Kathy Mattea

"The Hand of Man": Powerful New Music Video Captures Appalachia's Grief Over Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Appalachia, Kathy Mattea, Mountaintop Removal, Dirty Coal, President Obama, Magnolia Mountain, Coal, Music for the Mountains, Video, Green News
Jeff Biggers

"The Hand of Man" takes the listener to White Star Holler in Kentucky, where seven generations of mountain families have struggled to defend their lives and livelihoods from the toxic fallout from coal company destruction.

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HuffPost Video Debut: Angelique Kidjo with Fela!, Plus Los Lobos, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and A Conversation With Darrell Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Legend, Daryll Hall, Alan Jackson, Bono, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson, The Roots, Kathy Mattea, Travis Tritt, Fela!, John Prine, Curtis Mayfield, Keb' Mo', Angelique Kidjo, Stephen Hendel, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Garth Brooks, Darrell Scott, Guy Clark, Entertainment News, Daryll Hall & John Oates, Kevin J Custer, Jackson Browne, The Dixie Chicks, John Hartford, John Oates, Willie Nelson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Green Concert of the Year: Dave Matthews Headlines Music Bash to End Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nrdc, Emmylou Harris, Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Rob Perks, Dave Matthews, Big Kenny, Lamar Alexander, Musicians, Green Living, Music, Coal, Kathy Mattea, Green Concerts, Pop Music, Nashville, Mountaintop Removal, Willie Nelson, Country Music, Green News
Jeff Biggers

"The green rolling hills of West Virginia Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know But someday I'll go back to west Virginia To the green rolling h...

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HuffPost Reviews: Jack Johnson, R.E.M., Train, Dolly, Carly, and More, Plus U2 Plays The Rose Bowl, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam Clayton, Sesame Street, Jimmy Stafford, Paul Simon, Bono, Scott Underwood, Pam Tillis, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Counting Crows, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Emmett Malloy, Elton John, David Bowie, Disney, Needtobreathe, "Weird Al" Yankovic, G Love, Pink Martini, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ben Harper, Kathy Mattea, Train, Tanya Tucker, Sara Watkins, Eddie Vedder, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Von, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, American Idol, Pat Monahan, R.E.M., Moondog, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.

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The DC Shuffle; Saving the World From Death By Coal

Jerry Cope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 350.Org, Terry Tempest Williams, Big Coal, Gustav Speth, Kathy Mattea, Greenpeace, Coal, Daryl-Hannah, Rainforest Action Network, Wendall Berry, James Hansen, Climate Change, Bill Mckibben, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Vandava Shiva, Robert Kennedy, cop15, Green News
Jerry Cope

March 2nd was historic -- a shining example of what citizens in a democracy can achieve when united in a common cause: eliminating coal-fired power plants in the US.

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