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Sittin on the south branch of the Potomac, watchin a couple deers ford the river… “I never imagined it would be this beautiful.” Those are the words of Austin Hall, who is currently walking with Ed Wiley, as they camped near Romney, West Virginia along Mechanicsburg Gap – the mouth way of the Shenandoah Valley.…

After a very long stretch of open road, Ed finally reached a town of decent size. The Pennies march descended upon Romney this morning around 11 am. We were met withcurious stares, beeps of the horn, the editor the the local paper ( the Hampshire Review), and some very friendly librarians. Ed posed for pictures…

I wanted to take a post to acknowledge our partners in Ed’s walk and the Pennies of Promise effort. They are fantastic groups, and none of Ed’s success would be possible without them. I especially want to acknowledge… 1) Pennies of Promise The originals! Ed is a central part of Pennies, which is the chief…

The Northern Forest Alliance and a broad team of partners, including the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation and the University of Vermont, have been working together for a year to develop the Vermont Town Forest Project. The Vermont Town Forest Project is working to advance forest stewardship and conservation in Vermont through partnerships…

This directory has been compiled in an effort to make it easier to find businesses that sell native plants or seeds and provide professional landscape or consulting services. As interest in native plants has increased in recent years the number of suppliers who make native plants part of their business has also grown. Use this…

Appalachian Voices is working with partners from across the state and the region to protect and improve state and regional air quality by convincing decision makers that Duke Power’s two proposed coal burning power plants are unnecessary for meeting North Carolina’s future energy needs. Duke is rapidly moving through the permitting process to build a…

The rising power of brands has implications for public health, globalization and the environment. It may even be changing the political equation. Mighty companies have so much riding on their corporate image that they quiver in the face of customer opinion. And if they are mass-market companies, customer opinion is the same as public opinion,…

[Canada] The largest logging company in Clayoquot, first nations-owned Iisaak Forest Products, has confirmed it is ready to sign a deal with Ecotrust Canada to turn management over to Ecotrust, which has a record for merging capital with conservation. Iisaak Forest Products general manager Gary Johnsen said Iisaak has worked out a management contract with…

And people are paying attention. All over the place. And they wonder why? Why would anyone let their children go to school in an unsafe environment? OHVEC gives us some answers Please help Ed by supporting Pennies of Promise. Have a look around, learn about what hes doing, be amazed, and decide wether or not…

[England] More than half of the world’s major forests will be lost if global temperatures rise by an average of 3C or more by the end of the century, it was claimed yesterday. The prediction comes from the most comprehensive analysis yet of the potential effects of human-made global warming. Dr Scholze said the effects…