Written by JW Randolph

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JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.

Waxman-Markey Clears First Hurdle, Passes Committee

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of…

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Opponents of Mountaintop Removal are “On the Right Side of This Issue” Says Duke Energy CEO

While several dozen people were outside Duke Energy…

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Economists: Clean Energy beats Dirty Coal in the South

Great news for the struggling economy of Appalachia…

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Community delivers letter to DMME urging denial of Ison Rock Ridge permit with over 300 signatures.

Encouraging news from our friends in Virginia at…

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Bo Webb to Senator Byrd (D-WV)…

This is a really beautiful letter from Bo…

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Take Me Home

Courtesy of Bob Kincaid and our friends at…

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New Energy Secretary Chu: “Coal is my worst nightmare”

President-Elect Obama’s new Secretary of the Department of…

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A Harlan County Fishpond

Courtesy of our friends at KFTC and the…

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BOMBSHELL: RFK Jr. Testimony on Bush’s Mountaintop Removal Antics

The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and…

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Don Blankenship Is Irrational

Don Blankenship was caught on tape running his…

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