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FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURE
AppalachianVoices
2017
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Photos front cover and this page: Kent Mason
Appalachian Voices fights every day for a healthy environment, sustainable commu-nities, and just economies that value our region’s natural heritage. Throughout 2017, and in the face of new and enduring threats, we honored our commitment to the Central and Southern Appalachian region by seizing opportunities locally, at the state level, and in Washington, D.C., to advance our mission.
Together with our members, we’ve come too far to stand by as profit-driven, polluting industries and shortsighted policies put vulnerable communities, the climate, and the natural resources we all rely on at even greater risk. We refuse to waver from the pursuit of our positive vision.
Skills Appalachian Voices has developed over our 20-year history—from grassroots or-ganizing to our advocacy on complex policy and regulatory issues—have prepared us for the many challenges we face today. Most importantly, the trust we’ve earned in the communities where we work has helped us build a reputation that reflects our love for Appalachia’s past, present, and future.
Over the past year, our staff worked alongside impacted community members fighting mountaintop removal coal mines, toxic coal ash pollution, and fracked natural gas pipelines, and together we put pressure on regulators and elected officials tasked with protecting our health and environment. Through our innovative New Economy and Energy Savings for Appalachia programs, we also demonstrated that energy and eco-nomic solutions to many problems plaguing our region are within reach.
Let’s be clear: the Trump administration’s destructive, fossil-fueled agenda and its ill-fated attempts to prop up the coal industry jeopardize the future we envision. But it’s becoming increasingly evident that the president’s promises were hollow from the very beginning.
Your support has helped Appalachian Voices become the force for change that we are today, and it will no doubt bolster our mission in the years ahead. We’re ready to defend our region against industries built on exploitation while advancing a more positive vision of shared prosperity.
Together, we will fight for our future.
A Watershed
Year and the Road
Ahead
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Tom CormonsExecutive Director
Kate BoyleDeputy Executive Director
Faced with the growing threats that fracking and gas infrastructure pose to our region, Appalachian Voices, along with countless citizens and local allies, has fought the Mountain Valley and Atlan-tic Coast pipelines at every phase of the state and federal permitting process. We’ve built grassroots power in communities along the pipeline routes and amplified the voices of landowners fighting the use of eminent domain by pipeline developers such as Dominion Energy for private gain. When regulators failed to evaluate the risks, we built a solid scientific record, and we are now establishing citizen monitoring efforts to defend our commu-nities from the inevitable harm the pipelines—if built—will cause.
Across our region, powerful industries are using their political clout to keep a stranglehold on our energy policies. Electric utilities and fossil fuel companies are attempting to build dangerous pipelines through our forests and farmland, burden families with rising costs, and restrict access to customer-owned clean energy. But these desperate efforts to hang onto yesterday’s business model are being met with widespread resistance that’s giving communities on the front lines an even more powerful voice.
Fighting Fracked
Gas Pipelines
Advancing Energy Democracy in Rural Places
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At a press conference in Richmond, Va., Appalachian Voices Virginia Field Coordinator Lara Mack calls on Gov. Ralph Northam to protect Virginia’s waters from the proposed pipelines.
As technological and market forces disrupt the electric sector, monopoly utilities are attempting to rebrand as leaders of the clean energy revolution and rig the system to ensure their business model remains intact. This trend spells disaster for families who struggle to pay their bills while utilities rake in billions and routinely raise rates. Appalachian Voices is responding to this pivotal moment, educating policymakers about the energy burden placed on rural communities when profit-driven companies get their wish list. Over the past year, we’ve opposed harmful rate reforms backed by Dominion, Duke Energy, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. At the same time, we’re leading a movement to make rural electric cooperatives in our region more democratic and responsive to their members.
In partnership with local stakeholders, Appalachian Voices is generating demand for solar energy and recognition of the role it can play as a cornerstone in the coalfields’ economic transition. Last year, we released a technical roadmap showcasing solar’s potential to increase local prosperity and generate millions of dollars in wages and energy savings—building local wealth that would remain local. To help the industry take root, the roadmap recommends state-level policy reforms, including expanding third-party ownership of solar projects and remedying outdated rules that put com-munities at a disadvantage. We’re now partnering with community leaders to jump-start the local solar industry by developing sites profiled in the roadmap.
Developing Solar in
Virginia’s Coal
Counties
Advocating for the Energy Consumer
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Appalachian Voices New Economy Program Manager Adam Wells presents Eastside High School students with a check for their winning entry to the “Solar In Your School” competition at the 2017 Southwest Virginia Solar Fair.
Decades of resource extraction have scarred the Appalachian landscape, and communities across our region continue to suffer the consequences of an overreliance on burning coal for electricity. Now, as coal declines, the enormous costs to reclaim the land and clean up the toxic waste it has left behind are becoming clear. The White House may want to take us backward, but coal-impacted communities are looking ahead and asking for help to address the threats in their backyards.
