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PART 2: The word about the negative effects of coal is spreading…

Everybody working to stop MTR in the coalbearing region of Appalachia deserves a pat on the back. From National Geo, Grist, Vanity Fair, and inter-national newspaper coverage, the word is getting out more than ever before.

Check out item #6 in this editorial from the Port Huron, MI, newspaper:

Austin Hall, recently presented Appalachian Treasures on a tour all over southern MI, including the Bioneers Conference satellite location in Detroit (near Port Huron where the Times-Herald). Here are the rest of the tour stops.

The MTR messages seems to be getting through to the Sierra Club – check out Carl Pope’s latest missive in the Huffington Post. He links to KFTC’s webpage about Bob Edward’s XM satellite radio broadcast, called “Exploding Heritage“.

Jeff Deal

A lover of Appalachia, renewable energy, local green sustainable economies, and energy efficiency, Jeff is the information technology consultant for Appalachian Voices and also the Senior Project Manager for the Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy.

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