Clay, W.Va. Chloe Rose, age eight, wants recycling bins on the streets of her town, and she wants the trash pickup at the newspaper her mother works at to include paper recycling. Those are big changes for a third-grader to…
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Worried about Water? The EPA’s New Tool Can Help
Maps provide a valuable perspective of the lay of the land, the ability to identify local waterways, their length and proximity to urban or agricultural areas, and their connectivity as they wrap around hills or snake through open plains. But…
Citizens To TVA: Don’t Rush to Spend $1 Billion on Dirty Coal Plant
For Immediate Release Contact: Jenna Garland, 404-281-6398, jenna.garland@sierraclub.org Kim Teplitzky, 267-307-4707, kim.teplitzky@sierraclub.org Nashville, TN – Yesterday afternoon the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced it will issue an Environmental Assessment (EA) for proposed upgrades at its Gallatin Fossil Plant outside of…
Victory in Virginia ODEC Coal Plant Fight! | Participating In the Democratic Process
Victory in Virginia ODEC Coal Plant Fight! Members of the Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition rejoiced recently over news that plans for the state’s largest proposed coal-fired power plant were put on hold. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, the third largest…
TAGS: Democratic National Convention dnc Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Surry Coal Plant Wise Energy for Virginia
Organizational Round-Up
Showing Some Clean Water Love On October 18, shortly after we go to press, the Clean Water Act will turn 40 years old. In conjunction with that anniversary, our Red, White & Water team is putting together a report on…
TAGS: Clean Water Act Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary Eco-Literacy Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit rural electric cooperatives Sheila Ostroff
Bringing Polluters to Justice — One Court Case at a Time
By Eric Chance and Erin Savage On Oct 1., Appalachian Voices and a coalition of citizens’ groups reached a historic settlement in a Kentucky case involving some of the most far-reaching and astonishing violations of the Clean Water Act in…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Clean Water Act Frasure Creek Frasure Creek Mining and International Coal Group ICG Inc. International Coal Group Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Kentucky Litigation Kentucky Riverkeeper Water Pollution Waterkeeper Alliance
Letter to the Editor
Chicken Farms Fowl Water Quality in N.C. Dear Editor, I appreciate your special on water pollution in our region (Changing Currents, August/September 2012). There is a more serious problem, however. Just down the mountain and around the corner from your…
Uneven Ground: Examining Appalachian History Since 1945
By Matt Grimley Imagine two Appalachias: one of banjos, moonshine, and dilapidated log cabins; the other of people, their families, their rich history and unfulfilled futures. That dichotomy and how it is exploited is what University of Kentucky professor Ronald…
How the Rest of the World Needs to Help Educate the U.S.
By Rev. Pat Watkins Several years ago, volunteers from a United Methodist Church traveled to a small village in Kenya where they observed that the women of the village were walking, twice a day with buckets on their heads, to…
Seeking A Return to Truth
When did America’s leaders stop trusting in science? This fair country, with its wealth of knowledge and opportunity, used to be one of the global frontrunners in scientific reasoning, influence and education. We stood by the principles of proof rather…
