During its May 1 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a pair of rezoning requests, presented Buncombe Environmental Leadership Awards, heard a report from the N.C. Department of Transportation and more.
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Buncombe Commissioners preview: Zoning out
The May 1 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will feature a pair of rezoning requests to allow more development in Oteen and Fairview.
Beyond the brownfields: New Belgium’s Asheville project means land-use recycling
Along with the prospect of a new case of the brews, the Asheville site proposed for New Belgium Brewing Co.’s proposed East Coast facility would get cleaned up.
Late-April snow? It’s spring in WNC
While snow in April is not unheard of in Western North Carolina – this past weekend’s snow event seemed out of place, partly because
we had such a warm March this year.
Local impacts of global warming
Do you love North Carolina, its unique mountain forests, stellar beaches and productive farms? If so, actively support legislation to stop global warming, because our natural heritage is at risk. Local damage is already occurring from increasing temperatures, changing rain patterns and rising seas. Western North Carolina's mountains feature unique and beautiful plant communities evolved […]
Evergreen Charter School receives national green ribbon honor
Asheville’s own Evergreen Charter School is one of 78 “green ribbon” schools honored by the U.S. Department of Education for reducing environmental impact, promoting health and outdoor education.
Tacit approval? Minimal attendance for UNCA community meeting on proposed star lab
Not a soul turned out Thursday night, April 19, for an information session that was hosted by UNCA and meant to introduce the community to a joint plan with the Asheville Astronomy Club to build a new observatory on this south-facing hilltop on campus.
EPA promised water hookups, not filters, Mills Gap residents say
In the ongoing ground-water contamination case connected to the former CTS electroplating plant on Mills Gap Road in south Asheville, emails between the EPA and residents imply that agency action to get new water service was being considered last July. But municipal water hookups remain far from certain.
Wanna grow grass? NC State has an app for that
Gardening has gone hi-tech. That’s been a mission of N.C. State University for a long time, but now they are taking it to your phone.
A Christian environmentalist: How faith and environmental stewardship work together
Mallory McDuff, professor of environmental education at Warren Wilson College, is a proud Episcopalian and environmental activist. In her newest book, Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect Earth’s Climate, McDuff solicited essays by Christian environmentalists across the country to explore what faith-based communities are doing to address climate change.
Party for the planet
Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970, but Asheville's annual Earth Day Festival has some excellent surprises in store.
Earth Day 2012: A weekend of environmentally friendly fun
Asheville loves Earth Day, and this year is no exception.
Warren Wilson College hosts herb symposium in memory of Frank Cook
Who was Frank Cook? That’s like asking who first swam the entire Amazon (Martin Strel, of course.) Quite likely, many of the 150 who attended the April 7 Herb Symposium at Warren Wilson College in memory of Cook didn’t know him. In ethnobotany and herbalist circles, Cook was legendary for his global knowledge of plants and their uses. (photo by Jonathan Poston)
Buncombe commissioners: It’s a gas
The Buncombe County commissioners are hoping a new program at the landfill will exemplify an old proverb: "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Their April 3 meeting featured a presentation on the "Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project.” In development for several years, the project uses methane gas produced as trash decomposes to generate electricity. A series […]
The hockey stick and the climatologist: An evening with Michael Mann
Since publishing the Hockey Stick climate graph in 1998, climatologist Michael Mann has had his email hacked and picked apart for the purpose of incriminating and discrediting his studies; his family has received death threats. On April 3, he shared his story and conclusions during a presentation at Warren Wilson College.
Swannanoa Journal: How it’s done at Pisgah Brewing
This edition of Warren Wilson College’s “Swannanoa Journal” explores how beer is made at local organic producer Pisgah Brewing. (In partnership with WWC’s Environmental Leadership Center, Xpress presents The Swannanoa Journal, short audio essays on regional environmental sustainability issues, written and recorded by WWC students.)
Spring storms create a foggy morning
Spring brings the return of afternoon thunderstorms, but the impact of the rain can last long after the storms move on.
At annual ozone-season kickoff, TVA officials pitch clean-air initiatives
Since coming out on the losing end last year of a multistate lawsuit that took seven years to resolve, the Tennessee Valley Authority has pushed a green agenda that promises to “keep the initiatives coming, and keep the clean air coming.”
Highlights from the April 3 meeting of the Buncombe commissioners
Here’s a couple of the highlights from the April 3 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
Enviro cleanup, pre-construction continues at former junkyard on the river
Where once piles of junked cars were stacked by the French Broad River, crews have been digging up concrete remnants and debris — the first step toward turning the old EDACO junkyard into the Karen Cragnolin Park. (photo courtesy of RiverLink)
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Gassing up
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ Tuesday, April 3, meeting will feature a presentation on the “Landfill Gas to Energy Project.”