http://appvoices.org Working with YOU to protect the land, air, water and people of Appalachia Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Read the post HERE - ————————————————————————————————————————————– We’re happy to share this guest blog post by Kathy Selvage. Last month, Kathy traveled to Florida to speak at Gainesville Loves Mountains. There she found engaged citizens with open hearts and minds. ————————————————————————————————————————————– I landed at the airport in Jacksonville, FL., on Saturday afternoon, April 14, 2012 at the behest of Jason Fults [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/05/10/reflecting-on-gainesville-loves-mountains/ Read the post HERE - So CNN ran a sensationalized and superficial story built on stereotypes that lacked any news value. Big news, right? Grow up, kid, this is the entertainment business… That’s an excerpt from the conversation in my head before deciding to write a post about the photo-essay that was posted on the front page of CNN.com on [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/05/09/snake-handlers-strippers-and-the-kkk-cnns-portrait-of-everyday-life-in-appalachia/ Read the post HERE - Jillian Kenny is a junior at Appalachian State University and an intern with Appalachian Voices’ Water Team. She does the dirty work of monitoring coal companies’ water pollution records, but her commitment to clean water extends beyond her intern hours. I had the amazing opportunity to be on a team of students at Appalachian State [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/05/03/grow-clean-water/ Read the post HERE - For Immediate Release May 3, 2012 - – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - Contact: Tom Cormons, Appalachian Voices, 434-981-6506, tom@appvoices.org Sean Sarah, Sierra Club, 330 338-3740 sean.sarah@sierraclub.org Sam Broach, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, 276-523-1702, sbroach1@verizon.net - – – – – – – – [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/05/03/kelly-branch-selenium-suit/ Read the post HERE - ————————————————————————————————————————————– Join us in Charlotte on May 9 to remind Bank of America, the largest financier of the U.S. coal industry, of their responsibility to citizens and the environment. Visit our action page for more info and to sign up. ————————————————————————————————————————————– “BREAKING: Daring Action at Bank of America Stadium,” read the first email in my [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/05/02/rebranding-bank-of-americas-responsibility/ Read the post HERE - Bank of America has shown little regard for communities all across the country. From 2009 to 2010, Bank of America financed the coal industry to the tune of over 4 billion dollars. Bank of America is also the biggest forecloser in the country. Appalachian Voices is joining with Rainforest Action Network and other partners in [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/bank-of-america/ Read the post HERE - I’ve been thinking a lot about the future lately. Our family has a set of newborn twins expected home from the hospital within another week or two, and it’s funny how babies simultaneously awaken you to the present moment and highlight the importance of preparing well for the coming decades and beyond. Kids transform the [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/04/30/working-together-for-a-clean-energy-future-in-virginia/ Read the post HERE - Yesterday the Kentucky State Supreme Court ruled in favor of Appalachian Voices and our partners KFTC, Waterkeeper and the Kentucky Riverkeeper. The ruling upheld lower court rulings allowing us to intervene in a lawsuit between Frasure Creek Mining and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. That case was brought about in October 2010 when we [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/04/27/ky-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-citizens-and-water/ Read the post HERE - \ GET INVOLVED \ Help us celebrate our anniversary and continue our work for the next 15 years — join, give, or become a member today!   Member Spotlight Regional N.C. bands Possum Jenkins and Wurlitzer Prize graciously donated their talents — and door proceeds — to Appalachian Voices to help end mountaintop removal coal [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/advocate/issue32/ Read the post HERE - West Virginia Rep. David McKinley is a man on a mission — to save the coal industry from the bullies at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. McKinley’s afraid that the EPA may eventually require coal-fired utilities to contain their coal ash so it’s not allowed to continue to pollute our waterways. But McKinley is not [...]]]> http://appvoices.org/2012/04/24/23066/