West Virginia

updated 8:20 a.m.

The Week in Coal - 2/9/10

by heath_harrison - Massey Energy has been cited for safety violations at the Brushy Fork impoundment. But don't worry, Randy Huffman's DEP, fresh off handing out environmental awards at The West Virginia Coal Association Symposium, says everything is fine. - Heavy sediment was seen spilling into the CoalRiver. - Charleston Gazette Editor James Haught gives us a history lesson and...
West Virginia Blue - 4:28 a.m.

Rep. John Murtha Dead at 77

By Clem Guttata From a press release:    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family.    Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.    First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives i...
West Virginia Blue - Mon 12:30 p.m.

Linked Up

By Clem Guttata Time for another link dump... here's some of my Facebook and Twitter stream from the past week: Stop Senate obstruction #ReformSenate --> Poll: Wide Support for Strong Climate & Energy Policies even Cap & Trade http://bit.ly/dhk5hp   Wind may blow away WV coal --> Eastern US Could Feasibly Meet 20-30% Of Electricity Needs From Wind By 2024 http://bit.ly/anh2q...
West Virginia Blue - Mon 4:08 a.m.

State Sen. Joe Minard (D-Harrison) delivers for polluters

By Clem Guttata What State Sen. Joe Minard did is appalling and a total abuse of his position of public trust. This week's WVEC legislative update has the story: By Donald S. Garvin, Jr. WVEC Legislative Coordinator Week 4 - Dirty Pool In Week 1's issue of our Legislative Update we reported to you that DEP's proposed changes to the Oil and Gas Well Rule (35CSR4) passed out of the Jo...
West Virginia Blue - Sun 6:26 a.m.

Watching The Tea Party Convention

by btchakir C-Span has been running the videos from the Tea Party Convention in Nashville all night, and I started watching when I got up in the morning... and, believe me, this is scary stuff. I especially was taken by one Joseph Farah, who is the Founder, CEO and Editor In Chief of WorldNetDaily. This is scathing stuff about the country's move to Socialism over 90 or so years, the Marxist d...
West Virginia Blue - Sat 9:44 a.m.

Rep. Rahall on Lower Taxes: Building Futures for Families, Jobs and Businesses

Rep. Rahall Press Release Lower Taxes: Building Futures for Families, Jobs and Businesses Lower taxes, tax cuts, and tax breaks help build futures for our families, by creating jobs, and benefiting small businesses.  The savings can be significant in the wide range of tax benefits Congress has passed in the last year such as the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, the Making Work Pay Tax...
West Virginia Blue - Sat 9:44 a.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

We Must End the Filibuster

by wvblueguy Until the filibuster is ended in the not so much a gentleman's club in Washington, the US Senate, our nation will never come out of the dark ages of the Bush years. Every day that goes by requiring 60 votes to bring righteous legislation into law insures that nothing will be done to bring hope to those whose lives are made so difficult by allo...
West Virginia Blue - Fri 4:02 p.m.

Hillbilly Disneyland

By One Citizen-Charleston, WV "A history museum is as good as the history that goes into it" source: Dr. Ken Sullivan, Executive Director of the West Virginia Humanities Council, speaking about the $17 million dollar renovation of WV's main official state museum located at the Capitol . Most folks wouldn't think that he's admitting that the chunks of WV's history which are dark and full ...
West Virginia Blue - Fri 2:45 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Reps. Mollohan and Rahall looking out for all West Virginians

By Clem Guttata For those of you who read what this blog frequently, you know I criticize Democrats more than Republicans because Democrats are the ones in power. When Republicans were running government in Washington, I spent more time pointing out how misguided their ideas and political philosophy are. Now, what the GOP says or does is largely irrelevant. As we enter Election Season 2010, ...
West Virginia Blue - Fri 5:44 a.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Verizon~Frontier Deal Bad for WV Consumers

By WVCAG Verizon is trying to sell its landline operations to Frontier.  The Public Service Commission's Consumer Advocate has voiced opposition to this deal which must be approved by the Public Service Commission.  Please call Governor Manchin, write a letter to the editor and learn more by visiting www.bad4wv.com or www.wvcag.org . This deal is worth $8 billion to Verizon tax-f...
West Virginia Blue - Thu 2:08 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Does Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito support the GOP budget?

By Clem Guttata There's new and surprisingly detailed GOP budget proposal : First, it calls for big cuts in Social Security benefits for everyone currently under 55 years of age. On top of the cuts it also calls for privatizing Social Security. Basically the exact plan President Bush tried in 2005. Next, it calls for the full privatization and phasing out of Medicare. It'll be replaced by a...
West Virginia Blue - Thu 1:27 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Governor Manchin, send help NOW!

