Home Energy Contest Reveals Pressing Need in Western NC

By Cat McCue | January 22, 2015 |

Residents spend three times national average on energy bills Contact: Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, 828-262-1500, rory@appvoices.org Sarah Kellogg, North Carolina Field Organizer, 828-262-1500, sarah@appvoices.org Boone, N.C. — In announcing the three winners of its “High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest” today, Appalachian Voices said that the need for residential energy efficiency improvements in one…

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Winners of Home Energy Contest in N.C. to be Announced

By Cat McCue | January 14, 2015 |

Results show strong need for energy efficiency funding in the High Country Contact: Sarah Kellogg, N.C. Field Organizer, 828-262-1500, sarah@appvoices.org Boone, N.C. — Next Thursday, January 22, Appalachian Voices will announce the winners of its “High Country Home Energy Makeover” contest, each of whom will receive a comprehensive energy audit and home improvements from local…

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Oil and Gas Boom Straining America’s Energy Infrastructure

By Molly Moore | August 23, 2013 |

By Brian Sewell The United States is experiencing a natural gas boom largely due to advances in drilling and extraction technologies. And in recent years, some have celebrated the fuel as a bridge to a clean energy and carbon-free future. But according to a report by the Center for American Progress, the other side of…

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VICTORY: Senate Committee Passes Energy Savings Act

By JW Randolph | May 9, 2013 |

With Overwhelming Bipartisan Support, the U.S. Senate Yesterday Began Moving a Common Sense Energy Efficiency Bill. Here’s Why We’re Celebrating. Well, the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and Appalachian Voices all agree — it’s time for America to move forward with energy efficiency. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and…

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The Dollars and Sense of Energy Savings

By Molly Moore | April 25, 2013 |

Using electricity wisely is vital for Appalachia, a region that has borne the burdens of our national appetite for cheap energy. Unlocking the Southeast’s vast energy savings potential could be the key to forging a cleaner, greener future. That’s the premise behind The Dollars and Sense of Energy Savings, our first-ever issue devoted to electricity…

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Green Visions

By AV's Intern Team | April 16, 2013 |

Chattanooga’s high-tech advances are seeded with grassroots principles By Molly Moore As dusk falls on the north bank of the Tennessee River, streetlights turn on at Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park. Rows of gleaming bicycles wait for the next morning’s bikeshare riders, and the sun’s last rays fade from a park building’s green roof. If the streetlights…

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Policy Expert to Steer New Energy Savings Program

By AV's Intern Team | April 16, 2013 |

The Southeast possesses some of the greatest resources for making energy use more efficient, and Appalachian Voices has a plan to help unleash that potential. This spring, we are launching a new program focused on promoting energy savings and reducing the use of coal-fired power in rural Appalachia and the Southeast. Rory McIlmoil, a long-time…

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Central Virginia LEAPS into Energy Savings

By AV's Intern Team | April 16, 2013 |

By Cat McCue For a nonprofit organization just barely three years old, the Local Energy Alliance Program has racked up some impressive numbers: 1,000 homeowners served, 7 million kilowatt-hours of electricity conserved and a total of $500,000 annually saved on the homeowners’ electric bills. LEAP started in 2009 with a seed grant from the federal…

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The Means to More Efficient Ends

By AV's Intern Team | April 16, 2013 |

Energy Conservation Takes Businesses to New Heights By Brian Sewell If not in person, most Americans have seen the Empire State Building in pictures and postcards, along with the emerald light that often illuminates the upper reaches of the spire. The iconic building has held its share of marketable claims to fame over the years…

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