Story by Jed Grubbs It’s been two months since the deadly April 5 explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine claimed the lives of 29 American Miners in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The incident, which was our nation’s…
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Coal News
Christian Coalition Takes Stand on Mountaintop Removal In March, the National Council of Churches announced that a multi-denominational coalition of 28 Christian groups petitioned the EPA to restore original Clean Water Act protections which would prohibit mountaintop removal mining coal…
Ison Rock Ridge, Spruce No. 1 Mining Permits On the Line
By Jamie Goodman Coalfields residents and conservation groups continue their ongoing tug-of-war with the coal industry over new mountaintop removal mining permits. In a massive blow for the environment, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) announced approval…
Edible Landscaping: Beautiful and Delicious
Review by Maureen Halsema Plump cherries ripe for picking, weighty pears begging to be plucked, aromatic lavender ready to be gathered—all within the confines of your yard! Nan K. Chase shares how to plant, manage and prepare these delectable plants…
GET Going–Trekking The Great Eastern Trail
Story by Derek Speranza It is only fitting that poet Robert Frost took “the road less traveled by” in his poetry collection entitled Mountain Interval – and now long distance hikers everywhere have a new opportunity to do exactly that.…
Beware of Muggles: The Quest for the Geocache
Story by Maureen Halsema Space Cadet reads out the clues of the cache. While Zergle decodes the hidden message, Map Man checks the GPS. “We should be right on top of it,” Map Man says. Space Cadet scans the area…
Conserving Appalachia: Land Trusts Strive To Protect Natural Areas
Story by Julie Johnson Thanks to organizations like the Blue Ridge Conservancy, land trusts have protected hundreds of thousands of acres in Appalachia from development—and counting. In North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Conservancy— recently formed from the merger of two…
Learning to “Live Lightly” on The Farm in Summertown
Story by Julie Johnson Home building can be one of the most challenging aspects of a carbon-neutral lifestyle. At the The Farm Ecovillage Training Center in Summertown, Tenn., participants learn how to build and maintain their dwellings in an environmentally…
Get Back to the Nature of Firefly Gathering
“The Firefly Gathering helps people to deepen and expand their connection with the natural world through providing Earth Skills education, networking, and good, old fashioned fun by the fire.” The Firefly Gathering is a four-day event that focuses on the…
Home Grown: Farming in the Shadow of Coal
Story by Julie Johnson Many farmers in the coalfields are finding environmental pollution has ruined their irrigation. “In the coal fields,” said Martin Richards, Economic Development Organizer for Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, “you can have a nice piece of bottom…
