Written by Jeff Deal

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Jeff Deal

A lover of Appalachia, renewable energy, local green sustainable economies, and energy efficiency, Jeff is the information technology consultant for Appalachian Voices and also the Senior Project Manager for the Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy.

Raleigh Legislature Hosts Citizens’ Lobby Day for Renewable Energy

There’s just something fitting about North Carolina renewable…

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Environmental Organizations Seek 25% Renewable Energy Generation From TVA by 2020

Download the press release as a PDF

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U.S. Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear in 2011

For the first time since the late 90s,…

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What’s Clean Air Worth to You?

Why is the EPA Advancing the Mercuryand Air…

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Renewable Energy Growing, but Not Fast Enough

Check out this EXCELLENT post at Grist HERE…

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The NC Sustainable Energy Association’s “Making Energy Work” Conference: NC a Leader in the Southeast’s Clean Energy Economy

NCSEA’s annual meeting and conference, Making Energy Work,…

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High Point Duke Energy Rate Hike Hearing Turns Out Large Crowd in Opposition to Increase

If Duke Energy was listening to the citizens…

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NPR’s Planet Money Talks About the True Cost of Coal

Just how much do we pay for environmental…

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The Solar Decathlon

By Jeff Deal Those weren’t spaceships on Washington…

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Blair Mountain Community Center and Museum Opens

A note from Chuck Keeney, Secretary of the…

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