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A Massive Step Backwards on Energy

Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:34 am by Bob Cesca

Yeah, the recent push for coal as a substitute for oil isn’t helping matters: In a report destined to frustrate advocates for global action on climate change, the Paris-based International Energy Agency projected Tuesday morning that in five years’ time, … Continue reading →

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Fixed News

Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, according to a report from The New Republic, Murray Energy has pressured employees into making donations to the Romney campaign. Murray Energy made waves last month when local employees lost a day’s pay … Continue reading →

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How The House Spent Their Last Day in D.C.

Posted on September 21, 2012 at 6:05 pm by JM Ashby

This is how the House spent their last day in Washington before going on vacation for another two months. WASHINGTON (AP) — The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory is bolting Washington for the campaign trail, leaving in its … Continue reading →

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Time For Another Team Romney Screw Up

Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

If it’s a day than ends with Y, that means it’s time for another lesson in bad optics from Team Romney. Remember the Ohio coal miners employed by Murray Energy who lost a day’s pay because Mitt Romney came to … Continue reading →

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You Will Attend The Romney Rally And You Will Like It

Posted on August 28, 2012 at 2:15 pm by JM Ashby

When Mitt Romney came to town, workers at the Century Mine in Ohio not only lost a day’s worth of pay, they were also coerced into attending Romney’s campaign rally. WASHINGTON, D.C. — When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited … Continue reading →

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Romney Thinks Hitler's Coal is Awesome

Posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:47 am by Bob Cesca

No one in the history of the world has ever written or spoken the above headline. Ever. I’m weirdly proud of that. Okay, down to it. It’s true. In the following video, Romney mentions that he and Hitler both love … Continue reading →

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Obama Admin. Issues Carbon Limits for Power Plants

Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new regulations today limiting the amount of carbon emissions that newly-created power plants must adhere to. (Reuters) – The Obama administration proposed on Tuesday the first rules to cut carbon dioxide emissions from new U.S. … Continue reading →

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Centralia, Pennsylvania

Posted on August 9, 2010 at 6:39 pm by Bob Cesca

On Sunday, we drove up to Centralia, PA — a ghost town that’s been consumed by an underground coal mine fire ignited in 1962. I’ll be discussing my road trip in more detail on this week’s Bob & Elvis Show. … Continue reading →

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Coal Industry to Buy Candidates

Posted on July 28, 2010 at 12:58 pm by Bob Cesca

Thanks to the Citizens United decision… “With the recent Supreme Court ruling, we are in a position to be able to take corporate positions that were not previously available in allowing our voices to be heard,” wrote Roger Nicholson, senior … Continue reading →

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Fighting to Save a Mountain

Posted on January 28, 2010 at 8:35 pm by Bob Cesca

Americans putting their asses on the line for a good cause. Literally. In West Virginia, climate activists are not just getting angry, they’re taking action — blocking the demolition of Coal River Mountain by coal company Massey Energy. The activists, … Continue reading →

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