Our friends at the Rural Blog are covering the story of Tazewell County, Virginia’s Board of Supervisors’ 3-2 decision to ban a ridgetop wind project ... Read This Post
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How Central Appalachian State Policies Measure Up: 2009 Report on the Most Successful State Renewable Energy Policies
The National Renewable Energy Laboratories issues a report once a year to evaluate the effectiveness of state policies that encourage renewable energy ... Read This Post
New Study Shows Tremendous Job Growth under National RES
Last week, the RES-Alliance for Jobs released the “Jobs Impact of a National Renewable Electricity Standard” study conducted by Navigant Consulting, ... Read This Post
WV Panel Explores Transition Options
A West Virginia Senate Committee this week discussed options for the coming transition of the state's economy away from coal according to a report ... Read This Post
Local Wood Resources Get Second Life
Turning House Furniture and its sister company, Turning House Millworks, located in Bassett, VA, are attracting national attention, including a recent ... Read This Post
Rural Philanthropy: Helping Wealth Flow Back to Appalachian Communities
Gerry Roll, executive director of Community Foundation of Hazard and Perry County, wants to see more endowment legacies directed to rural areas in ... Read This Post
Buy Appalachian, Support Local Farmers
The Central Appalachian Network (CAN) has partnered with the Center for Rural Strategies to spotlight efforts throughout the region to support local, ... Read This Post
President’s Budget: Cut Coal Tax Breaks, Halt Unneeded Abandoned Mine Lands Payments
President Obama’s new budget proposal to Congress includes the elimination of four coal tax preferences (see p. 16), which would result in $958 ... Read This Post
Climate Change and Energy Transitions
The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Andy Mead reported Friday on the Governor’s recently convened Kentucky Climate Action Plan Council, which consists of ... Read This Post
Wind vs. Bats in West Virginia
The New York Times’ Todd Woody reported in December that a federal judge’s ruling has stopped construction on a 119-turbine wind farm project in ... Read This Post
Prospects for an Appalachian Recovery
As recent data point to the beginnings of a recovery for much of the global economy, many segments of the American economy show signs of a more ... Read This Post
Department of Energy Recovery Act Funds in Central Appalachia
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was intended to create or save jobs and spur economic activity while fostering accountability and ... Read This Post
