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Recession hurts green group efforts

by Beau Beasley September 14, 2009

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that environmental non-profits have been hit hard by the economic downturn, and has this had an impact on their effectiveness? – Bridget W., Bainbridge Island, WA Non-profits of every stripe have been suffering from the economic downturn. In a recent survey of 800 U.S.-based non-profits, 75 percent reported feeling the [...]

Mountain Miracle: Kentucky’s Pine Mountain Trail

by Will Harlan September 14, 2009

Next week, I’ll be running end-to-end along Kentucky’s 44-mile Pine Mountain Trail. The Pine Mountain Trail is the newest long-distance trail in the Appalachians. Volunteers completed construction of the first 44 miles of the Pine Mountain Trail from Elkhorn City to Whitesburg last summer. Eventually they hope to build trail all the way to Cumberland [...]

Patterson Hood – Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)

by Dave Stallard September 14, 2009

Dispel any notion that Patterson Hood’s new solo record, Murdering Oscar (and other love songs), will be the soundtrack for your next romantic rendezvous. The ominous opening chords of the title track – a tale of gun shots and salvation found at the altar of oneself – are classic Patterson Hood: foreboding, introspective, and most [...]

Not So Fast

by Jedd Ferris September 14, 2009

EPA holds back 79 strip mine permits

Sons of Bill – One Town Away

by Dave Stallard September 14, 2009

Bill Wilson has to be mighty proud of his boys. After their early 20 something wanderings took them all over the country, Wilson brothers James, Sam, and Abe returned to their native Charlottesville in 2005, formed Sons of Bill with friends Brian Caputo and Seth Green, and commenced to taking their country-tinged rock and roll [...]

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

by Leonard Adkins September 14, 2009

Getting to The Red River Gorge Geological Area in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest may involve quite a drive for most Blue Ridge Outdoors readers, yet is it ever worth the few hours on the highway! I admit it’s been sometime since I was there, but my memories of towering cliff faces, lush vegetation, and [...]