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[Georgia] In a few short years, Georgia could replace Saudi Arabia as America ‘s fuel supplier when it comes to ethanol made from pine trees. “We’re hoping to be the next Saudi Arabia .” By 2010 Stuckey said the state would be producing 100 million gallons of bio-diesel from pines and seven Georgia companies are…

CNET News: Google Earth with a cause CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA ZDNet Australia: Do-gooders doing Google Earth Google Earth helping charities raise awareness Non-profit organisations and charities are using Google Earth’s three-dimensional maps to raise awareness of environmental concerns. Issues such as genocide and deforestation are being covered by the groups using the 3D…

Excerpt from the Courier Journal opinion article “New Deal for Appalachia” My home state contains the largest contiguous forests in southern Appalachia, which is home to the most biologically diverse landscape in North America. To sit quietly in such a place is an extraordinary thing to do. I have heard ovenbirds and black-and-white warblers, sometimes…

May 29, 2007 Lawmakers Push for Big Subsidies for Coal Process By EDMUND L. ANDREWS WASHINGTON, May 28 – Even as Congressional leaders draft legislation to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming, a powerful roster of Democrats and Republicans is pushing to subsidize coal as the king of alternative fuels. Prodded by intense lobbying…

[Illinois] This year, those who decide to build a deck of their own likely will think about more than just the design and financial challenges associated with the project. Many also will consider the environmental effects. Both Home Depot and Lowe’s stores sell lumber that meets “sustainable forestry” standards. Sustainable forestry is a management program…

Tallahassee, Florida–On Tuesday, state regulators denied Florida Power & Light’s application to build a mammoth coal-fired power plant on Lake Okechobee at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. In denying the permit, the Public Service Commission boldly held that Florida could meet its energy needs with cleaner, less costly options. “This is exciting because it…

This Roanoke Times editorial today discusses Virginia’s Rick Boucher and West Virginia’s Nick Rahall’s support of coal-to-liquid technology . . . http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/wb/xp-119477

Pine Mountain is one of the few “ridge and valley” mountains in Southern Appalachia that overlaps with the central Appalachian coalfield of the Cumberland Plateau. Its folded layers tower above a dozen coalfield counties in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Communities that are 3 centuries old are innovators and survivors in this rugged landscape. Their amazing…

Managing and Understanding the Hispanic Workforce: A Workshop for Employers in the Forest Industries September 24th-25th, Princeton, WV, sponsored by USDA Forest Service’s Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC), http://www.forestindustries.vt.edu/Managing%20Hispanic%20Workshop%20II%20Agenda%209_24_07.pdf

[California] Eco-Furniture. com, the leading eco-friendly furniture retailer on the web, announced today it is working toward an inventory of certified wood products. Eco-Furniture’s parent company, GREENCulture, Inc. has been a leader in making environmentally responsible products available to the general public since 1994, specializing in furniture, compost bins, gardening supplies, and solar and Energy…