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AIRE’s Friends at the J.O.B.S. Project Covered by BBC News


Thursday, July 8th, 2010 -
Check out the BBC News coverage of the J.O.B.S. Project at the links below:

Solar Power Comes to West Virginia
West Virginia’s Solar Powered Dilemma

Fannie and Freddie to clean-energy program: Drop dead


Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 -

Grist has been following this negative development. Here’s a taste of Grist’s post on this development:

“On Tuesday, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ended their radio silence nine weeks after sending cryptic letters warning lenders against permitting the use of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) — but it wasn’t the follow-up PACE advocates were hoping for.

FHFA’s letter amounts to a middle finger to PACE, which has drawn excitement from clean-energy advocates, home-improvement contractors, and homeowners who want to use the system to pay for projects like rooftop solar arrays and retrofits that cut energy waste.

The agency is arguing that reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, saving homeowners money on utility bills, and creating local jobs working on homes are not “traditional community benefits.” It’s making another argument too: That it should get to decide what projects have local-community benefits.”

Read Grist’s full post here


Solutions Journal’s Special Appalachia Issue


Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 -

For those interested in sustainability and Appalachia, have a look at Solutions special Appalachia issue. Here’s what the Folks at Solutions Journal have to say about the issue:

Together with a dynamic group of academics, business leaders, and activists—each living and working in Appalachia—Solutions will present a special issue dedicated to creating a brighter future for Appalachia. Appalachia is a special place—one of the most biologically diverse and culturally rich regions on the planet. But it is only one of several regions in the United States with an economy dependent on fossil energy production and where the people fear they will suffer when America makes its necessary transition to a low-carbon economy. The challenge in each of these regions will be to make the transition as deliberately and thoughtfully as possible. Central Appalachia has the potential to become a national model of the positive transition to America’s clean energy future. Our members will receive $5.00 off the low subscription rate that keeps Solutions going.


AIRE Covered in the Latest Issue of the Appalachian Voice!


Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 -

Read it online now!

Check out the coverage of AIRE in the latest issue of the Appalachian Voice, pages 11 and 14. You can find it “on the newsstand” or online at:

http://appvoices.org/pdfs/voice_2009_06_decjan.pdf (PDf)

Will green energy and electric cars drive a new global climate change plan?


Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 -

This from NOW on PBS…Home to a worldwide summit on climate change in early December, Denmark is setting a global example in creating clean power, storing it, and using it responsibly. Their reliance on wind power to produce electricity without contributing to global warming is well known, but now they’re looking to drive the point home with electric cars.

See the segment on NOW’s website

Minnesota Cities Cooperate to Develop Renewable Energy


Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 -

The cities are part of an 11-city consortium called the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) that is trying to meet the state’s progressive renewable energy mandates. All 11 cities are erecting recycled windmills that should be generating electricity by year’s end….

Read the story here…

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/64710607.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUr

Music on the Mountaintop Aug. 29th


Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 -

Can’t wait ‘til Saturday! It’s the Second Annual Music on the Mountaintop in beautiful Boone, North Carolina on the headwaters of the New River. It’s time for some great music, some fun, fellowship, and a renewable energy revolution. Sam Bush is coming to town to help out. Telluride Bluegrass Festival, MerleFest, and now back to Boone for another amazing Music on the Mountaintop. Keller Williams, Acoustic Syndicate, Steep Canyon Rangers are also headline acts and some great local bands like Do it to Julia and Lost Ridge Band will also be performing on the three main stages.

Come on out for a huge day of soulful music. No “astroturfing” here. Your ticket purchase will help sustain the renewable energy movement. The event is a benefit for AIRE to help launch its One Megawatt Campaign for Watauga.

For tickets, information, and lineups go to Music on the Mountaintop.

Southern Energy & Environment Expo


Thursday, August 20th, 2009 -

Don’t forget that the 9th annual Southern Energy & Environment Expo (SEE Expo) in Asheville this weekend. Many great presentations and exhibitors. Runs August 21-23.

Malawian Teen Builds Wind Turbine - from Scatch!


Monday, August 10th, 2009 -

With all the discussion about wind energy in North Carolina these days, I just wanted to share a video that I think typifies the extraordinary possibility offered by the partnership of human creativity and wind energy - so with no further adieu I will submit for your viewing pleasure the story of a Malawian teen, who with no formal instruction or sophisticated workshop, constructed a wind turbine to provide power to his family and village. Please enjoy :)



NC Senate Votes to ban wind in WNC


Thursday, August 6th, 2009 -

RALEIGH - The N.C. Senate voted today to ban the commercial generation of wind energy in mountain counties. Supporters of the ban argued that the construction of large wind turbines on mountain ridges would ruin the natural beauty of the mountains. Environmentalists say that the state should be encouraging wind power, not limiting it. Read the news here in the Winston-Salem Journal.