Appalachia News Archives

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT THEN UP THE APPALACHIANS ON FRIDAY. via Staunton News Leader

Douthat State Park is accepting registration for its Girl Scout Day, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. May 3. The event will feature master storyteller Gwynn Ramsey, who will present "Folktales from the ... via Staunton News Leader

“Believe you me, that 500 tcf ... number is conservative”

Posted on 01/29/2008 5:12:07 AM PST by thackney Could Devonian shales deep under the Appalachians supply trillions of cubic feet of much needed natural gas for the U.S.? In the midst of a national debate about ... via Free Republic

“I see we're debating a gun bill today. Half of the cast of 'Deliverance' is in town.”

A man who has spent the better part of three decades in the legislature in Richmond ought to have more sense than to insult any state resident let alone an entire group of them. via News Channel 11

“The positive partnership between FSU, WVU and UMBI enables the leveraging of our resources to obtain financial support and create more visibility and appreciation for ethnobotanical studies.”

Activities at the Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical studies housed at Frostburg State University have grown since the program was initiated four years ago. via Cumberland Times-News

High pressure over New England has ushered cold and very dry air down the east side of the Appalachians over the past 36 hours. via WTVR Richmond

“Well, why don't we go down there and see what's going on?”

Author Ann Pancake, who will appear at Village Books Thursday, draws upon her experiences studying the effects of mountaintop-removal mining in her home state of West Virginia for her debut novel, "Strange As ... via Bellingham Herald

“It's only in the last few months, frankly, that Dominion has gotten serious--and I'm not even sure that they're real serious--about development of renewables and conservation.”

First the politicians spoke, Virginia State Senator Phillip Puck, Delegate Terry Kilgore and local Wise County officials among them, offering bland platitudes on economic growth and construction jobs--real ... via C-Ville Weekly

Natural gas distributed throughout the Marcellus black shale in northern Appalachia could conservatively boost proven US reserves by trillions of cubic feet if gas production companies employ horizontal ... via Green Car Congress

“It's like putting the mountain through a Mixmaster, a blender kind of thing, and putting it back.”

COMMENT By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 18, 2008; Page A16 One of Appalachia's coal-mining giants agreed yesterday to pay $20 million, the largest such fine imposed by the ... via The Washington Post

“The value of this science could increment the net worth of U.S. energy resources by a trillion dollars, plus or minus billions”

Pennsylvania unconventional NG reservoir to dramatically increase US Production Natural gas distributed throughout the Marcellus black shale in northern Appalachia could conservatively boost proven U.S. ... via Peak Oil

“For more than 10 years, the government has written off our most vulnerable wildlife species based on a flimsy policy without scientific or legal merit”

Environmental groups and Tennessee's wildlife department filed a 32-page petition with two federal regulatory agencies on Tuesday, asking that the organizations no longer ignore strip mining's impact on ... via Http

“Randy appeared last year on the show and was a crowd favorite", says Tim White, host and executive coordinator of the program. "Randy offered to come back and tape our show again so we took him up on his offer.”

Another tremendous lineup of talent is in store for bluegrass fans at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia for Song of the Mountains on Saturday, February 2nd. via Cybergrass

“Ain't no spongers. No loafers”

Forest Ramey, 24, a miner at Pioneer Coal No. 1, was on probation after abusing painkillers. via Daily Herald

The Appalachian Regional Commission is holding a conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies on January 23-25, 2008 in Rome, Georgia. via Tri State Observer

“Let us resolve that we will stop spreading dependency and start spreading opportunity; that we will stop spreading bondage and start spreading freedom.”

Work in the mines hasn't been as good as it is now in a generation. With per-ton prices doubling in the past six years, Virginia unearthed about $1.6 billion worth of coal in 2006, much of it to feed the ... via From On High

“Mining and this new coal burning plant will be a pretty severe cost to the county when you consider all the negative effects on our water, our forests, our wildlife and our health.”

The Wise County Board of Supervisors gave unanimous approval to a resolution of support for a proposed power plant project during a brief and testy special called meeting on Friday. via Times-News Online

Judy Bonds is trying to save the Appalachian mountain range. She'll be at the film festival to show her movie on Saturday. via The Union

“Other than that, everything's been working out real well so far.”

Published 01/05/2008 By Stephen Igo All the reservoirs in Wise County wanted for Christmas this recent holiday season was a little lousy weather, and Nature Claus delivered. via Times-News Online

“My message will be that the county has embraced this from day one”

Opponents and supporters of Dominion Virginia Power's proposed coal-fired power plant in southwestern Virginia will travel to Richmond to plead their case to state regulators Tuesday. via WTOP-FM Washington

“It has not been thrust upon us by anyone. This is something we asked for.”

WISE, Va. Many Wise County residents will travel to Richmond next week to offer their views on Dominion Virginia Power's plan to construct and operate a coal-fired power plant near St. via Http

“And I'm going to see the End of the World.”

I have tried to educate myself about mountaintop removal. I've read articles, gone to public meetings and listened to the heartrending stories of those struggling in the Appalachian coalfields to protect their ... via The Courier-Journal

“In marketing, it's so rare to see a product that has the kind of mystique that gets a reaction out of 100 percent of the people”

Known variously as "white lightning," "mountain dew," or just plain "firewater," there's no denying that moonshine has been a part of Virginia history for almost as long as there has been a Virginia. via The Hook

Up to 8 inches of snow is expected in parts of western North Carolina as a strong cold front moves into the region. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth