Written by Cat McCue
Cat McCue
Although not native to the region, Cat feels deeply connected to the mountains, rivers, backroads and small towns of Appalachia she has come to know over the years. She is Appalachian Voices' Senior Communications and Public Engagement Strategist.
Many roads lead to clean energy
Utilities are cranking more and more electricity onto the grid on extremely cold or hot days — but too much of that ends up leaking out windows and doors in lower-income housing. As the NAACP points out, energy efficiency and other distributed energy sources are safer, healthier, and more equitable ways of providing electricity, and they have the added bonus of bringing much needed economic opportunity to communities of color.
Groups Seek to Ensure Ky. Enforces Clean Water Law
Contacts: Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org Ted…
Duke Energy guilty in N.C. coal ash pollution
Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Duke…
Va. Transportation Panel Acts on Controversial Highway
Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org The…
Survey says: Virginians want clean energy
A bi-partisan poll released today shows solid support among Virginia voters for the state to develop a plan to cut carbon pollution and shift to cleaner sources of energy. Meanwhile, in Richmond, the General Assembly is heading in the opposite direction, casting votes in favor of dirty fossil fuels.
N.C. Citizens Gather to Demand Cleanup of Duke Energy’s Coal Ash
Contacts: Sarah Kellogg, N.C. Field Organizer, 919-616-0830 Pictures…
Home Energy Contest Reveals Pressing Need in Western NC
Residents spend three times national average on energy…
Winners of Home Energy Contest in N.C. to be Announced
Results show strong need for energy efficiency funding…
Fracking and pipelines threaten Appalachia
The natural gas industry has overwhelmed scores of communities across the country, building miles of new pipelines and erecting huge drilling rigs. Appalachian Voices today launched web pages about efforts to open North Carolina to fracking and proposals to build natural gas pipelines through several Appalachian states, and the growing citizen movement to shift to cleaner energy.
West Virginia flunks climate change class
Climate activists are giving the W.Va. Board of Education some lessons in how to provide a healthy future for children — beginning with ensuring kids understand the science behind climate change.
