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[ Georgia ] Agriculture officials announced a new initiative Wednesday to increase longleaf pine forests by 250,000 acres in nine Southern states, a move aimed at restoring one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems outside the tropics. Since it applies exclusively to longleaf and there are no specific signup periods, landowners won ‘ t have…

Some good, relevant, outside reading sources Ecological Hope – Reflections on ecological challenges to US society TheoBilly-A Redneck’s Gentrified Look at Christianity, Johnny Cash, Bread Baking, Organic Gardening, Arts and Culture, the gossip column in Parade, Gravely Tractors and other stream of consciousness ramblin’ OHVEC News Links -daily links to environmental stories from around Appalachia…

Woah! 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” Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (October 17) – On October 16th , the Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt…

The annual Kentucky Book Fair will celebrate a quarter century of hosting authors and book lovers and serving literacy causes Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Frankfort Convention Center. There will be more than 200 authors at the 25th KBF and 600 titles, both records for a book fair regarded as one of the nation’s oldest…

Wanted to recognize DoW’s “Conseravtion Heroes” for 2006, which Anita posted on below • Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (NY-23) • Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA) • Sen. Lincoln Chafee (RI) • Rep. John Dingell (MI-15) • Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-07) • Sen. Jim Jeffords (VT) • Rep. Ed Markey (MA-07) • Rep. George Miller (CA-07) • Rep.…

The Conservation Report Card measures the commitment of U.S. Senators and Representatives to wildlife and habitat conservation during each Congressional session. It reviews both House and Senate votes on key conservation issues, providing a clear assessment of how well members of Congress are doing to protect wildlife and wild lands for future generations. The Report…

Im so sick and tired of seeing this… West Virginia’s coal industry must strike a balance between maintaining jobs and taking care of the environment, but just how to do that is not clear. A panel of experts on Tuesday discussed the hard reality of trying to preserve coal mining jobs while also preserving the…

The Southeast Watershed Forum ‘ s 24-page report details the many varieties habitats and natural systems and their importance to our region. All of this is illustrated through several inspirational case studies of how individuals in the Southeast have been able to enhance growth and development in their community while conserving resources and protecting habitat.…

Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy. Thats who. Though he is not running for public office, Don Blankenship has become the dominant political figure this year in West Virginia. The chief executive of Massey Energy, the fourth-largest coal producer in the country, has vowed to spend whatever it takes to wrestle control away from several…

In what may be a pivotal turning point in the effort to return integrity to America’s energy policy by ending mountaintop removal coal-mining – the New York Times has printed a must-read article called “Taking On a Coal Mining Practice as a Matter of Faith” …From there, she could see what she loved about Appalachia…