Can You Help in Asheville?

Mountain Voices Alliance (no relation) is working hard with the citizens of Buncombe County to stop an oil-burning plant which would be situatied just North of Asheville.

This map from The Ashevillianillustrates the location of the proposed Diesel Power Plant (in red) and the direction of the prevailing winds (black line).

If you are in the Asheville area, consider joining them for some of these upcoming events…

Today, February 24th – INFO
HELP US CELEBRATE AND RAISE THE BANNER!
Say No! to Polluting Oil-fired Energy Plant
Say Yes! to Energy Efficiency & Clean Renewable Power

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 – 3 PM
Weaverville Hwy. and Baird Cove Rd., directly across from Gerald’s Fireplace Restaurant.

Thursday, March 1st
Utilities 101: Understanding Utilities and Utilities Reform
A Free Talk by Michael Shore, Southeast Air Quality Manager,
Environmental Defense
Thursday, March 1, 7 PM
West Asheville Library
942 Haywood Road
West Asheville, NC 28806

Saturday, March 3rd
MVA Clean Energy Task Force Information Meeting to strategize about proposed Woodfin Power Plant. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Woodfin Community Center
14 Penley Ave.
For more info, call 255-8537.

Tuesday, March 20th
Clean Energy Forum 7-9 pm
Jubilee! Wall St.
Asheville
Guest speakers:
Kilowatt Ours filmmaker, Jeff Barrie
and Michael Shore, Environmental Defense
For more info call 255-8537.

Learn more at Scrutiny Hooligans, which has been all over this issue.

About JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.