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...energy resources and logistics division, learned through some contacts that Otisca was the only firm capable of producing a coal-based liquid fuel that would meet the specifications he was seeking. The Greenbrier was an ideal demonstration site because the venerable resort was cherished for its pristine Appalachian environment, yet required an energy supply equal to that of a small town. Shelor phoned Smith in Syracuse. "Best call I'd had in 10 years," recalls Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing the American Dream | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

Bach Society Orchestra--performs Copland's Appalachian Spring, Mendelssohn's concerto in E minor for violin and orchestra. Paine Hall, 8 p.m. $5 for students; $6 general. $1 discount for tickets purchased in advance. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center Ticket Office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: At Harvard | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

Strip mining by private enterprises in the Appalachian mountains destroyed countless homes and polluted the rivers with waste. And on a more practical level, all studies pertaining to the cost-efficiency of business which follow Environmental Protection Agency regulations found that they save more than companies which don't. Face it, environmental consciousness is better for us, not worse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Destroying Nature is Suicide | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

...What and For Whom? Regional Forests and Forest Policies--by Michael Rains, director, Northeaster Area State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest Service; Arthur Cooper, head, Dept. of Forestry, North Carolina State University; Clark Binkley, dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Colombia; and Stephen Blackmer, director of conservation programs, Appalachian Mountain Club. KSG, Starr Auditorium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: At Harvard | 2/27/1992 | See Source »

...friend of mine, a speechwriter for Sen. Tom Harkin, asked my advice on writing a speech for the West Virginia AFL-CIO. I suggested that he discuss the history of the labor movement in West Virginia, including the famous, bloody massacre at Paint Creek. Because of my faint Appalachian lilt, my friend understood it as "Pink Creek." Only a last-minute phone call saved the senator from certain humiliation...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Author! Author! Wherefore Art Thou, Author? | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

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