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Clay Residencies Open 2012

Applications are being accepted for two residencies in the clay studio. One residency will open up in March 2012, the second in June; DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14, 2012.

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EnergyXchange featured on UNC-TV

UNC-TV’s NC Rising, the On-Air Magazine interviews EnergyXchange’s staff and residents to learn how the landfill is put to use.

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Residents Featured in Artsee Magazine
Artsee magazine reporter, Katie Bowler, and photographer, Donn Young, spent a beautiful spring day this past March learning about sustainable uses for landfill gases. Glass blower, Aaron Baigelman, was their guide; EnergyXchange, their yet-to-be explored territory.
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Laurels of Asheville Magazine Features Residents in Creativity & Design Exhibition.
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design’s exhibition “WNC Models of Sustainability in Craft Making” features work by EnergyXchange residents Will Baker, Lisa Gluckin, Joy Tanner, and Michael Hatch through April 22 at the Center's gallery in Hendersonville, NC.
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NC Governor & Senator Visit EnergyXchange

Governor Bev Perdue and Senator Joe Sam Queen visit the region and stop by EnergyXchange for a tour.  Rumor has it that the last time a NC Governor toured the area was in the 1980s!

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EnergyXchange on NPR
EnergyXchange Executive Director Dan Asher featured on 88.7 WNCW with Host Ned Ryan Doyle and the "Our Southern Community" radio program.
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Meet our New Executive Director
Dan Asher joins the staff and residents of EnergyXchange in 2010.
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New Innovate Waste Wood Pottery Kiln
A new pottery kiln is being constructed that will burn whole pallets.
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Future Developments

EnergyXchange is currently investigating new sources of alternate energies that could be tapped before the advent of diminished landfill gas flow. These new energies would insure the continued work of the project well into the future. To support the needed change in infrastructure, a grant has been procured by Yancey County government from the Department of Energy. Stay tuned as the research and new developments are reported here.