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Adventures in Appalachia2 comments

N. Palmer wrote 6 days ago: This past week and for the Fourth of July weekend I tromped around North Carolina with family and en … more →

Tags: Primary Weblog, Life, Family, Travel, @ vacation, Fun, North Carolina, great wolf lodge, Nantahala River

Coal Mining Kills Water Supply: Actress Daryl Hannah Arrested

danielhardt wrote 1 week ago: USA Jul 1 – A renowned climate scientist, an actress, a former lawmaker, and local residents … more →

Tags: USA, North America, warning, arrested, Coal, Mining, Water Supply, Daryl Hannah, ran

A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia

rogerhollander wrote 2 weeks ago: Published on Friday, July 3, 2009 by The Washington Post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mountaintop remov … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Energy, Environment, roger hollander, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental contamination, mining contamination, toxic waste, Environment

Daryl Hannah: Why I Was Arrested in Coal River, West Virginia

rogerhollander wrote 2 weeks ago: Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Huffington Post by Daryl Hannah Why would I fly across the c … more →

Tags: roger hollander, toxic waste, Coal, Global Warming, James Hansen, Clean coal, Carbon, Environmental Protection, Environmental Activist

Mountain top removal destroying West Virginia

mov4me wrote 3 weeks ago: Coal Companies have found a way to cut jobs, get coal quicker and make more money without any t … more →

Tags: Life, appalachia, Coal, Environment, Mountain, mountain top removal, MTR, slurry

Random Nature Excursion: Road trip to NOVA and beyond

Jameson wrote 3 weeks ago: After miles of cattle farms... my foot inspired me. Sometimes simple things have healing powers. A f … more →

Tags: Recent Posts, Blue Ridge Mountains, front royal, Road Trip, Shanendoah National Park, Skyline Caverns, Skyline Drive

Movie Review: Kilowatt Ours2 comments

Nao wrote 2 months ago: Eddy and I saw a great documentary at the Hot Springs Environmental Film Festival. Called Kilow … more →

Tags: energy policy, Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, Green Building, Green Businesses, green economy, Green Home, green jobs, Green Office

"Island in the Sky" - Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains N.P.8 comments

josephrossbachphoto wrote 2 months ago: Island in the Sky While hiking up to Grotto Falls in rain and fog, I came across a park employee on … more →

Tags: Trip Reports, Landscape Photo, nature photo, Sunset, Dramatic, national park, fog, Great Smoky Mountains, Clingman's Dome

Chi Rho Mission Trip

saintyouth wrote 3 months ago: Chi Rho Mission Trip Information Meeting April 13th 6-7 PM Friends Hall  Our Chi Rho Mission Trip th … more →

Tags: Allison Lanza, chi rho, church, fast, God, Homeless, Homes, Justice, Kansas

EPA Freezes Hundreds of Mountain Top Removal Permits

citizensarah wrote 3 months ago: MOST EXCELLENT news from Dina Cappiello at the Associated Press: WASHINGTON – The Environment … more →

Tags: Coal, Lisa Jackson, EPA, Obama Administration, AP, Dina Cappiello, associated press, mountain top removal, coal mining

End Mountaintop Mining

thegreenjellybean wrote 4 months ago: Capitalists are literally blasting off the top of mountains to get to whatever is inside. If nothing … more →

Tags: animals, Civil Rights, Environment, Government, Organizations, Pétitions, Petition, Mountaintop Removal, Mountaintop mining

Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition: Voting

tgaw wrote 4 months ago: On Friday, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, North Carolina started its exhibition of … more →

Tags: Photography

Appalachia on PBS

tgaw wrote 4 months ago: One acre of Cove Forest in the Smoky Mountains has more species of trees than all of Europe. -Chris … more →

Tags: Appalachian Trail, Hiking, TV, pbs

To Live and Die in Dixie

Brittain Sluder wrote 4 months ago: To Live and Die in Dixie   I wish I was in Dixie, but words don’t roll like the Appalachians. … more →

Tags: Pandas Wang, Philosophy, Poetry, appalachia, Asheville, Dixie, North Carolina, Western North Carolina

Southern beach bum turned city boy turned...backpacker?1 comment

Streyeder wrote 4 months ago: Well, one thing we didn’t have at the beach is a mountain. Up here? We’ve got plenty. He … more →

Tags: Personal, Photography, backpacking, craigslist, Hike, Hiking, potomac appalachian trail club, Appalachians, Shenandoah Valley

An Evening with Gary Carden DVD1 comment

Ol John Brown wrote 5 months ago: “Don’t miss this one folks!” — Ol’ John Brown Gary has been a won … more →

Tags: Events, appalachia, DVD, folk tale, folklore, Gary Carden, Storyteller

Back in North Carolina... with a car!

Lacee Low wrote 9 months ago: Back to school this year is definitely at its most exciting. First of all, it’s my senior year, whic … more →

Tags: Things to do Places to see, vacation planner, Car Travel, Spa Business, long drives, Scenic drives, NC vacations, NC travel, NC tourism

Blue Ridge Mountains1 comment

Amanda wrote 10 months ago: … more →

Tags: Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge, big ridge, Fall, autumn, mountains, North Carolina, nc, Western NC

Mining for Fish?2 comments

briansrapier wrote 10 months ago: A few years back, John Denver sang the now immortal tune “Country Roads” which later bec … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Business, Case Studies, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Informational, Investing, Research


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