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Tonights Senatorial debate in Virginia will be available on C-SPAN. Jim Webb (D) has seemed impressive, if imperfect. But Allen (R) has been absolutely on the ropes, recovering from scandal after scandal. Recent revalations have shown that he didn’t disclose his stock options. Tennessee’s Senate hopefuls debated the other night. Its a spirited debate. You…

If you live in Virginia, you have to register to vote by TOMMORROW ( Tuesday 10-10). Get the form online here.(.pdf) All questions can be answered at the Virginia State Board of Elections website

[ Idaho ] Forest managers in Idaho say the summer ‘ s fires followed historic fire patterns that will help forest ecology that was thrown out of balance by a century of fire suppression. More than 800,000 acres burned in the state, but only destroyed a few homes. The Boise National Forest let some naturally…

Forest serves as valuable teaching and research lab, community resource In these woods grow more than 900 plant species and more than 100 tree varieties – pine stands more than 120 years old and hardwood trees more than 200 years old. At any given time, more than 50 studies are underway, research ranging from plant…

(Its a huge honor for Jerome to allow this to be cross-posted. He’s probably the most read blogger on energy issues in the entire English speaking world. Thanks Jerome! – j-dub) Adapted and extended from the European Tribune This is not about how horribly polluting coal is. It’s not about how dangerous coal mining is.…

US researchers are calling for caution, as they believe there is the possibility of some biofuel crops becoming an invasive species. [ Arkansas ] As the United States are looking to crops as a possible future energy source, University of Arkansas scientists have put forth their argument for further ecological study into biofuel crops. Lead…

The Environmental Protection Agency has finally begun to require permits for logging in southern Louisiana , which has still not stopped the wholesale clear-cutting of cypress forests. So in the meantime, the safety of our nation’s already depleted wetlands comes down to sellers and consumers of cypress mulch. Big mulch retailers — like Lowe’s, Home…

The national Firewise Communities program is a resource for agencies, tribes, organizations, fire departments, and communities across the U.S. that are working toward a common goal: to reduce the loss of lives, property, and resources to wildland fire by building and maintaining communities that are compatible with our natural surroundings. On the website you can…

I am sorry to inform you all that Jamie McGuinn of Boone, NC (right) passed away this week in a traffic accident in Avery Co, NC. He was 23 years old. He was a good friend, musician, singer, and chef. He acted on what he believed and spoke his mind. He lived the principles that…

David Orr is the man, and this is an awesome article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Optimism is growing for the first time about curtailing mountaintop mining in Appalachia. That’s the feeling of David Orr, who heads the environmental-studies program at Oberlin College. Can I just add… and… and…