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Coal miners boycotting Tennessee over Sen. Lamar Alexander's effort to ban mountaintop removal (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:33:52 GMT

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Angry Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they say one of that state's political leaders wants to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.

Rob Perks: Army Corps Suspends Streamlined Permits for Mountaintop Removal (The Huffington Post)

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:25:15 GMT

The true test of the administration's new policy toward mountaintop removal is whether rigorous regulatory review will deliver on the promise of greater environmental protection.

Hechler fighting charges from mountaintop removal protest (The Charleston Gazette)

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:54:07 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When film producer Mari-Lynn Evans thanked Ken Hechler before the premiere of the documentary "Coal Country" last weekend, some people booed. Others...

Appalachian Miners boycott Tennessee travel (WKYT Lexington)

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:16:15 GMT

... they say they're angry over state's political leaders wanting to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.

Coal miners boycott Tennessee tourist sites (The Tennessean)

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:13:55 GMT

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Angry Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they say one of its political leaders wants to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.

Coal miners boycotting Tennessee tourist sites (The Charleston Gazette)

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:47:44 GMT

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Angry Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they say one of that states political leaders wants to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is sponsoring leg...

Coal miners boycotting Tennessee tourist sites (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:57:35 GMT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Appalachian coal miners are boycotting Tennessee in a dispute over mountaintop mining. They're refusing to vacation in Tennessee because 1 of its senators, Lamar Alexander, is sponsoring legislation to ban mountaintop removal.

Coal miners boycotting Tennessee tourist sites (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:27:34 GMT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Angry Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they say 1 of that state's political leaders wants to eliminate needed jobs by banning mountaintop removal.

Jeff Biggers: Jimmy Carter's Next Urgent Mission: Polarized Appalachian Coalfields (The Huffington Post)

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:15:20 GMT

Amid a volatile energy market and a lack of green job investments in the future, the divided Appalachian coalfields have reached a state of emergency...

Charleston's Mayor Recovering From Viral Infection (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:22:07 GMT

After spending two days in the hospital, Mayor Danny Jones says he's ready to return to work.