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Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008

  This is Mountain Top Removal. This is How to Stop It.

(Cross posted from Whit Jones on Power Vote.org ) I spent the past weekend with around 100 young people and community activists at the Weekend In Wise - an incredible weekend in Appalachia, VA where Mountain Top Removal (MTR) mining has deeply impacted the community and citizens have...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency
Posted On:  Sep 16, 2008

  This is Mountain Top Removal. This is How to Stop It.

(Cross posted from Whit Jones on Power Vote.org ) I spent the past weekend with around 100 young people and community activists at the Weekend In Wise - an incredible weekend in Appalachia, VA where Mountain Top Removal (MTR) mining has deeply impacted the community and citizens have...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency
Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008

  Wise Up Dominion!

The Beginning We woke up at 3:30am, but few of us had slept the night before. You’d think we’d be groggy, but the adrenaline and excitement propelled us into action. By 5:30am two trucks holding steel barrels reading “good jobs, healthy communities: we deserve a clean...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008

  Wise Up Dominion!

The Beginning We woke up at 3:30am, but few of us had slept the night before. You’d think we’d be groggy, but the adrenaline and excitement propelled us into action. By 5:30am two trucks holding steel barrels reading “good jobs, healthy communities: we deserve a clean...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008

  APPALACHIAN RESIDENTS GATHER TO MARCH ON ZEB MOUNTAIN

Citizens opposed to National Coal Corporation mining the Sundquist Wildlife Management Area Yet another action from Mountain Justice in Defense of the Appalachian Mountains! Please Support Fellow Activists. CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn., July 20 - Residents of coal-impacted communities...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency
Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008

  APPALACHIAN RESIDENTS GATHER TO MARCH ON ZEB MOUNTAIN

Citizens opposed to National Coal Corporation mining the Sundquist Wildlife Management Area Yet another action from Mountain Justice in Defense of the Appalachian Mountains! Please Support Fellow Activists. CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn., July 20 - Residents of coal-impacted communities...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008

  Crowds gather to watch coal come crashing down

In what is perhaps a beautiful foretelling of our energy future – crowds gathered in St. Paul Minnesota yesterday to watch a coal smokestack come crashing down. Hundreds of people cheered as they witnessed the skyline and the air quality of the region become a little bit cleaner....... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency
Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008

  Crowds gather to watch coal come crashing down

In what is perhaps a beautiful foretelling of our energy future – crowds gathered in St. Paul Minnesota yesterday to watch a coal smokestack come crashing down. Hundreds of people cheered as they witnessed the skyline and the air quality of the region become a little bit cleaner....... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency
Posted On:  Jun 27, 2008

  Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va

For the last year in Virginia we have been fighting tooth and nail against a new coal fired power plant in Wise Co., Va , one of the few coal producing counties in this state, and a place where King Coal still definitely reigns, though today we dealt him a mighty blow. Below you will...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Jun 27, 2008

  Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va

For the last year in Virginia we have been fighting tooth and nail against a new coal fired power plant in Wise Co., Va , one of the few coal producing counties in this state, and a place where King Coal still definitely reigns, though today we dealt him a mighty blow. Below you will...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Jun 26, 2008

  Negative Impacts of Coal

I enjoyed James Hansen’s recent commentary that coal must be phased out, sooner than later, emphasizing a clean, just transition and new green jobs for impacted communities. Apologies for negative impacts I have omitted that may be affecting your life or health. There are many more,...... [view]

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