from members of both major parties for being absent from the Charleston statehouse as his business empire of
Fracking companies have tried to smooth over their insidious work by pouring money into specific areas of the community. In the heart of fracking country Doddridge County High School got a brand new 12.8 million athletic facility this year complete with batting cages an Olympic-style gym a new football field and an eight-lane track. At the same time and not far away from the glistening
2019-1-30Virginia governor under fire for comments on late-term abortion bill. By Kathryn Watson Updated on January 31 2019 604 AM CBS News
And that means coal will be used less in West Virginia moving forward. Compared to much of the country which has ridden the natural gas boom Appalachian Power generates about 60 percent of its
Bluestone Resources Inc. in recent days announced the purchase of the ERP Compliant Coke LLC plant in Birmingham a move which the company says will save over 200 jobs in the area
Coal mining is typically a union job and union members used to vote for the party that promised to protect unioniation efforts and the right to unionie i.e. Democrats. In the last 30 years mountain-top strip mining has devastated the environme
2020-5-14West Virginia COVID-19 cases rise to 1378 with positive rate staying low As of 5 p.m on May 12 when the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources issued their morning update on the COVID-19 case total there had been 1378 confirmed cases across the Mountain State an increase of seven cases since the departments Tuesday
West Virginia is known for a lot of things mountains moonshine and mining but what is often overlooked is the rich history of laborers in the country using the power of unioniing to fight
West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States at 14.4. This amounted to 4300 additional jobs In fact WV was the only state with double
Virginias 100 RPS bill heads to governors desk Today national business group Advanced Energy Economy applauded the Virginia Senate for passing SB 851 the Virginia Clean Economy Act VCEA a bill that puts the Commonwealth on a historic path for 100 clean energy by 2045 while saving customers money and creating tens of thousands of jobs
On Tuesday West Virginia state Sen. Richard Ojeda easily won the Democratic nomination in the states 3rd Congressional District. Ojeda as I reported in a profile for Mother Jones is pushing