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February 2002

Clean Elections Fact Sheet (was enclosed as an insert in E-Notes)
Bush's Energy Plan Will Sacrifice WV Hills
Laura Forman: A Tribute
Eulogy for Laura
Mountaintop Removal - Worse then Buffalo Slaughter?
A "Sister of the Heart"
Memories and Thoughts
Was It Just a Chance Encounter, or Was It a Final Good-Bye
Remembering Laura - Excerpts from Her Husband's Thoughts
On April 1, We'll Finish the Corps of Engineers Protest.  Be There!
MU Student Enviro Group Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
Laura Not Afraid to Speak the Obvious and to Help Others Find Their Voice
2002 International Year of the Mountains for This Threatened Resource
Money, Material Needed for Cabin-Raising Event on Kayford Mountain
Some Thoughts on Laura Forman and Her Work
In Memoriam
Miscellany

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Miscellany


Remember the Martin County coal sludge disaster last year? Well, that "act of God," as Martin County Coal called it, cost the city of Ashland, Ky., $196,574.70, city officials said, mainly due to the shutdown and subsequent cleaning needed at the water treatment plant. Who says coal never gives us anything back? Just ONE of Coal's Costs


Take Time to Speak Out About Dirty Money in Our Democratic Process

Inserted in this issue of "E"-Notes was a fact sheet on the West Virginia Clean Elections Act. Read it and then call or write your legislators to tell them what you think about dirty money in politics. Here are the e-mail, phone number and mailing address for the West Virginia Legislature:

http://www.legis.state.wv.us

Toll free: 1-877-565-3447

The Honorable _________ (member's name)
WV Senate or House
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25303

 

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