Last night I was driving home, and noticed that Laurel Fork (along Hwy 105, just outside of Boone) was running a grayish color. I tracked down the source of the gray water, and it turned out to be the discharge…
Monthly Archives: April 2011
BP Oil Spill Parallels Mountaintop Removal
Our Collective Voice By Jillian Randel Upon returning from a visit to the so-called “Coalfields”, author and activist, Terry Tempest Williams commented, “Just when you thought you can’t see anything worse than the Gulf Oil Spill, we went to Coal…
Celebrate Earth Day with us!
By Parker Stevens Parker served as Development Associate for Appalachian Voices from January 2010 to December 2011, coordinating our membership and directing two Riverkeeper festivals for the organization. She left to head up the Appalachian Women’s Fund based in Boone,…
Why the Week in Washington Was a Win!!!
How raising YOUR voice won a hard-fought victory over the coal lobby Last week more than 150 people from 23 states and directly impacted communities in Appalachia converged in Washington DC to give Congress a piece of our mind. hundreds…
Virginians Sure Do Love Mountains!
Reposted from Wise Energy for Virginia, a coalition committed to securing a clean energy future for Virginia. Appalachian Voices is a proud member. March 25th, 2011 was the second annual Virginia Loves Mountains Day. Instead of having a rally in…
Great Smoky, or Great Smoggy Mountains?
Declining Air Quality in the Great Smoky Mountains By Kerri C. Weatherly Burning fossil fuels in the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi valleys convert into harmful secondary pollutants that are carried by wind into southern Appalachia. Research and observation of air…
Interview Series: Deborah Payne At the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washingon
By Griff Crews Communications intern, Spring 2011 Anna Jane Joyner is a rockin’ activist from North Carolina who just went on the We Love Mountains tour with a number of bands in order to harness the power of music to…
Interview Series: Ben Stark At the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington
By Griff Crews Communications intern, Spring 2011 Anna Jane Joyner is a rockin’ activist from North Carolina who just went on the We Love Mountains tour with a number of bands in order to harness the power of music to…
National Call-in Day to End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
By Griff Crews Communications intern, Spring 2011 The following email was sent to the 48,000+ supporters of iLoveMountains.org. To sign up to receive free email alerts, click here. At this very moment, over 150 people – concerned citizens from across…
Citizens and Policy Riders Converge On Capitol Hill
Residents Impacted by Mountaintop Removal Visit Congress, Obama Administration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2011 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…
