Media Resources
Media Coverage
2013
- An Earth Day for Tennessee – The Tennessean April 22, 2013
- Charlie Daniel Cartoon - Knoxville News Sentinel – March 29, 2013
- Opinion - Knoxville News Sentinel – March 29, 2013
- Charlie Daniel Cartoon - Knoxville News Sentinel – March 24, 2013
- Chinese Sale Fuels Push for Mining Ban - The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2013
- Nooga.Com: www.nooga.com/160662/the-fight-for-tennessees-mountains/
- Knox News-Sentinel: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/mar/23/editorial-grins-and-grimaces/
- Tennessean II: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013303240052
- Tennessean III: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013303220070
- China Digital Times: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/03/china-drawn-into-tennessee-mine-fight/
- China News Cloud: http://chinanewscloud.com/2013/03/22/china-drawn-into-tennessee-mine-fight/
- WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323639604578370733715160950.html?cb=logged0.6872075103570081
- New Tang Dynasty (Chinese English News TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEsu2UKVqg
- NTD TV accompanying news piece: http://ntdtv.org/en/news/china/2013-03-20/mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-us-group-attacks-chinese-coal-company.html
- China Mining: http://www.chinamining.org/News/2013-03-20/1363744587d60794.html
- Nashville Scene: http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/03/19/its-mao-tse-tung-vs-daniel-boone-chinese-commies-threaten-to-blow-tops-off-our-mountains
- Nashville Scene II: http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/03/20/democrat-scolds-legislature-world-is-watching-as-we-sell-out-tennessee-to-coal-industry
- Nashville Scene III: http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/03/20/king-coal-recasts-itself-as-friend-of-earth-after-stomping-environmentalists-in-senate#more
- Tennessean: http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2013/democrats-environmentalists-invoke-red-china-in-bid-to-bolster-mountaintop-removal-bill/
- Tennessean II: www.tennessean.com/article/20130320/NEWS0201/303200146/1972/NEWS02
- Schenzen Daily (Chinese news): http://www.szdaily.com/content/2013-03/21/content_7841075.htm
- Businessweek: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-03-20/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-dot-senate
- European Tribune: http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2013/3/20/20331/5662
- Yahoo Singapore: http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-tenn-205319128.html
- NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51259936/ns/local_news-nashville_tn/t/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-tenn-senate/
- Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn.-senate/article/feed/2081199
- Nashville Public Radio: http://wpln.org/?p=46419
- Nashville Public Radio II: http://wpln.org/?p=46452
- Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/03/tennessee-mountaintop-removal-china-conservative
- Chattanooga Times Free Press I: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/19/group-claims-chinese-trying-destroy-tennessee-moun/
- Chattanooga Times Free Press II: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/19/groups-unite-behind-stopping-chinese-blowing-tenne/
- Chattanooga Times Free Press III: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/20/3-20-a1-chinese-coal-mining-plan-under-attack/
- Knox News Sentinel I: http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/humphrey/2013/03/chinese-investment-prompts-tcu.html
- Knox News Sentinel: II: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/mar/19/legislative-notebook-college-ids-mountain-top/
- Knox News Sentinel III: http://www.knoxviews.com/node/19988
- Knox News Sentinel IV: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/mar/21/bill-banning-mountaintop-mining-killed-for-sixth/?partner=RSS
- Energy Central: http://www.energycentral.com/generationstorage/fossilandbiomass/news/en/27979131/Chinese-plan-to-mine-for-coal-in-Tennessee-under-attack
- Sen Finney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qsh5aqkmQ
- Rep Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK4EYtLaY4E
- JW Randolph: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgeHkk0O3KU
- TN Demcratic Party: http://tndp.org/blog/2013/03/19/alert-take-action-to-protect-tennessee-mountain-tops/
- ScalingGreen: http://scalinggreen.com/2013/03/five-energy-stories-worth-reading-today-31913/
- Chattanooga Today (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhxr-c6KeQ
- Louisville Courier Journal: http://blogs.courier-journal.com/watchdogearth/2013/03/20/tennessee-conservatives-link-red-chinese-with-mountaintop-removal-mining/
- Addicting Info: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/03/20/china-wants-to-blow-up-tennessees-mountains-how-red-are-we-willing-to-go-video/
- Climate Rocks: http://climatecrocks.com/2013/03/20/no-dang-commie-is-going-to-blow-up-our-mountains-thats-our-job/
- Tennessee Record: http://www.tennesseerecord.com/2013/03/19/group-claims-chinese-trying-to-destroy-tennessee-mountains/
- Coal Guru: http://www.coalguru.com/south_america/tennessee_conservative_union_decision_to_back_a_law_banning/8254
- Humphrey on the Hill (Knox News): http://blogs.knoxnews.com/humphrey/2013/03/mountaintop-removal-bill-dies.html
- CITIC SF (Chinese): http://www.citicsf.com/html/216475.html
- Putclub (Chinese): http://www.putclub.com/html/dailyfocus/Politics/2013/0321/68189.html
- Cuyoo (Chinese): http://www.cuyoo.com/home/portal.php?mod=view_both&aid=16792
- Memphis Daily News: http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2013/mar/21/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tennessee-senate/
- West KY Star: http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/State/Tennessee/Mountaintop-Mining-Ban-Dies-in-TN-Senate-Committee.aspx
- Mineral Authority: http://mineralauthority.com/blog/2013/03/21/bill-banning-mountaintop-mining-killed-for-sixth-straight-year/
