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Stadium Woods at Virginia Tech is being threatened by construction

Virginia Tech’s Stadium Woods Threatened

by Jack Murray May 7, 2012

An old growth forest at the heart of Virginia Tech’s campus is being threatened.

Bill Banks' sustainable farm in North Carolina

The Greenest Man in the Mountains

by Will Harlan December 27, 2011

He owns no computer, cell phone, or other electronic gadgets. Instead, he watches the clouds roll over the mountains and the squirrels gathering walnuts.

Homemade Running Shoes

Handmade Gear

by Matt Kirk November 3, 2011

Shrinking our footprint by repurposing our shoes.

An electric recumbent bike for cool kids

The Electric Company

by Graham Averill November 3, 2011

Can fresh-from-college inventors make electric recumbent bikes cool?

Homeland Security?

by Jack Murray October 14, 2011

A law making its way through Congress could have a huge impact on our open spaces and national parks.

Morning clouds fill the Linville Gorge Valley, which runs for 12 miles from Linville Falls to Lake James.

Skim the Surface… Then Drill

by Jack Murray September 28, 2011

Score another victory for the “Drill, baby, drill” set.