Tag: Mountain top removal
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#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…
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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…
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United Coal, The Quiet Company
There’s a lot of things about East Tennessee that I don’t know, but I’m learning. Living on the exact opposite end of the state presents some challenges to that learning, but I’ve made a couple of trips over there, and have a couple more planned in the relatively near future. In researching last night’s post…