Chicago Plays Pranks on Fossil Fool JPMorgan Chase
Reportback from RAN Chicago: In celebration of Fossil Fools Day, RAN activists in Chicago “fooled” customers by taping off drive through ATM’s and posting signs stating “this bank has been…
Twenty-Twenty-Twenty Four Hours to Go, Fossil Fool’s Day is Almost Here
Bummed out that the fossil fuel empire might be a scoring a big win on offshore drilling? Wanting to do more to stop King Coal’s destructive reign over Appalachia? Are…
Growing Resistance to Coal in the West
The spirit of Ed Abbey has returned home. The fight against Big Coal is not just in Appalachia anymore. Most publicized on this site and in the media is the…
Reverend Billy brings the mountaintops back to Chase bank
We’ve been hearing updates from across the country of activists and groups who are protesting Chase bank’s role in financing mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. This may be the…
Two days locked-down to the EPA campaigning to end mountaintop removal
RAN activists have spent two days locked-down to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding justice for the people of Appalachia by enforcing the Clean Water Act and ending mountaintop removal…
Palm Oil Controversy Threatens General Mills Golden Reputation
“Few things are more important than a company’s reputation with stakeholders. It represents the sum of all that we do – and reflects the value and trust that consumers, customers,…
Lisa Jackson’s Reaction To Mountaintop Removal Activist Lock Down At EPA
UPDATE: 7:00am, Friday March 19–After 24 hours activists are still locked down in front of the EPA headquarters in Washington, DC demanding justice for the people of Appalachia and protection…
Mountain Justice Spring Break
This week I’m at Mountain Justice Spring Break with folks from all over Appalachia and the east coast. Ex-coal miners, college students, people from Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia,…
Philadelphia activists rally & risk arrest to tell the EPA no more MTR
Philly EPA Considering 16 New Mining Permits This morning activists in Philadelphia descended upon their Regional EPA branch to put an end to Mountaintop Removal mining (MTR). Decisions made here…
Massey’s War on the First Amendment
I often post details on various Climate Ground Zero and Mountain Justice actions happening in the Coal River Valley and other parts of West Virginia and Appalachia. It’s often a…