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Dec. 9–More than a million tiny blue birds once sang and nested in the tops of Appalachian forests. Now there may be only 500,000 cerulean warblers left. Because they’re declining at a rate of 2 percent to 4 percent a year, it could take another century before they’re on the brink of extinction; so no…

Wells Fargo and Mountain Top Removal Kayford_mtn1 Scott Parkin of Rainforest Action Network says that there is a bombing campaign right here in the United States, as the people of West Virginia lose their habitat and culture to mountaintop mining. Just one of the many things that may be wrong with Wells Fargo. Check out…

[ Indiana ] The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has bought its first land using state forest timber sales revenue. “We promised to deliver new undeveloped land for preservation through the sale of timber from state forests, and this is the first step toward putting those funds to work and preserving these lands for…

Yesterday on the Dianne Rehm show, a nationally syndicated call-in show on National Public Radio, Dianne Rehm was interviewing bestselling author Adriana Trigliani, who grew up in southwest Virginia and has a series of novels about the town of Big Stone Gap. The topic of mountaintop removal came up, and Ms. Trigliani said she had…

Appalachian churches joining fight on mining Lexington Herald-Leader November 18, 2006 http://www.topix.net/content/kri/3484741110288186626641199344570490887351 We’re trying to get this issue out as an issue for churches to engage in as a moral issue Evangelical Christians may be joining the fight against global warming, but in Appalachia, opponents of mountaintop removal have already turned to religion as a…

[NEW YORK] Want to get Ashley Judd fired up? Just let her talk about organic farming, mountaintop removal coal-mining in Kentucky and sex education in the developing world. “I love talking about that stuff. I could talk about it all day long,” Judd sighs, munching on salmon and asparagus in a warm hotel suite overlooking…

Official cites advantages [ Virginia ] When at least 40 hunting enthusiasts discuss clearcutting in the presence of exactly one salaried forester, they don’t beat around the bush. Norris Campbell, the host of the informal gathering near Craigsville, said it was an easy walk from his house to several 8-15 acre swaths of clearcut forest…”It’s…

Hi, my name is Will Moyer, and I am a student at Appalachian State University, in Boone, North Carolina. When ever I get a break or a free weekend, I like to take advantage of the sports that are available to us in these mountians. My favorite sport is rock-climbing, followed by whitewater rafting and…

The patient that is our National Environmental Policy Act has been ill of late, and I am distressed to report that It has now been moved into Intensive Care. This is a call to the family to rush to the bedside. Please speak. It may look like the patient cannot hear or see, but it…

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will host an electronic public discussion on methods that can be used to evaluate the potential of imported plants to become invasive species if they are introduced into the United States . Any interested person can register for the electronic discussion which will be held from November…