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 Stories About: mining and drilling AND Virginia
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Derrick Cheater
Bush admin proposes drilling off Florida, Virginia, Alaska coasts |
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09 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Derrick Cheater Bush admin proposes drilling off Florida, Virginia, Alaska coasts When President Bush said "America is addicted to oil," we thought ... wait, did we say this already? Yesterday, the administration proposed new oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Florida, Virginia, and Alaska -- including areas covered by a long-standing moratorium on offsh ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, Florida, mining and drilling, news, oceans, Virginia (all these topics) |
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Rocky Road-Widening
Tragic accident pits Virginia town against strip mine |
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07 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Rocky Road-Widening Tragic accident pits Virginia town against strip mine The small town of Appalachia, Va., in the heart of coal country, seemed an unlikely spot for an outbreak of public opposition to strip mining. But that changed in the dark early-morning hours of Aug. 20, 2004, when a bulldozer widening a road to a strip mine in the hills above the town dislodged a 1,000-lb. boulder that then crashed through the wall of ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, Virginia (all these topics) |
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Coal Shoulder
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01 Aug 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Coal Shoulder Interior Secretary Gale Norton was snubbed today by seven West Virginia environmental groups, which declined an invitation to meet with her to discuss statewide mining issues. Norton initially offered to set aside a half-hour with the groups, coinciding with her visit to the state on the 25th anniversary of the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Prior to her appointment as Inter ... |
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| Topics: energy, health, mining and drilling, Virginia (all these topics) |
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