- Bristol Herald-Courier: http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_45f9bcf6-91b0-11e2-ac78-001a4bcf6878.html
- WBIR Channel 10: http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/260866/2/Mountaintop-mining-bill-falters-in-TN-Senate
- Chattanooga Times Free Press V: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/21/coal-mining-opponents-pledge-to-try-again/
- Knox News-Sentinel: IV: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/mar/20/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate/
- KnoxViews: http://www.knoxviews.com/node/19988
- Nashville Post-Politics: http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postpolitics/2013/3/20/mine_on_you_crazy_diamonds
- State-Politics.com: http://www.state-politics.com/states/tennessee/foes-of-mountaintop-removal-say-other-side-supports-red-china/
- VibInc (Memphis Political Blog): http://www.vibincblog.com/
- WMC-TV (Memphis TV): http://www.wmctv.com/story/21731858/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- Johnson City Press: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=105592#axzz2OBxTRu5y
- Kingsport Times: http://www.timesnews.net/article/9058877/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- Ventura County Star (CA): http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/mar/20/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate/?print=1
- WRCB Channel 3 (Chattanooga TV): http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/21731858/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- “My San Antonio”: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- Albany Times-Union: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- Squatlo-Rant (blog): http://squatlo-rant.blogspot.com/2013/03/mountaintop-removal-ban-dies-in.html
- Houston Chronicle: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- WATE (Knoxville TV): http://www.wate.com/story/21745214/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- WDEF (Chattanooga TV): http://www.wdef.com/news/state/story/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate/dSzcvdFOyUiilFlgunwsMg.cspx
- WKRN: (Nashville TV): http://www.wkrn.com/story/21731858/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- Channel 5 (Nashville TV): http://www.timesnews.net/article/9058877/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- WAFF (Huntsville, AL TV): http://www.waff.com/story/21731858/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- 105.3 WOW: http://www.1053wowcountry.com/news/news.php
- WV Herald Dispatch (Huntington, WV): http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1110363223/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate
- News Channel 11 (Johnson City): http://www.wjhl.com/story/21731913/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate
- Connecticut Post: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- Danbury Times Press (CT): http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- Channel 6 (Augusta, GA) :http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2013/mar/20/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn-senate-ar-5834504/
- Beaumont Enterprise (TX): http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/energy/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
- Exponent Telegram (WV): http://www.exponent-telegram.com/web_exclusive/wv/article_35b5258d-607b-598f-97af-406496ac85ab.html
- The Oaklahoman (OK): http://newsok.com/mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-tenn.-senate/article/feed/516099
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA): http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mountaintop-removal-ban-killed-in-Tenn-Senate-4370219.php
2012
- Reader Pushes Ramsey on Scenic Vistas Protection Act - Elizabethton Star – March 29, 2012
- State fines coal company for black water release – Knoxville News Sentinel – Knoxnews.com – March 29, 2012
- Friends of TN Mountains Must Step Up – The Tennessean – March 28, 2012
- MTSU student vows to continue fight to save state’s mountains - The Daily News Journal – March 27, 2012
- Opposition to Scenic Vistas is Indefensible – The Tennesseean – March 22, 2012
- This is What an Appalachian Hero Looks Like – Appalachian Voices – March 19, 2012
- Cook: A slap in the face of the creator - Chattanooga Times Free Press – March 19, 2012
- Barbara Kingsolver Interview – March 9, 2012 -WUOT
- Mountaintop removal looms – Chattanooga Times Free Press – March 7, 2012
- Mountaintop removal violates Christian faith – The Tennessean – March 7, 2012
- Dawn Coppock: Senate Must Vote to Save Our Mountains – Knoxville News Sentinel – March 3, 2012
- Haslam key to restoring muscle to mining ban – Editorial Knoxville News Sentinel – March 2, 2012
- Feeling a Sacred Trust - Novelist and activist Silas House talks with novelist and activist Barbara Kingsolver about the need to end mountaintop-removal mining—and preserve the mountains they love – Chapter 16 – by Silas House
- LEAF Statement Re Amended Bill
- Mountaintop removal foes try new strategy. Businesses told of chamber’s stance. - The Tennessean – Feb. 29, 2012
- Pass bill to protect Tennessee’s mountains – The Tennessean – Feb. 29, 2012
- Time to protect state’s peaks from harmful mining – Knoxville News Sentinel editorial – February 26, 2012
- Tennessee Conservation Voters’ Television Spot
- Standard Banner – Faulk – February 16, 2012
- Media Report 2012 – Jan. 17 through Jan. 30
- Media Report 2012 – Jan. 1 through Jan. 16
2010
- Knoxville News Sentinel, “Senator talks surface mining with officials”
- Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Candidates slam state regulators”
- Knoxville News Sentinel, “GOP candidates target environmental regulators”
2008
- From the Knoxville News-Sentinel: “National Coal clashes with environmentalists over bill”
- In the (Maryville) Daily Times: “Finney targets mountaintop removal mining”
- LEAF in the Knoxville News-Sentinel–Opinion piece by Leslie Snow
- LEAF makes the cover of the Knoxville Metro Pulse
- Good press for LEAF–an article by Betty Bean from Shopper-News NOW
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