The Joint Regulatory Reform Committee is holding its only public input meeting in Western North Carolina on April 15 at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock.
Posted inEconomy, Energy, Environment, Politics & Government
WNC legislator says his proposal for formal state study of natural gas fracking will ‘set the stage for us for the next step’
N.C. Rep. Mitch Gillespie of Marion will introduce a bill today that would require the state to conduct a formal study of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of drilling for natural gas.
Posted inEducation, Environment
Press release: UNCA celebrates nature in WNC mountains with 39th Annual Spring Wildflower and Bird Pilgrimage
From April 29 through May 1, UNC Asheville’s Biology Department is coordinating 16 special events, including talks and guided tours that focus on local flora and fauna.
Posted inEconomy, Environment
Summer camps in four WNC counties generated $365 million in local spending, $33 million in tax revenue last year, study says
A new study commissioned by the North Carolina Youth Camp Association and conducted by leisure-business professors at N.C. State University sheds light on the economics of children’s summer camps in Western North Carolina.
Posted inEconomy, Education, Environment
Press release: Sustainability, energy expert giving free lecture at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock
Sustainability expert Dr. Debra Rowe will present the free lecture “Education and Action for a Sustainable Future” on April 14 at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock.