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Everybody working to stop MTR in the coalbearing region of Appalachia deserves a pat on the back. From National Geo, Grist, Vanity Fair, and inter-national newspaper coverage, the word is getting out more than ever before. Check out item #6 in this editorial from the Port Huron, MI, newspaper: Austin Hall, recently presented Appalachian Treasures…

Dear friends, PESTed is here to help you get ready for the holidays with our annual guide to buying Christmas trees and wreaths sustainably grown in North Carolina. We’ve compiled a list of sources, as well as some links for more information on Christmas trees, pesticides and farmworkers in NC. Your purchase of a tree…

Coal in the classroom Opposition to mountaintop removal mining is becoming part of the curriculum at a growing number of colleges and universities. By Tim Thornton tim.thornton@roanoke.com381-1669 Election Day, Dave Cooper stood in the President’s Dining Room at Hollins University and made a solemn announcement. “I’m an environmental activist,” he told more than two dozen…

Senator John Kerry mentions mountaintop removal, true costs of coal in letter to Washington Post Answers to ‘Greenhouse Guessing’ Tuesday, November 21, 2006; Page A26 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/20/AR2006112001133.html In “Greenhouse Guessing” [op-ed, Nov. 10], Robert J. Samuelson called for candor about the costs and benefits of addressing global climate change. Unfortunately, he fell victim to the fiction…

RFK Jr. brings environmental message to campus BY MIKE UNGER [UP_D07_211_058] Photo by Jeff Watts Robert F. Kennedy Jr. brought his message of environmental conservation and protection to AU Wednesday night, his visit marking a fitting highlight to the first ever environmental summit sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union, named in honor of his famous…

Peterborough, New Hampshire [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] As concern over energy security and global climate change grows, many musicians around the United States are greening their concerts using renewable energy. In addition to many other conservation efforts, Reverb ensures that tour buses use biodiesel and all other energy usage at concerts is offset with green tags for wind…

Here’s a short video Rainforest Action Network put together.

Pennsylvania Township Becomes First in the Nation to Ban Corporate Mining, Becomes Third Municipality in Pennsylvania to Recognize the Rights Of Nature, and Seventh in the Nation to Strip Corporations of “Rights” CONTACT: Thomas Linzey, Esq. {encode=”tal@pa.net” title=”tal@pa.net”} (717) 709-0457 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (October 17) – On October 16th , the Blaine Township,…

The Massachusetts Woodlands Cooperative, LLC (MWC) is working to help members conduct sustainable forestry of the highest standards while increasing financial returns from harvest activities. MWC is a forest management, processing and marketing cooperative organized by and on behalf of forest landowners in western Massachusetts . An umbrella group certification protocol was developed to provide…