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• in Film
  The Last Mountain Is Now on DVD
  Controversial documentary THE LAST MOUNTAIN is now available on DVD.
  by missbobetier / on Oct 31, 2011
• in Film
  The Last Mountain in Theaters June 3
  One great irony is that—for most audiences to be able to see the film—coal must be burned to screen THE LAST MOUNTAIN.
  by missbobetier / on May 31, 2011
• in TV
  Film Premiere: Deep Down on Independent Lens, Tuesday, November 23
  Where coal is king, what impact does our unappeasable appetite for energy have on the lives of the residents?
  by missbobetier / on Nov 17, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “mountaintop removal”

 

• Carrying water for an end to mountaintop removal

  
  Facing South — Authority: 581
  Activists hauled polluted water from Appalachia to Washington, D.C. this week to draw attention to the plight of communities affected by mountaintop removal coal mining. The action comes as legislation was reintroduced in Congress to protect coalfield waterways. read more
  1 week ago

• Eye to Eye with Brian Moynihan

  
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  VIDEO: To watch more of what happened yesterday at the Bank of America shareholder meeting in Charlotte, watch the clip at the bottom of this blog post. As I stood eye-to-eye with Bank of America (BofA) CEO, Brian Moynihan, a large stop-watch projected onto the wall of the conference room started to count down. I ...
  1 week ago

• Clean Water Protection Act Introduced with 45 Cosponsors

  
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  Yesterday, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced the Clean Water Protection Act in the 113th Congress with 45 original cosponsors. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1837, is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives which would sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining by making ...
  2 weeks ago

• UN human rights group calls for investigation of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia

  
  Facing South — Authority: 581
  The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights recently visited West Virginia communities affected by the controversial mining practice and said allegations of health damage, water pollution, failure to protect cemeteries, and harassment of opponents should be investigated and addressed. read more
  2 weeks ago

• Protected: Teri Blanton Recognized as Female Leader in Environmental Movement

  
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  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
  3 weeks ago

• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.30.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. EMISSIONS Global carbon dioxide concentration now at highest level in 5 million years  (via USA Today) Global carbon dioxide levels set to pass 400ppm milestone  (via The Guardian) EU uncertainty likely to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Fearless Summer: Week (and Season!) of Action Against Extraction

  
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  Fearless Summer has called for a week of action against the fossil fuel and extreme energy industries June 24-29. Visit the site for more info, to  register your action or to find out about planned actions. Also, check out their action calendar for the entire summer.
  3 weeks ago

• Join the Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Iron Mines in Wisconsin

  
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  For those who are in the area, an action camp will take place May 17-19 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Details below. From the Deep Green Resistance News Service : By Thistle Pettersen and Beth Ulion / Deep Green Resistance A proposed iron mining effort would create the largest open pit mine in the world in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Leave “Act of God” claims at the door: OSM study finds Coal dams fail compaction tests

  
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  A draft report prepared by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement found that many of the massive slurry impoundments in Appalachia do not pass muster. Focused on the compaction of coal waste embankments, the report’s findings speak volumes — “of 73 field density tests performed at seven sites, ...
  3 weeks ago

• A turning point for mountaintop removal?

  
  Facing South — Authority: 581
  There were two big developments this week in the fight to end mountaintop removal, with a federal appeals court upholding the EPAs authority to revoke permits for such coal mining operations, and a group of scientists calling for a moratorium on the practice. Is the end of blowing up Appalachia near? Listen ...
  4 weeks ago

• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.24.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. NATURAL GAS/FRACKING   Germany is torn over shale gas fracking  (via Washington Post) Natural gas price more than doubles from 2012 low  (via Houston Chronicle) Harvard report slams fracking chemical ...
  4 weeks ago

• National Briefing | Washington: Court Backs E.P.A. Veto of Mining Permit

  
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  The Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to revoke a mining permit to protect streams and wildlife, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.        
  4 weeks ago

• A Good Week for Mountains – Multiple Court Rulings Favor Science and Enforcement

  
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  We’re only two days into Earth Week — if we must limit it to one week out of the year — but it sure is getting off to a great start. Two major court rulings over the past two days underscore the need for increased scrutiny from the federal agency responsible for evaluating environmental impacts [...]
  4 weeks ago

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