Combating a Toxic Legacy
Restoring Post-Mine
Lands
Appalachian Voices is working locally and in Washington, D.C., to build the movement for a land restoration economy in Central Appalachia. Last summer, our efforts on Capitol Hill helped lead a U.S. House of Representatives committee to pass the RECLAIM Act, a bipartisan bill that would direct $1 billion to support ecological restoration and economic rejuvenation in commu-nities where new investments are most needed. As we called on Congress to pass the RECLAIM Act, Appalachian Voices also helped to expand a pilot program modeled after the bill, securing $10 mil-lion for innovative mine land reclamation projects in Southwest Virginia.
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Appalachian Voices Senior Legislative Representative Thom Kay testifies before Congress about the reclamation of abandoned mine lands.
Protecting Our Mountains
Our work to fight mountaintop removal coal mining has been concentrated at the communi-ty level as the White House and Congress block paths to create positive change. Throughout 2017, we raised awareness, generated public comments, and drove turnout to hearings related to mine permits in Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia. We secured court victories affirming the rights of citizens and groups like Appalachian Voices to actively police our waterways, and we trained citizens to monitor mining near their communi-ties and submit complaints to state agencies. We have been a constant critical voice, calling out the Trump administration’s giveaways to its friends in the coal industry.
Cleaning Up Coal Ash
Appalachian Voices is keeping up a fight for clean water and environmental justice that began years before a massive coal ash spill drew national attention to North Carolina’s Dan River. In 2017, we continued to support a coalition of citizens who live near some of the state’s largest coal plants and implored Gov. Roy Cooper, state lawmakers, and regulators to act. Our partnerships with community members allowed us to defeat an attempt by policymakers to roll back a state law that requires Duke Energy to recycle coal ash. And, even as we built productive relationships with North Carolina’s environmental and public health officials, we drew attention in state news-papers and national magazines to the state’s counterproductive deference to Duke.
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“It is time for our state’s elected leaders and public servants to tell Duke once and for all to clean out all its leaky coal ash basins. It is time to tell Duke and its pipeline partners that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is much too great a risk to our waters, health, and the future of North Carolina.”—Amy Adams, Appalachian Voices N.C. Program Manager, in the News & Observer
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Financials
2017 Donors$20,000+Anonymous DonorAnonymous
FoundationAnonymous
FoundationAnonymous
FoundationCREDOThe Educational
Foundation of America
March Conservation Fund
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Merck Family FundMertz Gilmore
FoundationNew York
Community TrustRockefeller Family
FundWallace Genetic
FoundationGreyson and Ariana
WilliamsWinslow FoundationJeff and Connie
WoodmanZ. Smith Reynolds
Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999Bama Works Fund of
the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Clara BinghamAugusta Ingram
Charitable TrustDavis/Dauray Family
FundJanice DuganPatagoniaPaul O. Davis Fund
of the San Francisco Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999Joan BinghamMichael and Ellen
GeismarJan HalleJust Transition FundMiller Wehrle Family
FoundationPolis-Schutz Family
FoundationRimora Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999Rebecca DameronMadwoman
Project of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Morningstar Foundation
Sigora Solar
Donald Tyson and Katherine Sparrow
Julie WaltersHarriet Warner
$1,000 - $2,499Gardner Bloemers
and Nicholas DukeJan BlomstrannBlue Cow ArtsDavid BrendleCaplin FoundationBrian Carlton and
Elizabeth SumpterJohn Conover and
Virginia DaughertyShannon DowneyEnterprise Holdings
FoundationThomas Jones and
Diana Foster-JonesZach GalifianakisKim GilliamElizabeth HahnSally HooverJoe and Elvira
HoskinsGregory Hunnicutt
