April/May, 2011 — Our Changing Climate

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In the scientific community, the climate change debate is over—whopping ninety-four percent of experts agree that the climate is warming due to human activity. But due to a well-funded campaign by the fossil fuel industry, the number of American citizens that believe in climate change has dropped to an all-time low. The security of our economy, ecology, food and water hinges on what we do to stem the tide. Can Appalachia survive the uncertainty of our changing climate?

Appalachia and our Changing Planet: Climate change could mean forest fires, water stress, and disappearing species for our region

• > Appalachia and our Changing Planet: Climate change could mean forest fires, water stress, and disappearing species for our region
• > Top 10 Arguments Used by Climate Skeptics (and why they’re wrong)
• > A Fossil Fuel Free Future by 2030? A new study proposes the possibility
• > Ecology & The Changing Planet A Game of Knowns, Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns
• > Agricultural Production: An atmosphere of uncertainty for our food future
• > Bartering for the Economy
• > Transition Initiatives: Building resilience at the community level A look at State College, Pennsylvania
• > Sequestering Your Carbon Footprint: Soften your personal impact
• > Top 10 Books on Climate Change

Other Features

Take Me To The River(fest) – Join the fun this summer in Valle Crucis with our 2nd annual salute to Appalachian rivers and Appalachian Voices!

Environmental Summer Camps – Summer is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for camp! We have compiled a list of environmental camps to help get your kids outside and learning this summer.

Music Festival Guide! Grab your hat and dancing shoes and stock up the cooler, it’s time for the long, glorious days of summer music festivals! We have compiled a list of some of the best festivals to take place in and near Appalachia, featuring (lots of) bluegrass, blues, and good old rock and roll. Book your campsite now!

REGULARS

• Hiking the Highlands — Kentucky’s Pine Mountain Trail
• This Green House — Acme McCrary: Shaping legs and sustainability in the textile industry
• The Coal Report — Backlash on clean water, coal dust and more
• Across Appalachia — Solar decathlon, JOBS solar project and Affording Hope through Dance | Earthday Events in our Region
• Editorial — Fossil Fuels and Nuclear: How Costly is too Costly?
• Viewpoint — Seeing God’s Face in the Dirt
• Book Club – Arctic Gardens: Voices from an Abundant Land
• Naturalist’s Notebook – Scarlet Tanager (Relocation may be only a “chirp” away)
• Inside Appalachian Voices — Going After Big Coal (again), new members, and ways you can get involved