Today, Congressmen Heath Shuler (NC), David Price (NC), Mel Watt (NC), Brad Miller (NC), John Yarmuth (KY), Gerry Connolly (VA) and Frank Wolf (VA) voted against H.R. 2273 , the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, a bill that does…
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Heath Shuler and Others Who Stood Up Against Dangerous Coal Ash Legislation
TAGS: Clean Water Act Coal Ash Congress Electric Utilities Kentucky North Carolina Politics TVA Kingston coal ash spill Virginia
Viewpoint
Please Don’t Trash the Outdoors Dear Editor, For my school service project, I picked up trash around the forest. I picked up trash at campsites and on the forest roads. I found a lot of things like beer cans, milk…
The Business of Building Green
What’s good for the earth is good for the bottom line By Molly Moore When dentist Kendalyn Lutz-Craver decided it was time to move out of her leased, musty office and build her own structure, she had three building goals…
TAGS: Boone green building Greenspaces Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification Our Daily Bread Renewable Energy sustainability sustainable building
Congregations Put Faith in Solar Power
By Brian Sewell On a sunny day in April at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Asheville, N.C., the Reverend Joe Hoffman welcomed his congregation with an unusual liturgy. “Today we celebrate a particular act of faith with…
TAGS: Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy finance models for renewable energy North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light Solar Energy spirituality Sundance Power Systems sustainability
Making Your Home More Sustainable
Stories by Meg Holden, Molly Moore, David Pferdekamper and Jillian Randel In sustainable building and remodeling, terms like “conservation” and “efficiency” are thrown around a lot. But how does the difference between efficiency and conservation affect the sustainability of your…
TAGS: Appalachian State University Bosch Coalfield Community Action composting toilets Energy Efficiency Energy Star green appliances home improvement and remodeling Joseph Jenkins mobile homes National Community Action Foundation North Carolina Wind Energy reuse solar showers sustainable building tax credits and incentives The Humanure Handbook Transition Initiatives WAMY Community Action Network Warren Wilson College weatherization
Ghostly Legends Rooted in History
By Molly Moore As fall creeps into Appalachia, a smoky fog drifts through the hollows and wraps trees and church steeples in a ghostly haze. At this time of year, it’s wise to pay attention to the human stories buried…
TAGS: Across Appalachia Appalachian Culture Appalachian history Carter Mansion Elizabethton Front Porch Storytellers ghost walk Joe Tennis Tennessee
Shooting Our Ecological Footprint: Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition Taking Submissions
By Molly Moore Beauty isn’t limited to blue skies. Sometimes a photograph captures the resilience of a besieged hemlock or the bleak gray of a mountaintop removal site and reveals beauty in the midst of ecological turmoil. With that in…
Energizing the Clean Economy
Political speeches, the nightly news and newspaper headlines are filled with reminders of the battered economy and the millions unemployed or underpaid. But as energy efficiency and renewable technologies advance, more domestic jobs are created that foster a sustainable economy,…
TAGS: Alderson American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Appalachian Regional Commission Berkeley Springs Christiansburg community college community energy planning Community Housing Partners CREATES Downstream Strategies Dublin Eastern Kentucky University energy costs Energy Efficiency Energy Efficient Enterprises Great Recession green building green economy Green Energy Tax Credit green jobs training green subsidies JOBS Project Kentucky Solar Partnership Mountain Association for Community Economic Development Mountain View Builders Mountain View Solar & Wind New River Community College Power Savers Renewable Energy Roanoke Solar Energy tax credits and incentives U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Labor Virginia Tech Virginia Western Community College WAMY Community Action weatherization Williamson wind energy Wythesville Community College
Elk Knob Summit Now Accessible
Story and photos by Molly Moore The Elk Knob Summit Trail begins with a casual amble through canopied woods. The 1.8 mile trail is all uphill, and after rising gently for the first quarter mile, carves a series of switchbacks…
TAGS: Amphibolite Mountains Black Mountains Elk Knob State Park Elk Knob Summit Trail Hiking the Highlands hiking trails North Carolina trail building
Putting the Able in Sustainable: One Homeowner’s Foray into Green Retrofits
Story and photo by Jamie Goodman After years of dreaming about building or buying a home I finally took the plunge into mortgage ownership this summer. We decided on a favorable compromise of our lofty fantasies, aspirations and budget; a…
TAGS: green movement green retrofit home improvement and remodeling home ownership sustainable alternatives