and Nancy Smith-Hunnicutt
Francine JohnstonSusan and Michael
KruseThe Longleaf
FoundationMast General StoreEleanor MillerGary Nissenbaum
Kristin and Bob Peckman
Jennifer and Michael Potter
Susan RossSchwab CharitableChristopher ScottonMichael Shnayerson
and Gayfryd Steinberg
Rae Lee SiporinBunk and Nancy
SpannJohn WilsonWorrell Chapman
Family Fund in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Royce Zia
$500 - $999Phillip Krohn and
Monica BondJill and Amanda
BakerHeidi Binko and
Chris TuttleKaren BoyleChip Brown and Rob
AlexanderSusan and John
BurnettDeborah Cowan and
Bruce Del GarbinoJoanna Mintzer and
Donald FerrellDimitri Glazkov
Rachel GoldsteinWilliam GrantDot GriffithJeffery GumpMary Anne and Than
HittPat and Jill HolmesCharlie MacMillanClarence and Judy
ManningKen and Tracey
MaxwellDonovan McLaurinJay and Jennifer MillsSherrill MillsMountain KhakisRalph Burnham
Charitable Lead Trust
Scottie PatePatrick and Sue
PeasonRick PhelpsCarol PrunerQuantitative
Investment Management Fund
Alyson ReevesDarlene RoquemoreKathy SelvageBrenda SigmonJohn SnyderVanguard Charitable
Endowment Program
Jane Young
$250 - $499Appalachian
Mountain BreweryNancy AycockMalcolm and Pamela
BaldwinJames BartonMargaret BorgensStarling ChildsDonald Clelland and
Wilma DunawayNaomi CohenPaulette and James
CopenheaverRobbie CoxPosie and David
DauphineJack DittyLouis EubanksDavid FarrenEvelyn GoldstonTed and Billie
GoodmanJames and MaryAnn
GregoryJason GreshEdi Guyton and Narl
DavidsonLucinda HastingsJohn Harry Brewer
Irrevocable TrustEllen JohnsonAnn Jones-WeinstockKarin KingsleyTom Klatka and Ferri
LockhartTim LawsonWilliam Limpert
PROGRAMMATICFUNDRAISING
ADMINISTRATIVE
Programmatic: $1,953,988.16 87%
Fundraising: $160,371.74 7%
Administrative: $123,416.49 6%
Total: $2,237,776.39
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2017 Donors$250 - $499 (cont.)Ferris LyleCat McCueKincaid and Allison
MillsGed Moody and
Debbie TallaricoKevin and Sandy
MooreDanielle MorseHeike MuellerJeffrey PaineMartha ParadeisDeward PendleburyAlan Purintun and
Jane O’MearaRandell SalzmanBill and Potter SewellSusan SterngoldNancy StewartJames and Joan
SundstromMarie Terlizzi and
Robert DobbsHenri and Elaine
WeemsSusan WeltzThomas WoltzRenee WoodPeter WoodEric Zdilla
$100 - $249Jennifer AbelChris AlmeriniMartha AndersonShannon AndrewsWilliam AndrewsEleanor AnsbackMonica ApplebyJoann and Martin
AurandAndy and Mara
AustinSonny and Barbara
AycockEdward and Karen
BainSandra BaselStephen and Mary
Ann BatscheNorm and Sara BellThomas Benevento
and Margot ZahnerElizabeth BernatowiczDianne BlaneChristopher
BoardmanJohn BoltonLorie BonhamBrian BowenSarah Bowling
Shay BoydDan and Kate BoylePeter Brisbane and
Diane AdkinsJudi BrownChrista BrusenGraham BullockGordon BurghardtSusan CableSarah CaldwellPeggy and Kenneth
CalestroGeorge CaplanJerry CarsonDon Chance and
Linda AndersonAlexandra CheffPatricia CiaffoneKristin ClarensKaren ClarkeGrace and Matthew
CormonsDavid and Janet CraftSusan CrawfordBob Crawford and
Betty BurkeApril and Jeff CroweGrace CurryCarolyn DallaraDonna DarnallJimmy Davidson and
Amy GallowayJeffrey Deal and Jamie
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Steven KretzmannDarrell and Sammie
GarnerSue GierKris GilbertMartha GirolamiTom Gogal
Carol and Derek Green
Daniel GumpCecil GurganusThomas HardyAlan HarmsKatie HarrisKen HassellCaroline HauboldWilliam B. HawkinsMatthew HawsJane HaydenWendy HayekEberhard and Jean
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Craig HaggartJoe and Mary
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Terri DaleCaleb and Caroline
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LoewenthalFrank LorchJoy Loving
Lori LudwigMatt LumadueMeghan Lundy-JonesMargareta LyerlyKevin LynchRichard and Carolyn
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Jeffery WestMakanah and Robert
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Nicholas YoungJudy YoungEli Zigas and Savanna
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Jamie LeighJohn ChristensonShay ClantonDon ClappTroy ClarkSusan ClarkKatie CobyLance and Crystal
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Maren CookeMichael CooperJoseph and Hazel
CopeTom CormonsCharles and Susan
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DolphEdward DombroskiJackie DonaldsonDonna DouglasDeanna DoullKathleen DoyleBill DozierAnna DozierLucy DuffKevin DuncanMichael DunnPauline DunnClint DyeBette Dzamba and
