New soundtrack/website rocks the coalfield justice movement

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Jeff Biggers wrote a stunning review of a great new CD that aims to raise awareness about mountaintop removal coal mining.

Ever miss the wondrous liner notes from your old LP’s?

An extraordinary new album, “Still Moving Mountains: The Journey Home,” just released with one of the finest showcases of musical talents from the Appalachian coalfields, has gone one step further: Accompanied by a multimedia website the album includes a map and search engine that allows listeners to see the setting of a song or mining and environmental issue, scroll through photographs, videos, and interviews, and learn ways to become involved in local coalfield citizens groups.

For producer Jen Osha, founder and director of Aurora Lights, the West Virginia-based nonprofit cultural organization formed to raise awareness of the impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining, the album also takes the next step in the coalfield justice movement by focusing on renewable energy and the preservation of the beauty of the Appalachian mountains and heritage.

This just might be the most powerful soundtrack and organizing tool for the coalfield justice and climate change movements today.

The direct link is here: www.auroralights.org/journey

Read the rest of the article over at Grist.org.

About 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.