Chestnut tree restoration under way at Bankhead [Alabama] Researchers have planted hybrids at the Bankhead National Forest in an effort to restore the majestic American chestnut that once dominated the Southeast. Researchers at the American Chestnut Foundation are cross breeding…
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Dominion officials quizzed by citizens, environmentalists
WISE — Officials of Dominion Virginia Power got their brains picked vigorously by local citizens and environmental activists at a recent meeting. Dominion representatives Jim Browder, James Beazley and John Ragone discussed plans to build a 500-600 megawatt coal-fired power…
Dominion officials field questions: Group demands alternative energy plan
WISE — Along with responding to specific questions about a proposed coal-fired power plant, Dominion Virginia Power officials confronted broad demands to boycott surface-mined coal or shun fossil fuel energy altogether. Utility representatives Jim Browder, James Beazley and John Ragone…
Sustainable WNC website launched
A new web portal, www.sustainablewnc.org was recently launched to connect and inform businesses, nonprofits, citizens and local governments that are working to promote the principles and practices of sustainability in western North Carolina. According to editor, Richard Fireman: Many people…
NCSU Receives $247,802 Federal Grant for Renewable Energy
[ North Carolina ] The Department of Forest at North Carolina State University will receive a grant worth $247,802 from the federal government for research into renewable energy and other products that can be developed from woody biomass. The grant…
If you take a stand, how can you manage an ecosystem? The complex art of raising a forest
The idea of rebuilding old-growth by well planned ecosystem management has obvious appeal. Some forest plans, including the Northwest Forest Plan, assume that late seral (old-growth) forests will develop automatically when second-growth forests are placed in reserve, particularly if they…
Harry Potter goes green
[ England ] The printing for the final Harry Potter book will not only be the biggest, but also the greenest. Nearly two-thirds of the 16,700 tons of paper will be approved by the Forest Stewardship Council. News notes are…
Bank of America sets $20 billion green push
[New York] Taking what’s been called a leadership position among financial service firms in the corporate green movement, the Charlotte, N.C.-based financial giant set aside all but $2 billion of its commitment for lending, advice and market creation to help…
WV Tourism Board issues a Plea
From NPR: Opening Panel Round: West Virginia’s tourism board issues a plea/warning.
Tiny Asian import wiping out trees
In one S.C. park, 2,068 dead redbays have been counted [ South Carolina ] A little-used but ecologically important tree is dying in droves along the Southeast coast because of an insect imported through the ports from Asia . The…
