The Front Porch Blog, with Updates from AppalachiaThe Front Porch Blog, with Updates from Appalachia

Duke Energy’s proposal to convert the Roxboro coal plant to gas would be one of many dangerous new fossil fuel investments

Monday, March 18th, 2024 | Posted by Juhi Modi | No Comments

Amid an alarming set of proposals for an extensive methane gas expansion across North Carolina, Duke Energy wants to convert its coal-fired power plant on Hyco Lake in Person County, known as the Roxboro Steam Station, to a combined-cycle methane gas power plant. [ Read More ]


Community, culture and creation: Working to bring new investments into the coalfields

Thursday, August 17th, 2023 | Posted by Emma Kelly | No Comments

Beginning in January 2023, four local environmental and social justice organizations held a series of community listening sessions, one in each coalfield county in Southwest Virginia. [ Read More ]


Five reasons why the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans for a major gas buildout must be stopped

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 | Posted by Brianna Knisley | 1 Comment

TVA is currently ignoring federal climate goals for a 100% carbon-free energy sector by 2035 to push forward a plan for the second-largest fossil fuel buildout of any utility in the country. These plans will line the pockets of two mega gas corporations, fuel climate change and devastate southeastern habitat and public health. [ Read More ]


Even as 2022 Virginia General Assembly wraps up, threats of environmental rollbacks continue

Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 | Posted by Peter Anderson | No Comments

With the signing of the budget, the Virginia General Assembly wrapped up a session filled with challenges and disappointments. [ Read More ]


The North Carolina People’s Energy Plan

Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 | Posted by Maddy Koch | 3 Comments

The North Carolina People's Energy Plan seeks a cleaner, more affordable, more just energy system for the state. [ Read More ]


Webinar series to explore coal impacts and just transition issues

Thursday, March 17th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments

Appalachian Voices is working with our partners in the RECLAIM Coalition to put on a series of educational webinars this spring that will take an in-depth look at a number of issues related to coal mine cleanup and economic transition in coal-impacted communities. [ Read More ]


Getting federal dollars to the communities that need them most

Monday, March 7th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments

An early version of a new mapping tool from the Biden administration highlights communities facing climate and environmental justice challenges. This tool will help determine how federal dollars are spent, so we need you to help make sure that the map is correct! [ Read More ]


Can’t stop, won’t stop! Fighting to protect you and the environment at Virginia’s General Assembly

Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 | Posted by Jen Lawhorne | No Comments

Virginia’s 2022 General Assembly gaveled in on January 12 for two months of legislative wrangling in the crowded halls of the state capitol! We expect to play defense on protecting pivotal laws that tackle the climate crisis, while pushing for progress in key areas. Don't sit this one out — we need all Virginia hands on deck! [ Read More ]


Utility disconnection protections: Let’s make it permanent

Monday, August 30th, 2021 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments

Shutting off electricity and other vital utilities of families who can't afford their bills is unjust. During a pandemic, it's barbaric. Appalachian Voices offers solutions. [ Read More ]


Highlights from the Energy Democracy in Action webinar series

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments

Advocates from across the country shared stories of how they gained control over how and where their power is produced during the first two webinars of the three-part Energy Democracy In Action series. Read the highlights and register for the third webinar. [ Read More ]


What the bipartisan infrastructure bill means for Appalachia

Tuesday, August 17th, 2021 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments

The Senate's nearly 3,000-page infrastructure bill would bring major investments in programs that support Appalachian communities, including abandoned mine cleanup and broadband. But the bill also has its flaws. [ Read More ]


Biden must stop methane pipelines to deliver on climate change and environmental justice

Monday, June 21st, 2021 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments

In the USA Today, Indigenous leader Crystal Cavalier and climate scientist Michael Mann team up for this op-ed calling out the Mountain Valley Pipeline as a nail in America's climate coffin and environmental injustice. [ Read More ]



 

 


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