April 10, 2013 – mountainx.com

Citizens organize to fight power-plant proposal in Transylvania County

April 10, 2013 by Margaret Williams

“Transylvania County could become home to a bio/renewable diesel fuel plant, the first of its kind in Western North Carolina,” the Hendersonville Times-News reported on April 3. Local residents have organized a campaign to fight the proposal, noting that a facility that generates power by burning MSW (municipal solid waste) could turn mar an otherwise pristine valley near Brevard, possibly diminish air and water quality and bring unwanted industrial traffic to the valley.

At the intersection of art and technology

April 10, 2013 by Alli Marshall

Moogfest will return in April of 2014 with more outdoor and daytime programming, more workshops and panels, more boundary-pushing music and “More of a focus on people who are doing things like Bob Moog did things — stepping out on a limb and trying to make something new.”

In the minority: Fisher tackles new leadership role in N.C. House

April 10, 2013 by Nelda Holder

Elected in January as one of three Democratic whips, Rep. Susan Fisher of Asheville must know each bill’s contents and be able to explain them to her party’s caucus.

Colla-beer-ation

April 7, 2014April 10, 2013 by Webmaster

When you mention an event in late March, college students usually think of spring break. Brewers on the other hand, their minds go to the Craft Brewers Conference — held this year in Washington, D.C. The event brings together about 5,000 brewing industry professionals, including folks from plenty of N.C. breweries: Highland, Catawba Valley, Nantahala, … Read more

Citizens organize to fight power-plant proposal in Transylvania County

At the intersection of art and technology

In the minority: Fisher tackles new leadership role in N.C. House

Colla-beer-ation

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