Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 | Posted by Adam Wells | No Comments
The recent
ribbon-cutting ceremony at Wise Primary School for a new rooftop solar installation was the result of years of effort and the latest marker of success in the effort to diversify the economy of seven coalfield counties in Virginia. [
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Monday, October 24th, 2022 | Posted by Josh McClenney | 1 Comment
Voting an exercise in community. It’s an exercise in finding ways in each of our own lives that build a more equitable and resilient community that works for all of us. [
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 | Posted by Gabrielle Lichtenstein | 3 Comments
Converting the Kingston Fossil Plant to a natural gas facility would expose local communities — who already suffered the 2008 Kingston Coal Ash Spill — to more pollution while creating very few permanent jobs. [
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Thursday, September 29th, 2022 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
Mara Eve Robbins, a stalwart activist in the movement against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, reflects on community and hope in this special guest blog. [
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Monday, September 26th, 2022 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
It's a critical moment in the movement against the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the effort to stop the polluter giveaway in Congress. Here are four ways to act. [
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments
Communications intern Noah Vickers reports on six climate rallies that recently took place in support of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Virginia. [
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Thursday, September 15th, 2022 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments
Miners with black lung and their advocates scored a huge victory in the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act, which permanently extended the black lung excise tax that supports the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. [
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 | Posted by The Appalachian Voice | No Comments
Appalachia’s biggest problem may lie below our feet. Throughout the booms and busts of the coal industry, landholding corporations have kept their grasp on the land which previously held coveted resources. [
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Thursday, September 1st, 2022 | Posted by Maddy Koch | No Comments
Appalachian Voices, along with many others, is speaking up about the state’s Carbon Plan and the needs of North Carolinians as we transition to a clean energy future. [
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Friday, August 19th, 2022 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments
On July 28, Appalachian Voices partnered with the Appalachian Solar Finance Fund, Volt Energy Utility and St. Paul Lutheran Church to present a webinar to specifically encourage places of faith to make the switch to solar energy. [
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
We thought it might be helpful to sort through the good, the bad and the ugly, and explain why we support the Inflation Reduction Act and why we are wholly committed to fighting the industry’s permitting wish list and any forced congressional approval of MVP. [
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
The end of negotiations to include clean energy and climate spending in the reconciliation plan is a harsh blow, but we will continue to fight for a better future for Appalachia, and for our planet. [
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