Monthly Archives: March 2006

Conservationists Buy 200,000+ Acres From International Paper.

The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fund just bought 218,000 acres of Southern Forests from an International Paper giant (called…International Paper.) It is the single largest private land conservation sale in the history of the south. Under the terms of

Happy Friday

Have hope.

John from UMD has some great flyover pictures here.

Shenandoah Fish Kill Troubles Biologists

(From the Page News and Courier.) About 50 fish were found dead in two different locations along the Shenandoah River earlier last week, and biologists say they have no idea why. On March 20, a few dozen smallmouth bass, minnows

VA Senator George Allen is bored in the Senate

Meet Senator George Allen (R-VA) Allen is considered by many to be a frontrunner for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. But he is apparently bored representing Virginia in the Senate.. “I made more decisions in half a day as governor

WV Political Humor

Bingmanch over at the WV political sweatbox blog has “The top 6 reasons why WV is last in just about everything.”

Attn: Virginia Tech students

Go Vote! Theres a survey about whether to include or not include Green Power in next year’s budget!

The Saga at Simmons Fork

( Thanks to the WV Register-Herald) On July 8th, 2001 residents of Oceana and Mullins were surprised by one of the flash floods that can so devastate towns near Mountaintop Removal sites. According to expert testimony by a former mine

Global Warming

This blog will not be the place where this discussion takes place. If we talk about global warming, it will be sparingly, and only when a major report or event occurs. Again from E.P.I., we have such a report… 2005

Wind Power cheaper than conventional sources

Nice to post this on the same day… WIND ENERGY DEMAND BOOMING: Cost Dropping Below Conventional Sources Marks Key Milestone in U.S. Shift to Renewable Energy I encourage you to read the whole thing, but heres an exerpt… Interest in

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