Monthly Archives: November 2010

Construction Begins At Laurel Mountain Wind Farm.

This just in from the Public News Service. CHARLESTON WV – About 150 West Virginia union workers have started building the Laurel Mountain wind farm on the border of Barbour and Randolph counties. The contractor expects to have the 61

Appalachian Voices calls for science-based ozone standards

Appalachian Voices has joined the American Lung Association and over 200 other health, faith, and conservation groups this week in asking the EPA to issue strict, science-based limits on ground-level ozone pollution. Ozone is the main irritant in the smog

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Snap to it!

Last call for all photographers! There’s only one month remaining till the close of the 8th annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Contest (AMPC). Appalachian Voices is sponsoring one of the eight categories, called “Our Ecological Footprint,” which will document environmental impacts

Another Bank Just Says No to Mountaintop Removal

PNC Bank recently decided that funding mountaintop removal mining doesn’t go with their big green wall (the largest vertical green garden in North America). They recently joined a growing list of banks who have decided that it’s just not worth

AV Supports Petition To Add 404 Species to Endangered Species List

Thirty-six organizations, including Appalachian Voices, have signed on to a letter supporting the addition of 404 species of aquatic wildlife to the endangered species act. The letter, delivered to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was in support of a

Great Film on the TVA Coal Ash Spill Disaster Two Years Later

In September, 2010 I traveled back to Harriman, Tennessee to meet the Blue Planet Expedition crew and our research partners at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute to tell the story of the TVA coal ash spill disaster two and half

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Pointing the Lens At Environmental Problems

Thursday, November 4, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Accepting Submissions Through Dec. 17 – – – – – – – – CONTACTS Jamie Goodman … Appalachian Voices … 828-262-1500 Andrew Miller … Appalachian State University

Blowing Up Mountains for Coal- Costly and Unsustainable

NOTE: The following Letter to the Editor appeared in The Mountain Times in the November 4, 2010 issue. Dear Editor, A mountains of thanks to The Mountain Times for coverage of one of the most important issues affecting our Appalachian

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2010 Elections and Mountaintop Removal

Election Brings Change, Opportunity for Those Working to End MTR Last night saw the United States Congress go through its 3rd straight “change” election, this time in favor of the Republicans. As bad as last night was for many incumbent

Cast your ballot for the environment

“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.” -James Garfield What is the importance of voting?

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