Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Well Known Singers Launch Campaign Against Mountaintop Mining
As miners in West Virginia and Kentucky await an EPA review of mountaintop mining permits, a group of well known music personalities have launched a campaign against mountaintop coal removal. The campaign, Music Saves Mountains, is sponsored by the National Resources Defense Council and the Gibson Foundation. Monday night, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a senior attorney with the council, addressed those attending a meeting, including Emmylou Harris, Randy Travis, Big Kenny Alphin, Dierks Bentley, Delbert McClinton, Kid Rock and J. D. Souther. Harris says protection is needed for the Applachian mountains, where country music was born and is celebrated in song.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:58 PM 
