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Scientists have been forced to retract a paper that claimed sea level were rising thanks to the effects of global warming, after mistakes were discovered that undermined the results.
The study was published in Nature Geoscience and predicted that sea levels would rise by as much as 2.7 feet by the end of the twenty-first century.
The paper also highlighted that it reinforced the conclusions of the U.N.'s controversial Fourth Assessment report, which warned of the dangerous of man-made climate change.
However, mistakes in time intervals and inaccurately applied statistics have forced the authors to retract their paper -- the first official retraction ever for the three-year-old journal, notes the Guardian. In an officially published retraction of their paper, the authors acknowledged these mistakes as factors that compromised the results.
Read more: Scientists Retract "Peer-Reviewed" Paper on Rising Sea Levels Due to Errors
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Urge your Member of Congress to vote in support of three critically important pro-mining amendments being considered by the House today. If enacted, these amendments will help push back against EPA's regulatory destruction of the coal industry, bring back balance to the regulatory uncertainty hindering the coal industry, and provide high-paying jobs for our nation's hardworking miner's.
We urge you to call your representative or visit our Action Center and tell your Member of Congress to vote in support of:
- Amendment No.109 offered by Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia
- Amendment No. 216 offered by Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia
- Amendment No.498 offered by Rep. Bill Johnson of Ohio.
Contacting your Member of Congress via the NMA Action Center is easy and takes only a moment
CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR ACTION CENTER - We need you to act now, votes are expected in the next 24 hours!
Thank you for making your voice heard.
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It is tournament time again and we are looking for FOC members who would like to award trophies at the different functions listed below. If you have an interest or plan to attend one or more of these tournaments and would like to award trophies please give the Association a call so that we can coordinate with WVSSAC.
February 18 – Swimming in Morgantown
February 26 – Wrestling in Huntington
March 12 – Girls’ Basketball in Charleston
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In his presentation to last week’s WV Coal’s Mining Symposium in Charleston, Senator Joe Manchin discussed his “maiden speech” on the floor of the United States Senate. The full text of Senator Manchin’s speech, made last Thursday, is included below.
Presented on the floor of the United States Senate, Washington, DC on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
Madam President, it is my great honor today to speak on the floor for the first time as a United States Senator.
I am truly humbled by this auspicious occasion and the enormous privilege to serve the greatest people in America - the people of West Virginia.
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CHARLESTON -- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin today addressed the annual West Virginia Coal Association Symposium, drawing applause from the crowd as he discussed his first piece of legislation, the “EPA Fair Play Act of 2011.”
“I believe it is absolutely wrong – the unbridled power that these agencies have. Or, the power they are exercising because they think they have it,” Senator Manchin said. “It’s wrong not just for West Virginia, it’s wrong for America.”
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Logan Banner
by J.D. CHARLES, Staff Writer
The revocation of an approved surface mining permit could have devastating effects on Logan County and all of Appalachia if it sets a precedent, a Logan County official is warning.
Rocky Adkins said that there is more in the balance than just 250 good paying mining jobs and coal severance taxes.
Adkins said only surface mining operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and other parts of Appalachia have been singled out by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration and that West Virginia — in particular — has been hit hard by how the current EPA administration has chosen to interpret laws regarding the Spruce Mine permit.
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Are you a fan of the West Virginia University Mountaineer's? The Marshall Thundering Herd? Are you a Friend of Coal? If you answered yes to those questions you could be on your way to the next home game at Morgantown or in Huntington, all you have to do is send us an email telling us in a paragraph or two why coal is important to you and your family? We will chose two winners prior to each home game through the end of the season. Each winner will get two tickets to the game -- one will get the WVU game and the other will get the MU game tickets.
Read more: Tell Us Why Coal is Important to You and Win Tickets to upcoming WVU and MU Home Games
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CHARLESTON – Today’s decision by the Obama Administration and the U.S. EPA to revoke the permits for Mingo-Logan’s Spruce Mine shows an unbelievable arrogance and a total disregard for the impact this decision will have on the lives of West Virginia’s families.
The people of West Virginia cannot allow our economy to be destroyed as we wait for months or even years for a court decision on this issue. It is vital that our congressional leadership take the steps necessary to bring the EPA’s senseless assault against Appalachian coal production to an end.
This issue goes beyond coal. Across our country, job after job is threatened by the arrogance of the EPA bureaucracy. Congress must step up and bring this nightmare to an end. Call your Congressional representatives and senators today. Tell them to end the tyranny of the EPA and restore the balance needed to bring jobs back to America.
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CHARLESTON – Today’s decision by the Obama Administration and the U.S. EPA to revoke the permits for Mingo-Logan’s Spruce Mine shows an unbelievable arrogance and a total disregard for the impact this decision will have on the lives of West Virginia’s families.
The people of West Virginia deserve better treatment from their federal government. Time and again, the State of West Virginia and the Corps of Engineers have affirmed the issuance of this permit. For the EPA to ignore the needs of West Virginia communities represents malicious arrogance on the part of an agency determined to cripple Appalachian coal production.