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KFTC Moves on the Capitol

Can’t wait hear how it went!

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth rallied at the state capitol to show their love for the mountains. Many made the trip to Frankfort from Eastern Kentucky in support of House Bill 385, a bill to protect Kentucky’s waterways and valleys from being filled by debris from mountaintop removal. But coal supporters believe this bill has a hidden agenda.

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Actually, KFTC and our agenda to stop mountaintop removal is quite clear. Its THEIR hidden agenda to depopulate the Appalachians for coal thats got my attention.

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.


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