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Sustainability and Conscious Sound: Music on the Mountaintop

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

Attendees flocked to stages at the Music at the Mountaintop festival last year. This year the environmentally conscious music event will last two days. Photo by Megan Naylor

Attendees flocked to stages at the Music on the Mountaintop festival last year. This year the environmentally conscious music event will last two days. Photo by Megan Naylor

By Megan Naylor

Moving into its third year, Music on the Mountaintop festival, an event that unites music and environmental consciousness, has swiftly evolved into one of the largest-scale music festivals ever to be held in Boone, N.C.

The two-day event will take place August 27 to 28, and will feature headliners Sam Bush, Keller Williams, Toubab Krewe, Acoustic Syndicate, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, along with numerous regional and local acts from around Western North Carolina.
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What’s the Buzz About Honey Bees?

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

By Maureen Halsema

Empty hives around the globe have alerted beekeepers and scientists to a crisis: honey bees are disappearing, and no one knows exactly why.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), honey bees are essential for production of over 90 food crops and $15 billion in added crop value. Honey bees are the primary insect pollinator used in commercial agricultural production, for crops such as, almonds, blueberry bushes, apple and peach trees, squash and cucumbers.

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Operation Medicine Cabinet: A Huge Success

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

By Derek Speranza

Watauga and Avery counties successfully collected thousands of pills and gallons of medication at Operation Medicine Cabinet. Photo by Donna Lisenby

Watauga and Avery counties successfully collected thousands of pills and gallons of medication at Operation Medicine Cabinet. Photo by Donna Lisenby

River conservationists and law enforcement officials collected approximately 188,563 pills and 20.2 gallons of liquid medication during High Country’s second prescription drug take back event on May 22.
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Strong Support at Wind Stakeholders Meeting

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

Appalachian Voices recently partnered with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Catawba College Center for the Environment to host a successful North Carolina Wind Energy Development Stakeholders meeting.
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In Loving Memory: Sarah Percival

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

By Austin Hall

Appalachian Voices mourns the loss of Sarah Percival, passionate intern, but friend above all.

Appalachian Voices mourns the loss of Sarah Percival, passionate intern, but friend above all.

When I first started as a volunteer at Appalachian Voices, I quickly learned that this was no ordinary organization. The members of the staff and the volunteers function as a family, working feverishly together to right some of the most egregious environmental wrongs in our country.
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When Tragedy Struck: Reflections on Upper Big Branch Mine

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

By Daniel A. Hawkins

When the tragic explosion of the Massey owned Upper Big Branch mine rocked the small mining community of Montcoal, W.Va., on April 5, 2010, reverberations of sadness and fear echoed throughout the Appalachian Mountains, touching the hearts of nearly everyone laboring in the coal industry.
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Lawsuit Puts Bat Concerns on Wind Industry’s Radar

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

By Marsha W. Johnston

Developers say the future for wind energy in Appalachia remains bright despite a federal court decision that has imposed requirements under the Endangered Species Act.

In 2009, the Animal Welfare Institute sued to stop a project on Beech Ridge in Greenbrier County, W. Va., which it said posed a threat to the endangered Indiana bat.
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A Miner’s Response

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

Dear Editor,

I am writing on behalf of myself and many coal miners throughout Southwest Virginia. I am a reader of your newspaper and an avid outdoorsman and conservationist.
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Hold Fossil Fuel Industries Accountable

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

The last few months have shocked us all with headlines reporting the fossil fuel industry’s negligent disregard for security and safety.
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Feed Your Lawn: Composting for Beginners

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - posted by derek

By Maureen Halsema

Send scraps to the compost pile.

Send scraps to the compost pile.

Instead of tossing those table scraps in the trash, try feeding your lawn those leftovers. Composting is a natural recycling process that takes little to no management. Follow these quick guidelines to a hardier, healthier lawn.
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