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Save Coal River Mountain from Mountaintop Removal Mining
Save Coal River Mountain from Mountaintop Removal Mining
Call President Obama now at 202-456-1414 and ask him to help save Coal River Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESOURCES -- CoalRiverWind.org -- New York Times article: World Climate-Change Forum May Touch on ...
Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. Big Coal Showdown
Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. Big Coal Showdown
commondreams.org — by Jeff Biggers The Battle at Coal River Mountain has officially begun. read more... (more) Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes: Green Jobs Vs. ...
Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
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Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
youtube.com — On October 30th, actions were held across the US to protest the practice of mountaintop removal coal... mining. In Washington, DC 13 people occupied the EPA hea... (more) Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
Jeff Biggers: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes; Green Jobs v. Big Coal Showdown
Jeff Biggers: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes; Green Jobs v. Big Coal ...
huffingtonpost.com — The Battle at Coal River Mountain has officially begun. At the same time President Barack Obama invoked... the "legacy of daring men and women" in our nation's quest for renewable energy initiatives, and as millions of concerned citizens rallied ... (more) Jeff Biggers: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Battle at Coal River ...
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Battle at Coal River Mountain explodes
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... Coalfield residents and the national allies are calling on all concerned citizens to contact President Obama, CEQ chief Nancy Sutley, EPA chief Lisa Jackson, and Sen. ...

Removing Coal River Mountain
Switchboard, from NRDC — The message was like a punch in the gut: "The blasting has begun." Coal River Mountain in southern West Virginia, heretofore America's "most endangered" mountain, is now under assualt by Massey Energy, the nation's fourth-largest coal company and the worst offender when it comes to the worst coal mining there is -- mountaintop removal. Starting with that email from Appalachian Voices late on Friday, and continuing with a flurry of messages over the weekend, it appears that the heavy equipment on top of Coal River Mountain is now operating and the blasting has begun.  (Jeff ...

ALERT: Blasting Begins on Coal River Mountain
WattHead - Energy News and Commentary — An update from Coal River Mountain Watch and Appalachian Voices. You can take emergency action here. Mountaintop Removal Mining to Destroy 6,600 Acres-and Wind Potential Appalachian community advocates and environmentalists across the nation are expressing outrage that mountaintop removal coal mining operations have begun on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, a mountain that has become symbolic in the nationwide campaign to end mountaintop removal mining. The West Virginia Department of ...

ALERT: Blasting Begins on Coal River Mountain
It's Getting Hot In Here — ... An update from Coal River Mountain Watch and Appalachian Voices. You can take emergency action here. Mountaintop Removal Mining to Destroy 6,600 Acres-and Wind Potential Appalachian community advocates and environmentalists across the nation are expressing outrage that mountaintop removal coal mining operations have begun on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, a mountain that has become symbolic in the nationwide campaign to end mountaintop removal mining. The West Virginia Department of ...

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