David SellersCindy EdmondsNancy Edwards and
Robert RandallKathryn ElyCristof EnsslinSam ErbyGwendolyn EricksonLauren Essick
Jim and Patricia Essick
Aline EulerHersha EvansCora EvansLuAnn FaberDavid FairellHelena FangBrickland FaucetteRobert FerrariAdrienne FerrissPenny FilterMegan FinkMary Finley-BrookCara FioreSteve FisherLynn and Kevin
FlemingIgnacy FonbergNatalie ForemanLinda FosheeCharles FosterShannon
FratanduonoHugo FreundLouisa Fritz and
William ChellShirley FurstNicholas GabrielsenWynne GallahanPeter GalvinJosh GambrelMark GanchiffSara GannCheryl GarnantJen and Michael
GaronzikLydia HamessleyChristopher GatensSharon GatensPeter GatesJim GawlasDavid GayLen GecikAnnaliese GehresCynthia GelsthorpeMargarita GerharzLa Ra GibsonJames GiedemanKen and Lori GilcristFrank GlassCurtis and Alicia
GoodmanDiane GoodneyWilliam GoodsonKeith and Andree
GoolsbyKate McClory and
Bruce GouldNancy GreenCaroline GreenBruce Greene
M. Catharine Guicheney
Soren GurewitzKelly HaberCraig HaggertyJanet HagyThomas HainesGregory HairstonJason HalbertGwendolyn HallCara HallJon HalpernA. P. HanesDavid Hannah and
Laurie McDadeBetsy and E W
HardinJerry HardtDavid HardySusan HarrisJerome HarrisAliese HarrisonTerry and Kiku
HarveyJean HaskellMicky HatcherSusan HavensLinda HayersKatherine HayesW. Ronald HaynesSeth HealdSkip and Sue HeathCynthia HeenanJeff HeieJennifer HelmsDenise HendonDoug Hendren and
Nancy BeallRichard and Lucy
HenighanRobert HenleyMatthew Hepler
Scott Herman Giddens
Bob and Jeanette Hess
George HestonKatie HicksBen HillAndrew HillDavid and Judith
HintonHelmut HirschJohn HitchinsRosemary HoffmannAmy HoggWillis HoldenFrank HollemanBoyd and Jean
HollidayHoly Cross AbbyRobert HornBob HrozencikEric HuffmanJon HundleyBethany HurleyKirby HuttoCacapon InstituteSophia JacksonMark JacobsenEli JamisonMaria JangstenSinha JayasuriyaAlex JohnsonJudy Rhea JohnsonSteven JohnsonZach JohnsonJames JohnsonKit JohnstonPamela JohnstonVince JonesDavid JonesThomas JordanSuszanne KaiserBill Kappa
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Kaitlin DinanConor KimballPatricia KirbyMabelle KirkBob KiskenPatricia KittoThomas Klages and
Catherine KrauseAndrea Klopp and
Peter HeusCraig KnisleyBrianna KnisleyPeggy KocorasLawrence KrantzBarbara KrumdieckJoshua KucharskiAlex KuhlAmy KurlandBeverly LaceyJohn LanceLinda LangmanCarol LangstaffHeather LantzNancy LaPlacaKathe LathamGerald LavoyDon LendleVesta Jean Lenhart
2017 Donors
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Under $100 (cont.)Nina LevisonBen LevisonDiana LevisonLandra LewisConni LewisAlbert and Signe
LewisLena LewisSusan LewisSharon LivengoodChristine LlewellynDiane LloydMarion LoperMichael LovenSuzanne LoweryMarsha V. LowryDavid LuceRosealie LynchFrances LynchMary LyonsEleanor MackenJeannie MacloedNancy MaddenBrian MaggiedKim MaguireIvy MainCharlene V. MakerMichele and Brad
MakruckiSteve MallardJane MallisonMelissa ManciniMegan ManskeLenny MarlowEric C MarshPete MarshallJane Martin and Alice
GoodmanSteve and Ruth
MartinJohn MartinkoskyLibra MaxAnnette MayerJoanne MaynardRoger and Karen
MaynardBabette McAuliffeBill McCabeClara McClureMarita McClymondsZane McDonaldJohn and Cindy
McDonaldLinda McKinnisAnn McStayAnne MegibowMark MerrimanRoland MicklemLouise and Mark
MilfordJosh Miller
Murphy MillerRex MillerHoward and Carolyn
MillerBarbara MillsEmily MoldowJerry MolesWilliam H. MollElizabeth and Thomas
MooneyThomas MooreSusan MooreWilliam MoorePatrick MoralesDavid and Karen
MouwRoger and Naomi
MurphyLaura MurraElizabeth and Jim
MurrayMary Michaela
MurrayTom MurrellLara NagleBarbara NajarianJames NeelMichael NelsonMark NelsonAdam NemettNew Community
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Mary StairJeff Pekrul
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Raising Our Voice
The Appalachian Voice is our free bimonthly newspaper that covers outdoor, environmental, and cultural news in Central and Southern Appalachia. With an estimated readership of 150,000 and a team of 180 dedicated volunteer distributors across the region, The Appalachian Voice allows us to share the beauty and value of our mountains and inform our audience about the environmental and energy issues that affect communities.
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