As the push continues to seek alternative and renewable energy resources, utility companies are increasingly turning to an energy source from days gone by: wood. The growth of the biomass-for-energy industry has been particularly vigorous in the Southeast, with exports…
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Burning Wood: The Good, the Bad and the Misunderstood
TAGS: biomass Coal mining Forestry green economy Renewable Energy sustainability Water quality woody biomass
Lost and Found: AV Teams Up With Photographer to Educate the Public
For the past 18 years, photographer Carl Galie has devoted his artistic talents to conservation work, and his latest exhibit — “Lost on the Road to Oblivion” tackling the difficult subject of mountaintop removal coal mining — is no exception.
On Heels of USDA Energy Efficiency Loan Program, Appalachian Voices Launches the Energy Savings Action Center
On Dec. 4, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program (EECLP), a new loan program that will provide at least $250 million to rural electric cooperatives each year to develop or expand energy efficiency…
Appalachia’s Environmental Vote Tracker: Dec/Jan 2013-14 issue
See how Appalachia’s congressional delegation voted on environmental issues.
New Website Provides Southeasterners a One-Stop Resource for Saving Money and Energy
Contact: Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, 828-262-1500, rory@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Boone, N.C. – Residents in eight southeastern states who want to save money and energy now have a new online resource where they can find information…
Breaking the Resource Curse
“Future Funds” Could Spur Economic Development in Central Appalachia As Central Appalachian coal production declines, many realize the need to maximize tax revenues from coal and natural gas extraction. For the past three years, a movement to establish a permanent…
Knoxville: “The Sustainable City”
By Nolen Nychay Knoxville, Tenn. ranks second in the nation for growth in green jobs and is one of only a handful of American cities to have fully bounced back from the economic recession, according to a recent Brookings Institute…
TAGS: Economic Transition Economy Energy Efficiency energy infrastructure Green jobs green jobs training Knoxville Renewable Energy Solar sustainability sustainable communities Tennessee
A Science of Responsibility:
Dr. Ben Stout’s Dedication to Community-Based Research By Brian Sewell Dr. Ben Stout, a stream ecologist and professor of biology at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, is as at home in nearby communities as he is in the classroom.…
TAGS: appalachia Clean Water Act Coal coal ash slurry ecology environmental education Hydraulic Fracturing Massey Energy Mountaintop Removal Pennsylvania Water quality West Virginia
Teacher, Wife, Activist, Mother:
Wilma Lee Steele Turns Focus to Healing By Molly Moore For Wilma Lee Steele, the devastation wrought by mountaintop removal coal mining can’t be measured solely by polluted streams or transformed ridgelines. For someone as spiritually connected to the mountains…
TAGS: Activism Citizen action Coal Coal mining environmental education Mountaintop Removal West Virginia
