Tag: Michael McDonald

  • #mountainsrock – Today in the TN State Senate

    Well yesterday didn’t turn out quite as planned. Who knew that deer farming would draw such a crowd? I sure didn’t. The House Conservation Sub rolled HB0291 until April 12th. That means that there’s still time to contact the Representatives on the House Committee, as well as your own Representative even if they’re not on…

  • Rocky Top Update

    The picture on the right is probably one of the best illustrations I’ve seen that describes the issue. You want pretty green mountains, scenic vistas that attract thousands of visitors that will sleep in our hotels, eat in our restaurants and shop in our stores, or do you want Tennessee to look like some post-apocalyptic…

  • Can You Still Sing Rocky Top,

    When All the Rocks on Top are Gone? That’s a question folks on the east side of Tennessee have been asking themselves for a long long time. While surface mining may not dominate the landscape as it does in Kentucky and West Virginia, there are a few sites here, and the potential for quite a…