For the past 18 years, photographer Carl Galie has devoted his artistic talents to conservation work, and his latest exhibit — “Lost on the Road to Oblivion” tackling the difficult subject of mountaintop removal coal mining — is no exception.
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Appalachia’s Environmental Vote Tracker: Dec/Jan 2013-14 issue
See how Appalachia’s congressional delegation voted on environmental issues.
Breaking the Resource Curse
“Future Funds” Could Spur Economic Development in Central Appalachia As Central Appalachian coal production declines, many realize the need to maximize tax revenues from coal and natural gas extraction. For the past three years, a movement to establish a permanent…
Knoxville: “The Sustainable City”
By Nolen Nychay Knoxville, Tenn. ranks second in the nation for growth in green jobs and is one of only a handful of American cities to have fully bounced back from the economic recession, according to a recent Brookings Institute…
TAGS: Economic Transition Economy Energy Efficiency energy infrastructure Green jobs green jobs training Knoxville Renewable Energy Solar sustainability sustainable communities Tennessee
A Science of Responsibility:
Dr. Ben Stout’s Dedication to Community-Based Research By Brian Sewell Dr. Ben Stout, a stream ecologist and professor of biology at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, is as at home in nearby communities as he is in the classroom.…
TAGS: appalachia Clean Water Act Coal coal ash slurry ecology environmental education Hydraulic Fracturing Massey Energy Mountaintop Removal Pennsylvania Water quality West Virginia
Teacher, Wife, Activist, Mother:
Wilma Lee Steele Turns Focus to Healing By Molly Moore For Wilma Lee Steele, the devastation wrought by mountaintop removal coal mining can’t be measured solely by polluted streams or transformed ridgelines. For someone as spiritually connected to the mountains…
TAGS: Activism Citizen action Coal Coal mining environmental education Mountaintop Removal West Virginia
Anna Behnke: A Seventh Grade Activist
By Sarah Kellogg Seventh grader Anna Behnke loves to swim in Mountain Island Lake, but two years ago, she learned about the water pollution caused by Duke Energy’s Riverbend coal-fired power plant and began to worry about the impact the…
TAGS: Activism Citizen action Coal Ash Duke Energy Mountain Island Lake North Carolina Renewable Energy young leaders
Innovating with Electric Cooperatives
By Sarah Kellogg An inspiring, forward-thinking businessman, Mike Couick works to distribute affordable electricity to rural homes. “I don’t believe it’s a sustainable business plan to try to sell electricity that a member can’t afford,” Couick says. “The bottom line…
Diane Pitcock Connects Landowners to Fracking Researchers
By Molly Moore When Diane Pitcock and her family retired to rural Doddridge County, W.Va., in 2005, she planned on canning garden vegetables, watching the stars and listening to the owls. Today, however, four Marcellus Shale gas rigs surround her…
TAGS: Activism Citizen action environmental journalism environmental protections fracking Hydraulic Fracturing Marcellus Shale West Virginia
