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Massey Cited for Blasting on Coal River Mountain
Coal is Dirty - Clean Coal Industry News —
Authority: 114
So we’re in the midst of a campaign to save Coal River Mountain and end mountaintop removal. About two weeks ago, on a Nation Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal , dozens of actions happened around the country targeting the EPA, coal financier JP Morgan Chase and other political,utility and ...10 hours ago -
Coal Country Dems to White House: Get Your Act Together
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
The collision between environmental protection and coal extraction is nothing new to the Appalachian states, which are home to some of the largest coal deposits in the world. But in the middle of an unemployment crisis — and with a new administration showing signs of cracking down harshly on the destructive ...11 hours ago -
Save Coal River Mountain 2.0
Coal is Dirty - Clean Coal Industry News —
Authority: 114
At the end of last week, a number of organizations took online action to save Coal River Mountain . 350.org , Center for Biological Diversity,CREDO, Greenpeace, ilovemountains.org ,Natural Resources Defense Council, Rainforest Action Network , SierraClub and Waterkeeper Alliance all had their online ...16 hours ago -
Philly Activists Demand Lisa Jackson Save Coal River Mountain
The Understory : Understory.RAN.org —
Authority: 429
Sunday, November 8th, 2009- Philly activists protested and flyered today outside the Opening Session of the American Public Health Association’s 137 Annual Meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson was a keynote speaker. The activists were demanding that Ms.Jackson end ...1 day ago -
Coal Country: Enter to Win the Book, Sign Up to See a Sneak Preview
TreeHugger —
Authority: 726
My hope is this superb documentary will shock Americans and create a surge ofurgency that stops the atrocity of mountain top removal coal mining immediately. -- Ashley Judd I know it doesnt work as literally as this, but what would you do if you ...1 day ago -
rev-o-lu-tion
STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining —
Authority: 119
rev-o-lu-tion : activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation: a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something. “War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is, revolution is when you figure that out for yourself.” “No real ...2 days ago -
The Fallout
STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining —
Authority: 119
The mountaintop removal site I visited yesterday was not working. If there was someone there pulling weekend duty I didn’t see them. Right before cresting the mountain I did hear and then see evidence that another site in the distance was working. I wasn’t on top of the mountain when I heard the first explosion. ...3 days ago -
I have to wonder why?
STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining —
Authority: 119
To be completely honest, I don’t know why I keep going back. But, I went back today and one reason was for the view. The photo above was taken from the head of a hollow in Drew’s Creek looking east into Raleigh County. The photos below were taken from the same area looking northwest towards Boone County. ...4 days ago -
Massey Energy is Blasting on Coal River Mountain, Endangering Local Lives -Video
Twilight Earth —
Authority: 511
Appalachia’s West Virginians unite to stop Massey Energy Mountain Top Removal In West Virginia, Massey Energy has begun blasting operations on Coal River Mountain despite deep opposition from environmental groups and critics of mountaintop removal mining. The Brushy Fork impoundment is an enormous retention ...4 days ago -
Removing The Last Mountain
Thinking Outside —
Authority: 131
Here’s what depending on coal does to us . A subsidiary of Massey Energy has begun mountaintop-removal coal-mining operations on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, the only peak in Coal River Valley that hasn’t been blasted away for mining. Blasting for the mine is taking place 200 yards from the Brushy Fork ...5 days ago -
The Visit: Sanctuary and Sustainability
Red Raven Circling —
Authority: 110
“I wish you could too, sweetie.” My dad’s voice was wistful as he agreed with me when I said I wished we lived closer so I could join him on some of his walks. Section by section, he was trekking his way across one of the West Virginia rails-to-trails. Long after our phone call ended, [...]5 days ago -
An open letter on behalf of my brothers and sisters at Coal River Mountain
Thoughts and Ruminations —
Authority: 108
I wrote this letter this morning to policy-makers as a part of my responsibility as a citizen to participate in our governance. Massey Energy has begun blasting on Coal River Mountain, a furtherance of their immoral crusade to make a tremendous amount of money at the expense of the people of the Coal River area, ...5 days ago -
My letter to Senators Voinovich and Brown
Thoughts and Ruminations —
Authority: 108
Our country is in desperate need of citizens who rise from the malaise of work and mindless television to play an active role in shaping the future of our society. We are cynical, jaded people about the problems of the world primarily because we haven’t had a way modeled for us to find joy and [...]6 days ago -
Save America’s most endangered mountain
Thoughts and Ruminations —
Authority: 108
A call to action from the good people at http://www.ilovemountains.org/ . Please at least read to understand their perspective, let it affect you, and if you feel comfortable, take action through calling or emailing your elected representative. I share this information not as a disinterested individual, but as a ...6 days ago -
Blowing up our clean energy future
It's Getting Hot In Here —
Authority: 597
Cross posted from Grist Last week, blasting began on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia. This is a part of the country where dynamite routinely goes off—turning the region’s historic mountain ranges into dust for the tiny coal seams that lie beneath their surface. But Coal River Mountain is special, or, ...1 week ago -
STOP THE PLUNDER
Mosquito Blog —
Authority: 118
STOP THE DIRTY LIES ABOUT COAL....and remember it has nothing to do with jobs or healthy communities. Its all about the greed of a few ruining the health and community life of many.1 week ago -
Wednesday Books
This and That —
Authority: 143
I want Jamie Oliver to cook me a meal, wearing nothing but a chefs apron.1 week ago -
Motivated By Greed
STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining —
Authority: 119
Since beginning my battle against mountaintop removal I have been amazed at the amount of half-truths and outright lies used to defend the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. Two of the main arguments in favor of mountaintop removal are related to the economy and energy. If you live in the coalfields then ...1 week ago -
Huge Crowd Drawn To "Coal Country"
unEARTHED: the Earthjustice Blog —
Authority: 425
Amid the hoopla for such mainstream movies as "Where The Wild Things Are" last week, another film opened in New York with its own fervent following. Nearly 1,000 people packed a premiere screening of " Coal Country ," a documentary exposing the brutal impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining. Co-hosted by ...1 week ago -
Fight For Coal River Mountain
buzztail —
Authority: 112
A prime wind power site, and major battleground in the ongoing fight over mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia, is literally being blown apart with millions of tons of explosives each and every day. Find out more, and see what you can do, at iLoveMountains.org and Climate Ground Zero . They also have links ...1 week ago
