On the heels of Big Coal's asinine boycott of Tennessee tourism because of Sen. Lamar Alexander's stance against mountaintop removal (MTR) comes Grist's critique of Alexander's record -- part of its ongoing series about U.S. senators and climate change.

 From the article:

Sen. Lamar Alexander realizes that we need to do something about climate change and has tried to distance himself from the skeptics in his party. “I am one senator who thinks climate change is a problem, humans are causing it, and we need to deal with it,” he said at a recent hearing of the Environment and Public Works Committee.

But he's pro-nuclear and doesn't support cap-and-trade legislation such as the Waxman-Markey bill. He does, however, support a carbon tax. And he's been outspoken about the dirty business of coal. Thus King Coal's boycott.

The robust Tennessee Rocks! group here on Crossroads has already surpassed 60 members. Join the group, thank Alexander for supporting an MTR ban, and share with us why you love the Volunteer State.