What Gibson has not gotten used to, however, is the view. The rolling, verdant countryside below Gibson’s home has been home to hundreds of isolated and close-knit Appalachian mining communities for generations. Much taller peaks that rose high above Gibson’s…
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Loving Mountains at Bonnaroo
The New York Times hailed last month’s Bonnaroo music festival as “more than just jam bands,” touting its major headliners, the Police and Tool. But here at App. Voices, we know that Bonnaroo was more than just a hippie jam-fest…
Across Appalachia
Wind Power Questions Still Remain Wind energy has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions and pollutants as it displaces other forms of electrical production, a National Academy of Sciences report said in May. But the report said there was practically…
Florida Jumpin’ Off the Coal Train
In a number of setbacks for the coal industry, the state of Florida has turned down 2 coal-fired power plants in the past month. Republican governor of Florida Charlie Crist has come out in support of these recent decisions, saying…
