I failed to mention in the last post that Mountainsaver was with me on the mountaintop removal site in Bob White. We went there because I wanted to get a closer look at a finished valley fill.
When I visit the different mountaintop removal sites, especially for the first time, my emotions are from one end [...]

The photos in this post were taken above the town of Bob White, WV in Boone County. Jupiter Coal is a subsidiary of Arch Coal.
Regardless of the company name on the front gate, mountaintop removal is what it is. And what it is is complete destruction. The term mountaintop removal doesn’t even properly convey the [...]

For as long as I can remember I have been a little bit of a history buff. Not just West Virginia history, but history of all sorts including West Virginia. As far as WV is concerned I like to learn the history of the mountains as passed down from one generation to the next. I [...]

Walker opens statewide campaign headquarters
12 June 2008
The West Virginia Record
http://wvrecord.com/news/contentview.asp?c=213309
CHARLESTON — The Beth Walker for Supreme Court campaign officially has opened its campaign headquarters in Charleston.
The office will serve as the campaign’s central hub for statewide campaign activities.
Walker was joined by campaign staff, volunteers and supporters gathered at a Grand Opening Reception on June 10 [...]

I believe the title says a lot. And now for the rest of the story. Mountainsaver and I went to Workman’s Creek today. I came back with a new appreciation for clean water.

The first photo was taken March 6 of this year.

The next photo was taken yesterday, June 10.

It doesn’t take long to move a mountain with mountaintop removal coal mining. All of the debris in the first photo missing from the second is now a part of one of the surrounding valley fills along with the [...]

I went to Kayford Mountain today with Mountainsaver to document a very dangerous booby trap.
Larry Gibson was walking on a four wheeler trail with his dog when he discovered a wire hanging from a tree in the middle of the path with a large rusty three prong hook attached to the end of the wire. [...]

When looking at the negative impacts of coal one would be remiss not to take a close look at sludge impoundments.
From Sludge Safety Project
Before being transported to market, coal must be washed to separate it from the surrounding soil and rock–the more impurities a company can remove from coal, the higher its market value and [...]

I don’t usually like to post articles from other websites on this blog but this one disgusted me so much I just had to. I think for anybody that has even halfway followed my writing will know that I hate the disrespect laid upon our ancestors by the coal industry. The story that follows takes [...]

Let’s try this again.
The Blogger’s Challenge
http://www.ilovemountains.org/bloggers-challenge
The ultimate resource for bloggers interested in writing about mountaintop removal coal mining which includes embeddable video, coal tracking widgets, news and blog post headline tickers, and customizable “Spread the Word” widgets. These tools will encourage and incubate a community of concerned bloggers who spread the word, collaborate, and take [...]