West Virginia Green News

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following statement today from Executive Director Kieran Suckling , responding to a close-to-final version of the Senate climate bill released today. “The Boxer-Kerry climate bill marks a baby step forward in...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.— A subsidiary of Massey Energy has begun mountaintop-removal coal-mining operations on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, the only peak in Coal River Valley that hasn’t been blasted away for mining. Blasting for the mine is taking place...

With the Obama Administration pledging to make the US a leader in renewable energy, and the US Senate poised to take up a comprehensive climate bill this month, global warming deniers and clean energy opponents must be getting a little...

Whether they are majestic and rocky or green and smoky, mountains affect the wildlife, weather patterns and air quality of almost every person in the United States. For centuries, the mountains in the southeastern part of this country have provided...

Bats have been dying by the millions over the past two years from a mysterious fungus scientists are calling white-nose syndrome, due to the whitish markings the disease causes on the bat’s face and wings. Bats are ecologically critical in...

Pettry Bottom, West Virginia - Laura Steepleton, 24 and Nick Stocks, 25 began the fourth day of tree-sitting in Coal River Valley, West Virginia. The multiday act of civil disobedience was designed by environmental advocacy groups Climate Ground Zero and...

Climate change conjures up images of melting glaciers, polar bears floating on tiny ice bergs, massive flooding, and severe droughts. Now, we can add potential military conflict. Effects of Climate change , as a result of global warming, have been...