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Climate Change: So now what’s our excuse not to act?

But what is significant here is that in 2001 the U.S. Catholic Bishops issued Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good based in part on the third IPCC assessment.

Celebrating Appalachia

Too many times when the term “Appalachia” is used, a negative, almost sympathetic thought, is conjured up. At the Appalachian Institute, while we recognize challenges that need to be addressed such as health care, environmental exploitation, generational poverty, and access to quality rural education, we also stand firm in our belief that this region is one to be celebrated, even bragged about.