Monthly Archives: April 2008

Michael Pollan- Why we should Bother

Michael Pollan, author of books such as In Defense of Food, and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, has written a piece for the New York Times that references mountaintop removal and the problems cheap energy poses for society. He’s a great writer

Al Gore: “MTR is a Crime, and Ought to be Treated as a Crime”

Al Gore addresses Ed Wiley, Ed’s granddaughter Kayla, and the audience at the 2008 Nashville film festival, and presents Director Michael O’ Connell the 2008 “Reel Current Award” for his most recent piece “Mountain Top Removal.” Gore on MTR: [MTR]

ASU Goes Green

Appalachian State University has joined more than 500 universities, colleges and community colleges in pledging to implement a comprehensive plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050. Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock formalized the goal by

A Busy Week For MTR

Wow! Last week was exciting. In West Viriginia the Young Dem’s passed a multi-pronged resolution on coal and green jobs that included a call for No New Mountaintop Removal Permits. See the full story here. The Washington Post wrote an

Citi Bank Executive Says He’ll Take a Flying Tour of Mountaintop Removal

Please visit iLoveMountains.org at https://www.ilovemountains.org/news/389 to view this blog post.

Conservation Easement Workshop – May 13th, 2008

The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is once again hosting attorney Stephen Small, the nation’s leading expert on the tax and financial benefits of conservation easements, for a continuing education workshop on May 13th. Please see details below and feel free

But It’s Clean Coal Isn’t it?

The myth of clean coal should be filed somewhere between stories of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the magical pot of gold at the end of rainbow. It’s like a fairy tale you believe in as a child, something

MTR Week in Washington on NPR

NPR’s nationally syndicated program “All Things Considered” just aired a piece on The Alliance for Appalachia’s “Week in Washington”. You can listen to Debbie Elliot’s “New Breed of Lobbyists Hail from Appalachia” here. All Things Considered, April 21, 2008 ·

Wild bees create a buzz

A few years ago I invited a local beekeeper to place a hive on my farm. I naively assumed a honey bee colony would increase pollination and thus help maximize crop production. On a preliminary visit he stopped near a

Coalfields Turn Into Battlefields “The Charleston Gazette”

Coal is a major energy provider in the United States, and with the upcoming election it is a deciding factor over who the next president of the United States will be. Coal, while being a large energy provider in many

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