Posted by a frightened Carnacki I'm hearing reports that in advance of this weekend's blizzard, supplies of beer, wine and whiskey are running DANGEROUSLY LOW in the Eastern Panhandle. Hopefully Governor Joe Manchin is prepared to mobilize emergency aid for desperate residents in the Eastern Panhandle with needed liquor supplies and National Guard troops to prevent the expected rioting. Cons...
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The Day the Music Died

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Hilarious GOP fail

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WVa State Senate Races

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Living Liberally Reminder

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Many statehouse races unopposed

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Field for West Virginia Congressional Races set

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Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

WV lawmakers tout misleading analysis of House energy bill

West Virginia Blue - Feb 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

WV-03: Spike Maynard a GOP candidate

West Virginia Blue - Feb 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and President Barack Obama on West Virginia's future

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Our favorite planet has a deadly fever

West Virginia Blue - Feb 1 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

The week in coal - 2/1/10

West Virginia Blue - Jan 31 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Obama's Moment in Baltimore

West Virginia Blue - Jan 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Open Thread

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Talking About Change

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Sen.Oliverio not running, seat empty so far

West Virginia Blue - Jan 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Lookin' at you, Capito

West Virginia Blue - Jan 30 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Jan 30 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Pruett won't challenge Rahall, Maynard goes GOP

West Virginia Blue - Jan 29 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Nine-Day Tree Sit Ends, Sitters Vow Not Over Until Blasting Stops

West Virginia Blue - Jan 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Climate Ground Zero Meets with Governor Manchin

West Virginia Blue - Jan 28 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Howard Zinn (1922-2010)

West Virginia Blue - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Is a Dem. Gov. planning to switch parties?

West Virginia Blue - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Coalocracy

West Virginia Blue - Jan 27

Federal mine inspector says "Hang a tree-hugger today"

West Virginia Blue - Jan 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Mollohan cleared after federal probe

West Virginia Blue - Jan 26 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Why you should run for Democratic State Executive Committee

West Virginia Blue - Jan 26 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

GOP Census Form... What will the Teabaggers think?

West Virginia Blue - Jan 25

One tree-sitter descends

West Virginia Blue - Jan 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Kanawha County worker dies from Dupont chemical leak

West Virginia Blue - Jan 25 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

The Week in Coal - 1/25/10

West Virginia Blue - Jan 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Excellent advice

West Virginia Blue - Jan 25 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

My comment to the Supreme Court: Corporations Are Not "People"

West Virginia Blue - Jan 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Brer Mollohan

West Virginia Blue - Jan 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Is Larry Summers (or Bernanke or Geithner) about to be let go?

West Virginia Blue - Jan 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Bowman to retire; 2 more to challenge Mollohan

West Virginia Blue - Jan 22

Kennedy-Blankenship debate reactions

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Wrong on so many levels

West Virginia Blue - Jan 21 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Tree Sit Halts the Blasting on Coal River Mountain (YES, AGAIN)

West Virginia Blue - Jan 21

Protest Votes

West Virginia Blue - Jan 21

Kennedy and Blankenship Forum on Future of Energy Tonight

West Virginia Blue - Jan 21 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

WV Citizen Action Group on MA-SEN Special Election

West Virginia Blue - Jan 20

What now: will the Senate lead or concede?

West Virginia Blue - Jan 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

DEP ignores retention pond spill

West Virginia Blue - Jan 20 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Colbert on mountaintop removal and coal

West Virginia Blue - Jan 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

New Report Warns of Decline of Central Appalachian Coal

West Virginia Blue - Jan 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Paging Senator Rockefeller

West Virginia Blue - Jan 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Call your friends in Massachusetts and tell them:

West Virginia Blue - Jan 18 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

The Week in Coal - 1/18/10

West Virginia Blue - Jan 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

David Eplin running for House, walking to Charleston

West Virginia Blue - Jan 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

DHHR Inflates Cost of Health Care Reform

West Virginia Blue - Jan 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Candidate Filings to Date

West Virginia Blue - Jan 16 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Of Note

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Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Jan 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Haiti

West Virginia Blue - Jan 14 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Scientists Stand Up Against Mountaintop Removal

West Virginia Blue - Jan 14

W.Va. State of the State

West Virginia Blue - Jan 14 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Jan 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The new meme: Don Blankenship cares about you

West Virginia Blue - Jan 13

Crystal ball: 2010 and 2012

West Virginia Blue - Jan 13

On Momentum

West Virginia Blue - Jan 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Palumbo wants MIC monitored

West Virginia Blue - Jan 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Groups Put Massey on Notice for Over 12,000 Clean Water Violations

West Virginia Blue - Jan 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Jan 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Candiate Filing Period Begins Today

West Virginia Blue - Jan 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Sundaze Links

West Virginia Blue - Jan 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Friday open thread

West Virginia Blue - Jan 8

Planning an end to Mountaintop Removal Mining

West Virginia Blue - Jan 8 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Pruett latest coal recruit to challenge Rep. Nick Rahall?

