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214 Bloggers in the iLoveMountains.org Blogger’s Challenge… so far.
Man, the iLoveMountains.org Blogger’s Challenge is heating up! In the 2 weeks since the launch, 214 bloggers have pledged to help end mountaintop removal coal mining by spreading the word. Oh, and check out the Bloggers’ Impact Map
Read MoreNaturalists Notebook – Switchgrass
You’ve probably driven by fields full of switch grass a hundred times and never known it. Varieties of the warm season grass – Panicum virgatum – can be found all over the Southeast and the Midwest. Switch grass looks humble enough in the spring, but by autumn it can be six to ten feet tall.…
Read MoreLetters to the editor
Dear Editor, Every article is different, stimulating, provocative, and something you won’t find anyplace else. Thanks. Su Clauson-Wicher Chilhowie, VA Dear Appalachian Voices, Finally, my Economic Stimulus “Kicker” from the Federal Gov’t. came, and I was able to donate part of it to your fine organization. I would love to encourage others who received a…
Read MoreNatural gas — Appalachia’s other energy dilemma
Stand on a ridgeline in southwestern Virginia. You’ll see lush hardwood forests, dark-green groves of rhododendron, blue skies … and square, neat clearings, marked by green tanks and red well heads. They dot almost every ridge, every nook and knob in the mountainous terrain. Look directly overhead, and you might also be standing under a…
Read MoreAppalachian Voices’ and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Discuss Mountaintop Removal on Ring of Fire Podcast
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio, and Appalachian Voices’ Mary Anne Hitt discuss the destructiveness of Mountaintop Removal coal mining on the Air America Radio Show, Ring of Fire. To listen to the podcast, CLICK HERE
Read MoreNC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources to Limit Pollutants from the New Cliffside Power Plant
The press release from the North Carolina Dept of Environment and Natural Resources follows below… Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Release: Immediate Contact: Diana Kees Date: June 2, 2008 Phone: (919) 715-4112 DENR TO ENSURE “MAXIMUM ACHIEVABLE” LIMITS ON HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS AT NEW…
Read MoreJoin the Blogger’s Challenge
Appalachian Voices, in conjunction with iLoveMountains.org is pleased to announce the America’s Most Endangered Mountains video series.. We are trying a new grassroots technique called the Bloggers’ Challenge to spread the word about what mountaintop removal is doing to our beloved mountains in Appalachia. The cutting edge Bloggers Challenge program will be run through the…
Read More30 Days: Mountaintop Removal
Check out our friends Bo Webb, Chuck Nelson, and Larry Gibson with Morgan Spurlock, star of “Supersize Me.” Spurlock’s show “30 days” will feature mountaintop removal starting June 3rd at 10PM on the FX channel.
Read MoreHey Media: Lay off Appalachia
When I saw the clip of the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart apeing a misinformed West Virginia voter last week, I had a flashback to a Saturday Night Live “Appalachian ER” skit, which featured rocker Neil Young embroiled in a mess of incest and depravity. How the media loves its hillbillies. Makes me wanna holler: The…
Read MoreTake Action to Extend the Clean Energy Tax Credits
From Solar Nation: Congress has spent nearly a year debating how to pay for these expiring tax incentives, which make it cheaper for individuals and companies to install renewable energy systems and build energy-efficient buildings. The House doesn’t want to pass any legislation without an identified source of funding, and the Senate won’t consider raising…
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