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Foraged Feast

Kimala Luna

Date Icon September 6, 2019

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” – Margaret J. Wheatley When the owner from Flora, Melissa…

Craft Brewers Support Forest Protection

Amanda Rodriguez

Date Icon August 19, 2019

On Thursday, August 15, Catawba Brewing, with four locations in NC and Palmetto Brewing in Charleston, SC,  launched month-long $1 per pint fundraisers to benefit…

Forest Friday with Zev Friedman

Kimala Luna

Date Icon August 9, 2019

We met the founder of Co-operate WNC, Zev Friedman, at Earthaven Ecovillage. Earthaven Ecovillage is an intentional community near Asheville that focuses on learning and…

Lessons from my Internship

Rachel Weber

Date Icon August 7, 2019

This blog was written by Joe Lee, Dogwood Alliance’s Campaign Intern during the summer of 2019. Joe is a rising senior studying Public Policy Studies…

Release: Diverse Alliance Turns Up Heat on Governor Cooper Demanding Climate Action

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon August 1, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 1st, 9 am Diverse alliance turns up heat on North Carolina Governor Cooper, demanding real climate action  Environmental justice, climate,…

Taking a Stand for Forests in the Baltics

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon July 30, 2019

Have you been inspired by Greta Thunberg? Is your family watching the jubilant climate parades and marches occurring in Denmark? Fired up by the kids…

Standing with the People of Sampson County

Danna Smith

Date Icon July 25, 2019

On July 15th, Dogwood Alliance joined with community members and advocates across the region for a public hearing on Enviva’s proposed expansion in Sampson County,…

Statement: Victory for Forests in the Southern US & Climate in Ireland

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon July 24, 2019

The Irish planning board’s decision sends a powerful signal to EU member states that burning imported wood pellets is not a climate solution. Yesterday afternoon,…

Statement: Outrage as Mississippi DEQ Approves Permit for World’s Largest Pellet Mill

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon July 9, 2019

Joint Statement from NAACP, EEECHO (Mississippi), Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Healthy Gulf, Mississippi State Climate Reality Project, The People’s Justice Council and Dogwood Alliance in…

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