Larry Sure Did Make a Big Impact

This is our simple collection of articles, poems, and blog posts that have been created in the past few weeks following Larry Gibson's passing.  We want to keep this list updated and want this collection of links to show the breadth of his impact and the number of people who were connected with him.  He impacted thousands and we will keep this list updated as a place where people can come to learn more about his impact and life.

Please email Danny@Mountainkeeper.org if you have any online pieces that are not mentioned here and they can be added to this list. 

Photo by Paul Corbit Brown

Larry Gibson Memorial (raw from livestream) Part 1, Flux Rostrum's Youtube

Larry Gibson Memorial (raw from livestream) Part 2, Flux Rostrum's Youtube 

I Ain't Collateral Damage, I Am Somebody, ItsGettingHotInHere.org

Larry Gibson Memorial Training, Green PNC

Father of Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Honored, LaborRadio

Faith to Keep Mountains: Larry Gibson's Legacy, Restoring Eden

Life and Legacy of Larry Gibson, Eco-Chaplaincy Initiative

Longtime Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Opponent Larry Gibson Remembered By Friends and Family, Between The Lines

A Final Tribute To Larry Gibson, Sierra Club Compass

Larry Gibson Memorial Service at Charleston Municipal Auditorium, Charleston Gazette's Youtube

Memorial Held For Longtime Activist, WCHS-TV

In West Virginia, Family and Friends Honor Activist Larry Gibson, Pioneer of Mountaintop Removal Protests, Free Speech Radio News

Activists Honor Man Whose Spirit Still "Walks Kayford Mountain", State Journal

Larry Gibson: Keeper of the Mountains, Sojourner's Blog

Remembering a Lover of the Mountains, WCHS-Radio

Larry Gibson Memorial Service Set For This Afternoon In Charleston, Huntington Herald-Dispatch

A Quarter Century of Friendship With No Disappointments, Ken Hechler

Highlander Mourns the Passing of Mountain Justice Activist Larry Gibson, The Highlander Center

Larry Gibson, Wikipedia

Larry Gibson, 1946 - 2012, Huffington Post

Notable September Deaths, MSN

Overburden, Dead of the Night Blog

Farewell Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains, Andrew McKnight

Larry Gibson, Presente!, Seams and Story Blog

Mountain Keeper Larry Gibson Memorial, Mobile Broadcast News

Others Will Stand Guard For Larry Gibson's Mountain, The Elizabethton Star

Friends and Family to Celebrate Larry Gibson's Life, WCHS TV

Faith to "Keep" Mountains: A Tribute to Larry Gibson, Christians for the Mountains

Friday Video: Activist Larry Gibson: An American Hero Remembered, Boiled Down Juice

Celebrating Larry Gibson's Life Set For Oct. 14th, WVaBlue

A Tribute to Larry Gibson, ILoveMountains.org

Event pays tribute to W.Va. activist, Charleston Daily Mail

A Friend of the Mountains Remembered, YES Magazine

Celebrating Larry Gibson: The Life and Legacy of the Keeper of the Mountains, The Hur Herald

Public Memorial Scheduled for Larry Gibson, Charleston Gazette

Mountain Heroes and Citizens Gather at White House To Call on Nation's Leaders to End 

Mountaintop Removal Mining, Earthjustice

Goodbye Larry Gibson, and Thank You, Ohio Chapter of the Sierra Club

Blowing the Whistle on Peabody's Coal Train, St Louis Activist Hub

RIP, Larry Gibson: Longtime mountaintop-removal activist dies on mountain he loved, Grist

Larry Gibson: a man who outlived his mountains, Reverend Billy

Keeper of the Mountains Larry Gibson, Known Anti-Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Activist, Dies, The Dissenter

Larry Gibson and Me, Mr Chiotos' Blog

MOUNTAIN KEEPER LARRY GIBSON DIES - Steadfast He Said “This Is Not An Act Of God ...”, The Hur Herald

Hero For Those "Who Don't Have A Say", Earthjustice's UnEarthed Blog 

Larry Gibson 1946-2012: "I will not be satisfied to be called a victim.", The Writing Corner

Godspeed, Mountain Keeper, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette

Environmentalist Larry Gibson remembered fondly, WV Public Radio

A voice for the mountain, silenced, Excelsior

We have sad news to share today. This message comes from our close allies in the Rainforest Action Network, Earth Quaker Action Team

Mountains, Environmentalists Mourn Loss of Larry Gibson, Common Dreams

THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS HAVE LOST A HERO, OUTSIDE ONLINE

