(Photos by Frank Carlson)
Wildflowers grow along state route TN-90 in the Cumberland Mountains near the community of Eagan, Tenn.
By Frank Carlson, Medill
So we’re halfway through our week of reporting on the history and impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility and arguably the original “green collar” developer. And one theme that [...]
King Coal and the Mother Teresa of rural Appalachia
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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East Tennessee: Putting the “Conserve” in Conservatives
July 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
(Photo by Frank Carlson) George Thacker, a Republican business developer in Spring City, Tenn., stands next to his BMW C1, which gets 98 miles per gallon.
By Kayla Webley, Medill
It isn’t every day that a self-declared conservative looks you in the eye and says, “I’m an environmentalist.” Odd, to say the least. Yet, many residents and officials [...]
Tags: · BMW, British Petroleum, East Tennessee, environmentalists, George Thacker, howard johnson, institute for a secure and sustainable environment, Knoxville, Republicans, Spring City, university of tennessee, watts bar
