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July 23, 2020

March against the ACP--photo by Dave Parrish

Atlantic Coast Pipeline defeated!

Opponents never gave up their fight to stop the destructive, environmentally racist, fracked-gas boondoggle. Now we're doubling down on the Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Southgate extension.

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A Big Idea: The National Economic Transition Platform 

Local, tribal and labor leaders who are driving solutions for a just transition in their coal-impacted communities call for bold federal investment.

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Pass the RECLAIM Act

Help RECLAIM pass the Senate!

The RECLAIM Act — a bill that would channel $1 billion into revitalizing coal communities —has passed the U.S. House. Now we just need to push it through the Senate.

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Check out the new online face of The Appalachian Voice!

The Appalachian Voice is back with a fresh homepage and a host of new stories! We are publishing online-only for the time being due to the pandemic.

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Latest Covid-19 utility shutoff news

With state moratoriums set to expire in a little over a month, plus the searing heat of high summer, the push to help low-income residents keep their electricity on is more important than ever.

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In Case You Missed It

  • A win for solar! The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission dismisses a petition that would have made solar net-metering illegal.
  • The humble opossum: Meet Appalachia’s misunderstood marsupial
  • Clean Energy—necessary, but not always equitable: An EIA report looks at low-income, rural and minority communities and solutions to make our energy future more accessible.
  • Good news from the coal region: Sign up for the Mountain Ascent, our monthly e-newsletter celebrating positive economic stories from Southwest Virginia

 

 

 

 

CALENDAR

 

"SAY NO” Mountain Valley Pipeline Event

July 25: Join environmental organizations and Indigenous speakers to reject the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the MVP Southgate extension. (Online event)

 

Deep Dining in Your Garden Workshop

July 28: Learn how to sustain yourself year-round from your garden and by foraging from nearby wild spaces. (Online workshop)

 

Prepare Your Garden
for Winter

Aug. 3: Learn more about techniques for winter gardening in Western N.C. (Online workshop)


Energy Democracy & Dominion Energy

Aug. 4: Eastern Virginia

Aug. 5: Northern Virginia

Appalachian Voices’ workshop series will cover how Dominion Energy customers can work to build a better energy system. (Online workshops)

 

Innovative Financing for Low and Moderate Income Participation in Clean Energy

Aug 11: Learn about programs designed to address disparities in clean energy. (Webinar)

 

Environmental & Racial Justice in the Era of Covid-19

Aug 13: Discuss initiatives to spread awareness of environmental shortfalls while addressing health, education and finance discrepancies within our communities. (Online event)

 

 

 

 

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