*Register Today* for the Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law (APIEL) conference to be held November 19-21st, 2010 at the University of ... Read This Post
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Transition starts with making sure your voice is heard!
November 2nd is here, and whether you've been looking forward to Election Day as the chance to finally cast your ballot in support of your favorite ... Read This Post
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Microloan Funding to Boost Business Lending and Job Creation
News Release from USDA LEXINGTON, Ky. – Oct. 28, 2010 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that USDA has selected ... Read This Post
Walmart and the End of the Local Food Movement
Originally posted on Huffington Post on 10/26/10by Anthony Flaccavento, Abingdon, Virginia-based organic farmerI had just come in from picking bell ... Read This Post
Montana Wind Power Now Cheaper than Coal
From the Public News Service:Energy Awareness Month: MT Wind Now Cheaper than Coal HELENA, Mont. - October has been designated "Energy Awareness ... Read This Post
USDA Rural Development funding benefits Central Appalachia
A recent report from USDA Rural Development describes how the agency has used funding provided by the Recovery Act to work toward meeting its goal of ... Read This Post
Economic Development Forum on Renewable Energy in Kentucky: Registration Now Open
Economic Development Forum on Renewable Energy in Kentucky Join us on November 17th to see how Kentucky can attract investments and create “green ... Read This Post
Perspective on “Appalachia and Wales: Coal and After Coal”
Sylvia Ryerson shared her experience at the Appalachia and Wales conference with the Rural Blog yesterday. She writes: Scholars, community ... Read This Post
Hope for the American Chestnut
There's an interesting piece in today's Washington Post on the potential for a comeback of the American chestnut tree, a former mainstay of ... Read This Post
Can Rural Communities Harness “Smart Growth”?
The good folks at Daily Yonder have a great piece on the EPA's new report about "Smart Growth" in rural areas -- an excerpt is available ... Read This Post
Green for All to Host Call on Green Job Strategies
Green for All, an organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty, is hosting a learning call on ... Read This Post
What Are You Reading?
We recently came across a new blog called The Thoughtful Coal Miner, written by Daniel Hawkins, that tells the ongoing story of his transition from ... Read This Post
