SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Shepherdstown has become the only municipality in coal-producing West Virginia to support a global greenhouse gas agreement. Town Council voted Tuesday to sign on to the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, which asks state and federal…
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Bush Administration Suppresed Global Warming Report, Conservation Groups File Suit
November 15, 2006 — By the Center for Biological Diversity SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A coalition of conservation groups filed suit today against the Bush administration over its refusal to complete a National Assessment of the impact of global warming…
Cougar Predation Important In Wildland Ecosystems
[ Oregon ] The general disappearance of cougars from a portion of Zion National Park in the past 70 years has allowed deer populations to dramatically increase, leading to severe ecological damage, loss of cottonwood trees, eroding streambanks, and declining…
The Eco-Advantage: Inc.’s Green 50
Introducing the Green 50, a collection of entrepreneurial companies that are showing what it means to run good businesses, attack the most pressing problems of our time–and make serious cash along the way. Since the 1940s, the Collins Cos. has…
Office Depot Launches The Green Book in Six Countries
Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, for the first time is customizing The Green Book(TM) catalog of environmentally preferable products in six country-specific versions. “Office Depot first launched The Green Book in the United States…
Update from Christians for the Mountains
Allen Johnson and Granny D Dear Supporters of Christians For The Mountains, Although it’s been a while since the last update, lots has been going on… The Mountain Mourning Collection DVD has just been re-mastered with brilliant color photos on…
Human Ecology class changed my life.
Little did I know that a class would change my life. This semester I enrolled in human ecology of the southern apps and was told about Appalachian Voices. It’s too bad I waited until my last semester to get involved,…
From An Inconvenient Truth to Convenient Answers
From An Inconvenient Truth to Convenient Answers 11/19/2006 Source: LOHAS Weekly Newsletter Author: Seventh Generation Responding to the urgent need for solutions to the problem of global warming, the leading eco-friendly home products company Seventh Generation joins with the largest…
States battle Weyerhaeuser argument
Competition – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the timber giant’s appeal for a tighter test on predatory bids The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next month about a ruling that Oregon and seven other states say is critical…
Greetings from Washington, DC!
For the past semester Appalachian Voices has provided me with the opportunity to work in Washington to combat mountaintop removal legislatively. It has truly been an amazing experience! During my time in Washington I have been meeting with different offices…