West Virginia Blue - Jan 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Cabin fever got you down? Time for another film night at the LaBelle

West Virginia Blue - Jan 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Major Mountaintop Removal Study in Science Magazine

West Virginia Blue - Jan 7

Democrat Virginia Lynch Graf on why she's running for WV-02

West Virginia Blue - Jan 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

WV DEP steps aside for EPA

West Virginia Blue - Jan 7

These Are The People Who Turned Teabaggers Into Useful Idiots

West Virginia Blue - Jan 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Does President Obama agree with candidate Obama?

West Virginia Blue - Jan 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Trying to make political hay by reinstating the death penalty suffers major blow

West Virginia Blue - Jan 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

You Should Run for Office

West Virginia Blue - Jan 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Week in Coal - 1/4/10

West Virginia Blue - Jan 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Fear Itself...

West Virginia Blue - Jan 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Secret Gas-Drilling Chemicals

West Virginia Blue - Jan 4 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Clarksburg Paper Peddles Coal Talking Points in North Central WV

West Virginia Blue - Jan 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Sunday Morning Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Jan 3

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

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RFK Jr., Rep. Alan Grayson talk health care reform

West Virginia Blue - Jan 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Jay Rockefeller's Harry X-Mas

West Virginia Blue - Jan 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

In 2010 Let's Build Circles of Caring for WV

West Virginia Blue - Jan 1

More on Reuse and Recycle

West Virginia Blue - Jan 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

10 Steps to Reduce Your Carbon Emissions 10% in 2010

West Virginia Blue - Dec 31 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Open Thread: Link Dump

West Virginia Blue - Dec 31

Why does the coal association need to lie?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Teabagger delegate faces strong Democratic challenger

West Virginia Blue - Dec 30 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Four CGZ activists arrested

West Virginia Blue - Dec 30 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

I'm certain gay marriage is to blame

West Virginia Blue - Dec 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

50 Years of West Virginia Governors

West Virginia Blue - Dec 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Berkeley County veteran runs for county council seat

West Virginia Blue - Dec 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Cantwell Collins Senate Bill has huge potential for global warming and climate change

West Virginia Blue - Dec 28 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

What you don't know about Marcellus Shale frac'ing could hurt you

West Virginia Blue - Dec 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The week in Coal - 12/27/09

West Virginia Blue - Dec 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Dear Mr. President:

West Virginia Blue - Dec 27 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Top 10 Stories of 2009

West Virginia Blue - Dec 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Prayers backfire, forcing clusterpucking Repub-uglicans to join their families for the Holidays

West Virginia Blue - Dec 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Merry Christmas!

West Virginia Blue - Dec 24

Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Drilling Risks

West Virginia Blue - Dec 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

I heard candidate Obama, will Pres. Obama?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 24

NRCC sets sights on W.Va.

West Virginia Blue - Dec 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Senator Byrd speaks for me

West Virginia Blue - Dec 23 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Pres. Obama ought to listen to candidate Obama

West Virginia Blue - Dec 23

Corrupt ex-judge Maynard to challenge Rahall?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 23 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Does the Pope smoke dope?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"Coal - It's What's for Christmas"

West Virginia Blue - Dec 22

More on the Party of No Ideas

West Virginia Blue - Dec 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Short course in teabag rhetoric just in time for those holiday gatherings

West Virginia Blue - Dec 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Coburn prays for Sen. Byrd to die, fall ill, etc (w/ 2 videos!)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Storm recovery continues

West Virginia Blue - Dec 21 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

The week in coal

West Virginia Blue - Dec 20

Holiday greetings from Barack Obama - open thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 19

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (12/18/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 19

Meshea Poore Appointed to House of Delegates

West Virginia Blue - Dec 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Is Now the Time?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (12/17/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 18

FDL's Jane Hamsher takes a corporate conman to the woodshed.

West Virginia Blue - Dec 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

An open letter to a number of politicians, including the President:

West Virginia Blue - Dec 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

AFL-CIO: Senate Health Care Bill NOT Worthy of Support!

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17

Clout

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

DIY open thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17

A Great Disease Outbreak

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17

Hidden mining practices in China brought to light

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17

Why Howard Dean is right and Senator Rockefeller is flat wrong.

