/images/AppalachianVoice/AVNov07/helga_kvam_circ.gif The first European settlers in Appalachia brought their Christmas traditions to the new world, right along with their hammer dulcimers and their scotch whiskey, from the highlands of Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. Some of these traditions have gone…
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New York AG actions against coal power companies of limited value
Legal thrillers are fun to read, but real change is heavy lifting From the New York Times, the State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is pursuing actions against large power companies who do not disclose the financial risks of coal in…
Lessons to NOT learn from the Utah Mine Disaster
Lessons to NOT learn from the Utah Mine Disaster The National Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is understaffed, the current administration has reduced the number of required inspections, and still the MSHA is falling behind in its scheduled inspections.…
News Briefs
Grammy Award Winning Artist Sees Mountaintop removal First Hand By Sandra Diaz Kathy Mattea’s journey started when she saw Al Gore give his presentation about global warming in January of 2006; the slideshow that is the basis of An Inconvenient…
Earth Matters Environmental Art Show in DC
Earth Matters Exploring Environmental Issues August 28 – September 30, 2007 Monotypes by Marian Osher at the Washington Printmakers Gallery 1732 Connecticut Ave, NW (Metro: Dupont Circle, Q St. exit) 202-332-7757 www.washingtonprintmakers.com Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, Noon – 6…
Upcoming Events at Turtle Island Preserve with Eustace Conway
Tipi Workshop, Saturday September 22, 2007 Learn by Doing! We will follow expert guide Eustace Conway in setting up several tipis from the ground up. This workshop is a one-day event all about learning how to set up and take…
Two New Books Out on Mountaintop Removal
Two New Books on Mountaintop Removal Want to learn more about mountaintop removal? Check out these two new books: Now available: Moving Mountains by Penny Loeb. “Loeb compassionately chronicles 10 years of grassroots efforts by citizens of southern West Virginia…
Larry Gibson featured on CNN’s Heroes
Larry Gibson, who has worked tirelessly to show the damage of Mountaintop Removal coal mining to the world was featured on CNN’s Heroes: Larry Gibson- Defending the Planet. The segment was aired on August 14, August 16 and August 19.…
New York Times Editorial: Ravaging Appalachia
Ravaging Appalachia Give the Bush administration credit for persistence. It just won’t let a bad idea die. On Friday, the Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining proposed new regulations that it hopes will permanently legalize mountaintop mining — a cheap,…
Environmental Groups Respond to Bush’s New Rule to Ease Legal Limits on MTR
August 22, 2007 Contact: Cindy Rank, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (304) 924-5802 Dianne Bady, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (740) 886-5796 Vernon Haltom, Coal River Mountain Watch (304) 854-2182 Jared Saylor, Earthjustice (202) 667-4500 Jim Hecker, Public Justice (202) 797-8600 Ed…
