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Aug 30, 2006, 11:29:31 AM8/30/06
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006
CONTACT:  Andy Brack at 843.670.3996

CENTER AWARDS $20,000 FELLOWSHIP TO MOORE
Eddy Moore is conducting research for a book on Southern environmental policy
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Center for a Better South today announced it has awarded its second policy fellowship to Arkansas law student L. Edward Moore of Little Rock.
 
The $20,000 fellowship will allow Moore to produce a detailed series of policy initiatives that outline progressive environmental policy ideas for Southern states and local governments.  The book of ideas, which is expected to be published in the spring of 2007, also will provide a series of tips and ideas of things individuals can do to conserve energy and become more environmentally friendly in their everyday lives.
 
“Thanks to Eddy’s diverse national policy experience and Southern background, we will offer thinking leaders in the South with some great ideas on how they can make a real difference environmentally as the region grows,” said Center president Andy Brack.  “This practical study follows on the heels of our just-released book on progressive tax reform, which can be downloaded for free online.”  (http://www.bettersouth.org/doingbetter).
 
About Eddy Moore
 
Moore, a 40-year-old native of Spartanburg, S.C, served in key policy roles in Washington and California before starting law school at the University of Arkansas School of Law at Little Rock  He expects to graduate in the spring of 2008. 
 
From 2000 to 2005, Moore was a senior project manager and transportation director for the Planning and Conservation League Foundation, a chapter of the National Wildlife Federation.  At the League, Moore helped implement a legal settlement on key water transfers and diversion, co-managed a statewide ballot initiative campaign to fund land preservation and public transportation; spearheaded a successful statewide effort to enact solar and other energy incentives; and led a multi-organizational effort to study an alternate route for a high-speed rail project to avoid destruction of major wilderness areas.
 
Prior to his work in California, Moore served as a legislative assistant for U.S. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings in the areas of education, health, civil rights and transportation.  He holds a master’s degree in U.S. history from American University and a bachelor’s degree with honors from Yale University.
 
The Center for a Better South is a pragmatic, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to developing progressive ideas, policies and information for thinking leaders who want to make a difference in the American South.  More:  www.bettersouth.org and www.thinksouth.org.

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