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Party of No is also the Party of No Ideas

West Virginia Blue - Dec 17 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Sen. Rockefeller Praises Senate Health Care Bill, Calls Howard Dean's Comments "Irresponsible"

West Virginia Blue - Dec 16

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Freebird

West Virginia Blue - Dec 16 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

SMC crashes the summit

West Virginia Blue - Dec 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

American Tort Reform Foundation still a 'hellhole'

West Virginia Blue - Dec 16 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

No gambling on the future

West Virginia Blue - Dec 16

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (12/15/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Don Surber, State Idiot

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15

I'm old enough to remember fiscal conservatives

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Who made Lieberman King?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

350

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15

FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (12/14/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15

Shelley Moore Capito supports corrupt banking industry

West Virginia Blue - Dec 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Developing nations walk out of climate talks

West Virginia Blue - Dec 14 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Does "Clean Coal" make economic sense?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Open Thread (and some WV Political News)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 12

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (12/11/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 12

Letterman talks with Dr. James Hansen - 12/10/09

West Virginia Blue - Dec 12

Money for bombs but not for the climate?

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11

Email Sen Byrd on his latest speech

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Swine Flu and Freedom

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Weekend reading

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11

FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (12/10/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11

Clean coal is...

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 11

The Office: Country Roads

West Virginia Blue - Dec 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

House-keeping Notes

West Virginia Blue - Dec 10

FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (12/9/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 10

WVU students call for rejection of future gifts from coal barons

West Virginia Blue - Dec 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 9

Open Thread: Warming Trends

West Virginia Blue - Dec 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (12/8/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 8

Links of note on coal

West Virginia Blue - Dec 8

Senator Rockefeller lays the smackdown on Senator Conrad

West Virginia Blue - Dec 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (12/7/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 8

Hundreds turn out for Coal River Mountain - UPDATED

West Virginia Blue - Dec 7 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Open Thread - TckTckTck

West Virginia Blue - Dec 7

EPA weighs in on GHG effects

West Virginia Blue - Dec 7

'Coal River Mountain will not be moved'

West Virginia Blue - Dec 7

Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down

West Virginia Blue - Dec 6

Link drop

West Virginia Blue - Dec 6 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Feed the grassroots

West Virginia Blue - Dec 5

Saturday Morning Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 5

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (12/4/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 5

The Corporate Cultists

West Virginia Blue - Dec 4

Online Voting Pilot Program Bill Signed Into Law

West Virginia Blue - Dec 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (12/3/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 4

Join Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Calling for a Stop to the Blasting of Coal River Mountain on Dec. 7!

West Virginia Blue - Dec 4

Okay, Sen. Byrd, let's speak the truth... the whole truth

West Virginia Blue - Dec 4 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Dec 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (12/2/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 3

Sen. Byrd: Coal Must Embrace the Future

West Virginia Blue - Dec 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A simple request

West Virginia Blue - Dec 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Draft Meshea Poore

West Virginia Blue - Dec 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (12/1/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 2

Manchin names Webster to judgeship

West Virginia Blue - Dec 2

Tommy Friedman can suck on this

West Virginia Blue - Dec 2

Excerpts of the President's Address to the Nation

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1

The $5,000 un-apology

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Changing our climate for good

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Papantonio discusses climate change fraud

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1

PREDATORS - the new 'reality' show to be produced by your friendly Military Industrial Complex

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1

A Common Center

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1

FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (11/30/09)

West Virginia Blue - Dec 1

For my Democratic friends in the Eastern Panhandle who are Theater Lovers...

West Virginia Blue - Nov 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

What it means to be a Democrat

West Virginia Blue - Nov 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Why doesn't Obama consider Diplomacy in Afghanistan?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Running for office? It's all about jobs, jobs, jobs

West Virginia Blue - Nov 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

China and India Go Green - What about West Virginia?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

PATH, nowhere to go?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 28

West Virginia Blue 39th Anniversary Celebration

West Virginia Blue - Nov 28

I understand, but...

West Virginia Blue - Nov 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (11/27/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 28

Black Friday

West Virginia Blue - Nov 27

Public Employee Health and Safety

West Virginia Blue - Nov 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Rally to Save Coal River Mountain - Dec. 7

West Virginia Blue - Nov 27

Yes! interviews Coal River activist Lorelei Scarbro

West Virginia Blue - Nov 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Etta James: I'd Rather Go Blind

West Virginia Blue - Nov 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Thanksgiving Eve Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Nov 25

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (11/24/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 25

Judge rules in favor of environmental groups

West Virginia Blue - Nov 24

More on the economic benefits of clean energy

West Virginia Blue - Nov 24

FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (11/23/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 24

Suppose the Republicans aren't quite doing all they could to shrink their Party...