Larry Gibson, 66, a Foe of Mountaintop Mining, Is Dead, New York Times

In Memoriam: Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains, Center for Biological Diversity

On Appalachia Solidarity Day, remembering a mountain hero, Facing South Blog

Larry Gibson, W. Va. activist who fought mountain mining, dies at 66, Washington Post

Environmental, Religious Groups Convene in DC, WFPL

Hundreds Rally at White House to End Mountaintop Removal Mining and to Honor Larry Gibson, EcoWatch

"We've Been Carrying These Signs for Too Long!" | SierraActivist, Sierra Activist

Larry Gibson: a man who outlived his mountains, Waging NonViolence

Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: Days of Destruction, Nation of Change

Larry Gibson: An Appalachian Hero, and Great Friend, New York Loves Mountains

FAREWELL TO LARRY GIBSON, AN APPALACHIAN HERO, I LOVE MOUNTAINS BLOG

Remembering the “Mountain Keeper,” Larry Gibson, Climate Connections Blog

Anti-Mining Activist Larry Gibson Dies at 66, Democracy Now!

In Love and Memory of Larry Gibson, Big & Rich

Anti-mountaintop-removal activist Larry Gibson dies, Charleston Gazette

Remembering the Keeper of the Mountains, Coal Tattoo

Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: 'Days of Destruction' [VIDEO], The Nation

Remembering Larry Gibson, Ohio Citizen Action

One Step Up, Remembering Larry Gibson, A Mountain Girl Writes

Ted Glick: Remembering Larry Gibson, The G-Man

Larry Gibson, 1946-2012, Americans Who Tell The Truth

Larry Gibson, Grist

Larry Gibson, 1946-2012, Before It's News

Passages: Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains, OVEC

Thousands Mourn Keeper of the Mountain Larry Gibson, and the Appalachians He Defended from Mountaintop Removal, Alternet

Larry Gibson - An American Hero Remembered, Huffington Post

The Mountains Weep for Larry Gibson, Huffington Post

W.Va. environmental activist Larry Gibson dies, Spirit of Jefferson

W.Va. environmental activist Larry Gibson dies, WBOY

Honoring Larry Gibson, The Keeper of the Mountain, Ohio Citizen Action

RIP Larry Gibson, Anti-MTR Activist and Lover of Kayford Mountain, In These Times

The Best Way To Honor Larry Gibson’s Incredible Life Is To Continue Spreading His Powerful Message, Rainforest Action Network

Larry Gibson: Appalachia's Lorax, Earth Island Institute

West Virginia man who fought coal mining practice dies, Reuters Africa

Mountaintop Removal Opponent Larry Gibson Dies, WCHS

W.Va. environmental activist Larry Gibson dies, WTRF

Larry Gibson, 1946 – 2012, Labor and Working Class History Association

W.Va. environmental activist Larry Gibson dies, My San Antonio

West Virginia man who fought coal mining practice dies, Mining Weekly 

Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains, has died, West Virginia Blue

Mourning Keeper of the Mountains Larry Gibson, and the Appalachians He Defended, Huffington Post

Larry Gibson, WV environmental activist, dies at his home at 66, WOWK

West Virginia mountaintop removal mining opponent dies, Louisville Courier-Journal

Larry Gibson 1946 – 2012, Free Speech Radio News

Remembering Appalachia’s Mountain Keeper, Larry Gibson, Its Getting Hot In Here Blog

The Mountains Weep for Larry Gibson, Sierra Club Compass

In Memory: Larry Gibson, Patheos

WNCA mourns the passing of Larry Gibson, 'Keeper of the Mountains', WNCA 

Mourning a Hero and a Friend, Earthjustice's Un Earthed Blog

The Mountains Cry: A Vibrant Voice Passes On, Wise Living Journal

“Love em or leave em; just don't destroy em.”, Charlotte Sierra Club

West Virginia man who fought coal mining practice dies, Mining Weekly (Reuters)

...and Farewell to an Inspiring Activist, Great Lakes Sierra Club 

LARRY GIBSON – REST IN POWER, SPARKJAM BLOG

The Mountains Week for Larry Gibson, DailyKos

West Virginia Anti Mining Crusader Dead at 66, The Guardian

Goodbye, Larry Gibson, Sierra Daily

Environmental activist Larry Gibson dies, Charleston Daily Mail

Keeper of the Mountains, Larry Gibson Has Died, Occupy America / Crooks & Liars

Monday Roundup: Larry Gibson Dies, Daily Yonder

Larry Gibson, Kentucky Sierra Club

Larry Gibson, who helped start the fight against mountaintop removal mining of coal, dies at 66, The Rural Blog