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Country Stars Come Out Against Mountaintop Removal

November 12, 2009

Posted by Rob Perks in Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

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appalachia, bigkenny, countrymusic, emmylouharris, gibson, kathymattea, mountaintopmining, mountaintopremoval, MTR, musicsavesmountains, nashville, robertfkennedy, sherylcrow

Nashville is "Music City", the home of country music -- but the heart and soul of this celebrated American musical genre lies a few hundred miles east in the Appalachian Mountains.  Yes indeed, Appalachia is where country music was born.  And more...continued

Singing the Wrong Tune on Energy

September 12, 2008

Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
countrymusic, drilling, green washing, newt, ocs, oil

Confession:  I’m don’t care much for country music.   Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of Bluegrass and enjoy listening to legendary country artists like Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels and Emmylou Harris. But today’s mainstream country music just doesn’t...continued

Rob Perks
Rob Perks
Director, Center for Advocacy Campaigns
Washington, D.C.
I run NRDC's Center for Advocacy Campaigns. Our shop exists to guide NRDC's policy and...
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