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Help us spread this footage. From the videographer… For those that have been waiting for live video (and others) I’ve been working as fast as possible to finish this footage of the demonstration and arrests that took place yesterday on 3/16 in the capital of WV for Marsh Fork Elementary. Its divided into 2 seperate…

Help us spread this footage. From the videographer… For those that have been waiting for live video (and others) I’ve been working as fast as possible to finish this footage of the demonstration and arrests that took place yesterday on 3/16 in the capital of WV for Marsh Fork Elementary. Its divided into 2 seperate…

Governor Crist’s concerns over global warming, coupled with a dramatic increase in construction and operating costs, have many in Tallahassee wondering if a proposed coal-fired power plant is in their best interests. The Governor is reportedly consdiering alternative energy sources. Click here for a link to the full story Power Plant Questioned

[ North Carolina ] Landscaping with pine needles is a Southern tradition that reaches a busy peak in North Carolina at this time each year. A landowner can expect to recover between $75 and $150 a year per acre of the pine straw… The pine-straw industry also is being boosted by state forestry policy that…

Low-Impact Sustainable Forestry Demonstration March 18, Gainesville, VA, discussions on progressive brand of forest ecosystem management and demonstrations of low-impact, animal-powered log extraction, contact Justin LaMountain, 703.357.2403, justin.lamountain@gmail.com

[Kentucky] A 2003 Virginia Tech University study showed that landowners lose more than $4 million to dodgy loggers in the poor but hardwood-rich Appalachian states. South Carolina forestry experts estimate that about $10 million is lost in that state alone. Regional experts estimate the amount lost nationally is more than $160 million. But because timber…

Calling all activists, students, mountain lovers, gardeners, organizers, and caring people! Mountain Justice at Virginia Tech, and S.A.M.S. (Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards) are hosting a trip to Wise County and the town of Appalachia, VA on the weekend of April 14th-15th to see some of the most coal-affected communities in the state. We will be…

These people were asking that their children and grandchilren not have to go to school under a sludge dam holding 2.8 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge. These people were asking that Massey Energy subsidiary “Goals Coal” not build a SECOND coal silo next to Marsh Fork Elementary, and increase the already dangerous levels of…

Update 2: Photo by Graham Boyle with MJSB Many of those asking Governor Manchin to stop the building of a second silo above Marsh Fork Elementary were arrested today at the WV State Capitol. Read the news here, here, and here. WVpubcast has audio of what are apparently brutal arrests. Update: Hat tip to Vivian…

The Forest Guild created this online resource center to help define and promote ecological forestry. The ecological forestry resource center provides web-based access to the tools foresters and affiliated professionals need to practice sound management and is intended to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas and practices. The resource center brings together…