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KURIER: Warum sollen eine Gemeinde und die Bürger bei der Energiewende mitmachen? Roland Kuras: Wir kommen so zu einer vernünftigen Regionalisierung der Energieversorgung, wenn der Strom vor Ort, mit Windkraft, Fotovoltaik und Kleinwasserkraft erzeugt werden kann. Kleine Gemeinden ohne größere Wirtschaftsbetriebe können so sogar autark werden, damit sinkt die Blackoutgefahr. Was aber am wichtigsten ist: Es kommt zu einer regionalen Wertschöpfung, das Geld bleibt in der Gemeinde und geht n...

Virtual workforce development event set for April 29 HUNTINGTON — The Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia, along with Coalfield Development and the West Virginia Community Development Hub are set to host the Small Communities, BIG Solutions workforce development quarterly meeting. The virtual event will take place on Thursday, April 29, from 9 to 11:15 a.m. and will focus on workforce development in southern West Virginia. The event will feature speakers and pre...

Coal consumption in the country has been declining since its peak in 2007 and this hurt the economy in Southern West Virginia. The Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia is planning a virtual meeting on Thursday, April 29 to brainstorm future ideas to energize the workforce. The conversation began last fall at the Small Communities Big Solutions conference. This new event continues the dialogue, said Sara Payne Scarbro operations chair of the Scarbro says small West ...

Posted: Feb 17, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 17 A photo of the Carmacks arena in November 2019. The Yukon government is suing the contractor and the insurance company after the project never started up again following a planned break in the winter of 2019-2020.(Government of Yukon) The Yukon government has filed a $17.3-million lawsuit against a contractor and insurance company after a project to build an arena in Carmacks was never completed. Contractor Scott Design Build Inc. sign...

Overview It is widely recognized that the environmental justice movement first gained traction in 1982 in a predominately African-American community in Warren County, North Carolina.  University of Michigan professors Bunyan Bryant (a graduate of EMU) and Paul Mohai were pioneers in the movement.  Bunyan Bryant—who in 1972 had become the first African American to join the SNRE faculty—attended a meeting at the Federation of Southern Cooperative in Sumter County.  Shortly after, he joined...

by Bob Hall on Wednesday Feb 03 2021 Registration is now open for the March 4/5 conference Bridging Silos: Advancing Climate Adaptation and Low Carbon Resilience in Small Communities and Rural Regions that will be deliveredvirtually by the team at the Selkirk College Applied Research & Innovation Centre in Castlegar. Bringing to light climate change issues and priorities in rural British Columbia is the focus of an upcoming conference that aims to build the skills an...

“It’s all about food – whether its food parcels or ready meals, we do both.” Shukri Adan comforts her youngest daughter while she cries because she can’t join her mother, June 28, 2020. Every Sunday Shukri cooks almost 100 meals at home with her brother, Mahad, and some friends from the Somali community, and then delivers them to struggling families around Hackney. - Credit: Grey Hutton/National Geographic Society Covid-19 Emergency Fund Shukri and five other volunteers make meals thr...

THE STANDARD By Kepher Otieno | January 16th 2021 at 11:51:37 GMT +0300 Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang Nyongo (R) KISUMU, KENYA: A phone vendor Mary Atieno and Grace Anyango knew their mobile phone shop was about to be demolished when they got a call at breakfast from the city authorities to vacate their premises. Later on a Tuesday evening last year, the city bulldozers arrived to flatten everything in the name of makeshift structures on the streets of Kisumu. Theirs was among them. Located in...

Today Windy. Rain showers this evening with clearing late. Low near 25F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.. Tonight Windy. Rain showers this evening with clearing late. Low near 25F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Updated: April 1, 2021 @ 3:18 pm