Mountain Top Removal Mining

Coal River Valley Residents Declare State of Emergency, Meet with Governor Joe Manchin; Seven Sit-In

October 20, 2009
By Beth Buczynski
Coal River Valley Residents Declare State of Emergency, Meet with Governor Joe Manchin; Seven Sit-In

CHARLESTON, W.Va.- Coal River Valley residents and supporters associated with Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero delivered a letter to Governor’s Manchin’s office in the State Capitol building at 12:15 p.m. today. The statement from Coal River Valley residents calls on Manchin to use his executive powers to halt mountaintop removal mining operations on...
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Youth Deploy Banner in Solidarity with Anti-MTR Senior March

October 10, 2009
By Beth Buczynski
Youth Deploy Banner in Solidarity with Anti-MTR Senior March

BELLE, W.Va. – Two young people unfurled a banner which read, “Yes, Coal is Killing West Virginia’s Communities” off of the Walker CAT building in Belle, W.Va. at 12:55 p.m. this afternoon. The youth, who say they were acting in solidarity with the Senior Citizens March to End Mountaintop Removal, are affiliated with Climate...
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Keep Your Hands Off My Mountains!

June 18, 2009
By Beth Buczynski
Keep Your Hands Off My Mountains!

When’s the last time you put your criminal record where your principles are? We’ve all joked about radical hippie dirt worshiping activists that are “so eccentric” they don’t shave in the culturally acceptable areas and are insane enough to chain themselves to trees and tractors. But seriously, when was the last time you were...
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