Appalachia Rising is a mass mobilization in Washington, DC, September 25-27, 2010, calling for an end to the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining. Mountaintop removal has already destroyed over 500 of the world’s oldest mountains and more than 2,000 miles of streams, and has contaminated our nation’s waters. Together, we will bring Appalachia’s cry [...]
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Reclamation FAIL!!
I have quite a few opinions about reclaiming or reclaimed mountaintop removal sites. Before I even really knew anything about mountaintop removal, besides the fact they were blowing up the mountains, I had a big problem with what was passing for reclamation. First of all I’m just gonna say this and get it off my [...]
Marsh Fork Elementary – Update
I have written a few times about Marsh Fork Elementary and the battle for a new school, see here and here. Thanks in a large part to my good friend Ed Wiley and his Pennies of Promise campaign the battle for a new safer school has been won. Victory: New School For Marsh Fork Elementary [...]
Advocating For Change
My heart hurts for the 29 miners and their families. In this day and age with the technology available to us there is no excuse for such a horrendous loss of life in the coal mines. There is no excuse for any loss of life in the mine. Since the mine explosion last week I [...]
Coal Keeps The Lights On
It has just been confirmed that all 29 miners perished in the initial explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine owned by Massey Energy. I have a lot I want to say about this disaster and Massey Energy in an upcoming post but for now I just have one question – how cheap of a [...]
Breaking News: Raleigh County Coal Mine Accident
There has been an explosion in a coal mine here on Coal River. The accident occurred underground in the Upper Big Branch Mine belonging to Massey Energy. One of the portals for this mine is at Birchton, West Virginia. Birchton is about 2 miles west of Montcoal and 2 to 3 miles east of Whitesville [...]
That’s one small step for man…
Breaking news (NOT an April Fool’s joke): EPA actually does take “unprecedented steps” to reduce damage from mountaintop removal coal mining The EPA clarified the permitting process for mountaintop removal coal mining as it relates to the CWA (Clean Water Protection Act). I think this is a great first step in dealing with MTR. It [...]
Strip Mine Roads
Lyrics & Credits STRIP MINE ROADS Words by Dick Ochs, to the tune Country Roads by John Denver, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert No more heaven, West Virginia Mountaintop removal, poisoning the rivers Coal is king here, cutting down the trees Dusty ghost of mountains, blowing in the breeze ____________ CHORUS: Strip mine roads, took [...]
TAKE ACTION! Call Congress Today
Call Congress Today 202-224-3121 Please call your Representative today and ask them to become a cosponsor of H.R. 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act.