West Virginia Blue - Nov 24

Will coal interests allow green jobs?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

'A putrid stench'

West Virginia Blue - Nov 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Update: Coal River Mountain activists released

West Virginia Blue - Nov 23

Sunday Open Thread

West Virginia Blue - Nov 22

BREAKING: Protestors Stop Blasting on Coal River Mountain

West Virginia Blue - Nov 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

WV Chamber views uninsured as sacrificial lambs for coal industry

West Virginia Blue - Nov 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Could he run for governor?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 21

Coal barons recruit rightwing tool to challenge Rahall in Democratic primary

West Virginia Blue - Nov 21 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (11/19/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 21

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (11/20/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 21

Kennedy vs Blankenship in Charleston

West Virginia Blue - Nov 19 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Will West Virginia take advantage of economic benefits of climate change legislation?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Webb wants meeting with Manchin for MTR opponents

West Virginia Blue - Nov 19

Surber and Daily Mail promote violent rightwing fantasy meme

West Virginia Blue - Nov 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/18/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 19

The dean of the U.S. Senate

West Virginia Blue - Nov 18

21st Century Replacement for West Virginia's State Animal, State Fish

West Virginia Blue - Nov 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (11/17/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 18

Senator Byrd soars to Senate record

West Virginia Blue - Nov 18

Right On Rahall!

West Virginia Blue - Nov 18

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller Addresses Crowd on Health Care Reform

West Virginia Blue - Nov 17

U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan (WV-1) discusses the Public Option

West Virginia Blue - Nov 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (11/16/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 17

New Permit for MTR in Mercer County

West Virginia Blue - Nov 16 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Healthcare Equality

West Virginia Blue - Nov 16

Blockbuster Historical Fiction

West Virginia Blue - Nov 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Open thread

West Virginia Blue - Nov 16

(Updated) Call to Action - PATH is NOT dead!!

West Virginia Blue - Nov 14

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (11/13/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13

Links of note on coal

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13

A Reminder of "teh gay" in Appalachia

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Senator Byrd milestone approaches

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13

The REAL Recipe for Coal Patch Pie

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Shame on Shelley Protest

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13

FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (11/12/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 13

Veterans Day has Come and Gone: Don't Forget

West Virginia Blue - Nov 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Entertainment options this weekend

West Virginia Blue - Nov 12

Has your study been peer reviewed?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 12

There is a lot of prep going on to defeat Health Care in the Senate...

West Virginia Blue - Nov 12

FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/11/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 12

Veterans Speak out for Clean Energy

West Virginia Blue - Nov 11

Boss Kirkendoll: The early years

West Virginia Blue - Nov 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (11/10/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ask not what you can do for coal but what you can for West Virginia

West Virginia Blue - Nov 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Carl Hubbard rebuked and other news

West Virginia Blue - Nov 10

So which is it?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 10

FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (11/9/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 10

SpokesJerk Speaks Out on Health Care

West Virginia Blue - Nov 9

It's time for equal rights

West Virginia Blue - Nov 9

Joe Manchin needs your help

West Virginia Blue - Nov 9

Manchin summons forces of coal

West Virginia Blue - Nov 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

America's Dayglo Grinch

West Virginia Blue - Nov 8

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (The Johnny Cash Show)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Attention all pro-choice readers: extremely important to act NOW

West Virginia Blue - Nov 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

I have a question for John Boehner...

West Virginia Blue - Nov 7

Rightwingers Exploiting Tragedy

West Virginia Blue - Nov 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Hey Rep. Capito, how about bringing civility to your party?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 7

The WTF? Awards: State Democrats honor rightwing activist Kirkendoll

West Virginia Blue - Nov 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Friday (11/6/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Reptilican Rhetoric 101

West Virginia Blue - Nov 6

Because I miss kicking Bow Tie Boy

West Virginia Blue - Nov 6

Take action now to save Coal River Mountain

West Virginia Blue - Nov 6

FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (11/5/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5

A Deep Thought on Healthcare Reform

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Help Make History! Join the Largest Action Ever to Stop Mountaintop Removal

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5

Another reason not to build a new prison in WV (and analysis on Ohio's gambling initiative)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

About Tuesday

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5

Inside every bully, there's always a crybaby

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/4/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 5

Just how tough is Pelosi?

West Virginia Blue - Nov 4

Who Killed Dunkard Creek? (Part 8)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 4

FDL Action Health Care Update: Tuesday (11/3/09)

West Virginia Blue - Nov 4