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[Virginia] Following a public hearing Tuesday where 10 speakers voiced their support of the proposal, the board of supervisors wasted little time in adopting the measure that would tax forested land similarly to agricultural land. Currently, 59 of 95 counties across the state employ land use on forestall land…Orange County Administrator Bill Rolfe estimated the…

The Hook has a great article about a proposed wind farm in Virginia… Virginia homeowners may not be ready for a windmill on every roof, but what about a string of electricity-generating turbines on a distant hilltop and the option to buy green power at affordable prices? With a controversial wind farm planned for Highland…

Glad we saw this coming… Duke Power wants an exemption from a state air pollution rule as part of its plan to enlarge its Cliffside power plant in western North Carolina. Officials with the power company, which services much of the state’s central and western regions, are asking state lawmakers for a pollution swap: Apply…

Projects big and small help return natural functions to our forests and watersheds and jobs to our communities [Montana] It’s been called the biggest thing you’ve never seen, and a strangely silent revolution. This emerging economy has grown out of the shadow of Montana’s staple industries, such as timber, farming, ranching and mining and covers…

According to the editors, “There is work to be done, and Americans have no time for the smug complacency to which the antics of Earth First and Greenpeace entice them.” Click here for their opinion. Fayetteville Observer

For Immediate Release Contact: Lenny Kohm at Appalachian Voices (828) 262-1500 June 29, 2006 Two Major National Religious Denominations Pass Resolutions Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Within a week of one another, two major national faith groups passed resolutions at their general assemblies opposing the widespread practice of mountaintop removal coal mining in central Appalachia.…

According to WOWK TV in Charleston Massey CEO Don Blankenship promised to spend “whatever it takes” to “make the state legislature responsible to the people” on the taping of this weekend’s “Decision Makers” news program. According to WOWK: He makes no secret of the fact that he would like to see more Republicans in office.…

Date: July 15th, 2006 Location: Howell Cottage, Beersheba Springs, TN. Built by John Armfield prior to the Civil War and given to the Bishop Leonidas Polk, a founding father of the University of the South. The cottage offers a historically significant location that promotes a mind-set of long-term consideration for resources and planning. Objective: To…

I don’t like this. From the May 2006 issue of Wired Magazine: – There are more than 400 nuclear reactors in 31 countries (104 in the US alone) – China expects to add 32 more facilities by 2020 Those who shun wind power, and call windmills “eyesores” will have to call this beautiful… By the…

[Georgia] Drought has hurt Southwest Georgia pine trees, increasing the danger of pine beetles. The Georgia Forestry Commission is watching for signs of an outbreak, because they know the conditions are right for an attack by the tree killing insects. Georgia Forestry Commission Rangers are seeing signs of pine beetles. This year there is a…