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Fueling Cars with Plants- A test case in North Carolina
Though biofuels are most common in the Midwest, the state of North Carolina delved into biofuels research in 2007 before slowing research in 2013. Thus far, the venture hasn’t yielded much success.
Issue 2 – Summer 2010
View / Download PDF Home Grown Appalachian Agriculture in the 21st Century Home Grown: From Farm to Farmer’s Market, Appalachians Seek to Bring New Meaning to Modern Agriculture Goats Galore! Forging a Life as a Dairy Farmer Appalachia’s Farmers Build Community Saving Appalachian History: One Seed at a Time Farming in the Shadow of Coal…
Issue 6: December 2009/January 2010
View / Download PDF Energy: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond Community Owned Electricity Gets Breath of Fresh AIRE Saving North Carolina, One Watt at a Time Vision of Virginia’s Energy Future Asheville: Go Green Opportunities The JOBS Project Other Top Stories From For the Birds: Christmas Count Is A Holiday Tradition By Maureen Halsema The longest-running…
Issue 5: October/November 2009
View / Download PDF Parks and Forests As three of our regional parks prepare to turn 75, it’s time to get reacquainted with our public lands – and what they mean. Protecting Our Public Lands Regulation Rundown Species Invaders Celebrating Our National Treasures Neighbors Play Role in Parkways Prospects The True Value of State Parks…
August/September 2009
August/September 2009 View / Download PDF Water Matters From drinking to agriculture to bathing to recreation, water is the most critical element to our existence. So why aren’t we treating it that way? Water Matters Water Wars of the South Proposed Water Intake Facility Concerns Residents Moratorium Declared on New Permits Coping With Contamination Private…
April/May 2009
April/May 2009 View / Download PDF Green Jobs What the sustainable economy means to Appalachia. Green Collar Jobs The Green Side of Heavy Industry Green Entrepreneur Offers Energy Solutions Photovoltaic Prospects Are Sunny Green Forestry Redefines the Profession Clean Energy Corps Other Top Stories Film Explores Appalachia’s Environment April 10, 2009 Story by Linda Coutant…
Feb/March 2009
View / Download PDF TVA Coal Ash Disaster A billion-gallon wave of toxic ash floods a Tennessee River tributary, destroying a community and sweeping away the myth of “clean” coal. Tennessee Crud: Appalachia Plays Host to Yet Another Environmental Disaster How TVA Could Lead Utilities Into the Future Coal Ash Cleanup Effort Comes in…
Issue 3: Fall 2010
View / Download PDF Econo-vironment Communities across Appalachia strive to ensure the economic and environmental health of their region by launching innovative programs focused on long-term solutions. Econo-vironment Biofuels: Local Gives Way to Large Scale Turning Trash Into Glass: Former Landfill Fuels The Pursuit of Art Pond Scum Solutions: Turning Pollution Into Fuel Other Top…
Issue 1: Spring 2010
View / Download PDF Coal and the National Agenda From mountaintop removal to ash spills, the coal controversy has moved to the center of the national agenda. Legislation Update: Coal in the Political Arena Coal Controversy Rises on the National Agenda High Stakes Gamble With Carbon Capture Technologies The Battle Over Blair Mountain Rages On…
Issue 5: October/November 2013
View / Download PDF Traditions of Resistance From generation to generation, citizens from the past and present have come together to protect the Appalachian land and people. Lessons From the Struggle for Justice in the Mountains Appalachia’s Contested History The State of Regional Labor Unions The Spirit of Foxfire is Alive in Appalachia Podcasting Appalachian…