• Power Purchase Agreements: Making Renewable Energy Possible (or at least more likely)

    By Frank Young             Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are contracts which assure that a market exists for those kilowatt hours of electricity generated by the solar panels, wind turbines, coal fired […]

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  • All Terrain Vehicles on Public Lands?

    By Beth Little             The idea that we should allow all terrain vehicles (ATVs) on public lands in West Virginia is one that has been kicking around for years without much […]

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  • Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

    By John McFerrin We are in the season of preparation.  Whether we use the Wal-Mart calendar (where we have been in full bore preparation for Christmas since at least October) or […]

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  • Thoughts from our president

    Another Invasive Has Been Found in West Virginia The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) have now confirmed the presence of a […]

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  • 2020 Legislative Session Looming

    By the West Virginia Environmental Council legislative committee              Death, taxes and the West Virginia Legislature are inevitable in the mountain state of West Virginia.               And the WV legislature will convene […]

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  • West Virginia Legislature: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

    By John McFerrin We are in the season of preparation.  Whether we use the Wal-Mart calendar (where we have been in full bore preparation for Christmas since at least October) or […]

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  • The Last Oak

    by Nelson Tinnel On a barren hill all alone clings a tiny oak  to a jagged stone The loggers came with wheel and claw No longer they use the axe […]

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  • Rollbacks Proposed for State Review of Stream Crossings

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule that would restrict the role of states in approving projects under the federal Clean Water Act.             Under the federal […]

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  • A Tour of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

    The major field trip of the Fall Review was the tour of a small part of the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, led by Rick Webb and a team […]

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  • Food for Winter

    In the morning        of a late summer day,        our father        would open the door        and say,        “Smell the beebread.” And we would inhale deeply        of the heavy scent, It had […]

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