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Has a central tenant of global warming just collapsed?

Climate change forecasts have for years predicted that carbon dioxide would trap heat on Earth, and increases in the gas would lead to a planetwide rise in temperatures, with devastating consequences for the environment.

But long-term data from NASA satellites seems to contradict the predictions dramatically, according to a new study.

“There is a huge discrepancy between the data and the forecasts that is especially big over the oceans,” said Dr. Roy Spencer, a research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and U.S. science team leader for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -- basically a big thermometer flying on NASA’s Aqua satellite.

Read more: Does NASA Data Show Global Warming Lost in Space?

Beginning tomorrow morning, MetroNews, in association with Suddenlink, will be televising live from the Greenbrier Classic throughout the week of July 25th, 2011.  Suddenlink is making available cable channel 80 for these telecasts which will include the following MetroNews programs:

TALKLINE WITH HOPPY KERCHEVAL | MONDAY, 7/25 THRU FRIDAY, 7/29 | 10A-NOON

TEE TO GREEN | MONDAY, 7/25 THRU SATURDAY, 7/30 | 7PM-8PM

As part of our continuing relationship, MetroNews will include WV COAL/Friends of Coal 30 and 60 second television commercials without charge.  Remember, it is cable channel 80 on the Suddenlink system.

EPA’s “Guidance” Document Proof of Agency’s Arrogance

CHARLESTON – “Today’s release by the U.S. EPA of its "final" permitting guidance document continues that agency's assault on the coal miners of West Virginia.  The release of this document is further evidence of EPA's willingness to use these guidance documents to completely bypass the established rule-making processes created under the Clean Water Act.

“As we always said, EPA's actions, while focused on the coal industry at the moment, nullify the existence of state water quality programs and can be applied to any activity anywhere. This represents a dangerous precedent in that it tramples on the authority provided to the states under the Clean Water Act.

“The finalization of this document is proof positive of EPA's arrogance its willingness usurp the power of state legislatures, state regulatory authorities, and even Congress, providing even more evidence that the U.S. Senate must join the House of Representatives in demanding an end to EPA's abuse of it's power by passing HR 2018.”

Urges swift passage in U.S. Senate

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Coal Association (WVCA) today applauded passage yesterday of HR 2018, the "Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011," in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“HR 2018 is a bipartisan bill that would rein in the Obama EPA and end the agency’s destructive abuse of authority and restore the balance needed to get America working again,” said Bill Raney, President of the WVCA. "The West Virginia Coal Association and the Friends of Coal would like to thank everyone for their support of HR 2018. This bill has major implications for the 63,000 West Virginia families whose livelihoods depend on mining coal.”

CHARLESTON -- "This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2018, the "“Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011." HR 2018 is a bipartisan bill that would rein in the Obama EPA and end the agency’s destructive abuse of authority and restore the balance needed to get America working again.
 West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall sponsored the bill with Rep. John Mica of Florida. West Virginia Congresswoman Shelley Capito and Congressman David McKinley lent their support the legislation. The bill passed the House by a vote of 239 to 184. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.

"The West Virginia Coal Association and the Friends of Coal would like to thank everyone for their support of HR 2018. This bill has major implications for the 63,000 West Virginia families whose livelihoods depend on mining coal. In recent years, the Obama EPA has used the CWA permitting process to block coal mining in Appalachia, however coal mining isn’t the only industry threatened by EPA’s arrogance. Quarries, farmers, and commercial, residential, and infrastructure construction projects also receive CWA scrutiny and are affected by EPA’s abuse of its authority.