Help Sustain Direct Action in the Coalfields of Appalachia
You may remember that last June 23, dozens of activists, including myself, organized a daring action to shut down one of Massey Energy’s mountaintop removal sites in West Virginia. That…
Pull a Prank That Packs a Punch on Fossil Fool’s Day 2010
The fossil fools ain’t no joke – but that doesn’t mean we can’t fight them with one! The Fossil Fuel Empire is real and it’s here. The stakes couldn’t be…
Two Jailed Pro-Mountain Activists Stage Hunger Strike Against Excessive Bail
The legal system is loaded against people fighting King Coal in Appalachia. Over the past year, we’ve seen excessive “cash-only” bails for non-violent activists in jail and excessive fines once…
Letter from a West Virginia Jail
Last week, Eric Blevins came down from a nine day tree-sit on Coal River Mountain. He then spent a couple of days in jail. While in jail, he wrote this…
King Coal Sues Tree-sitters in Federal Court
The nine day Coal River Mountain tree-sit that ended on Friday has entered a new phase. Mining giant Massey Energy has filed for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in federal…
Nine-Day Tree Sit Ends at Coal River Mountain
After enduring over a week of ice and rain, mind-numbing noise abuse and harassment by Massey security, Eric and Amber came down today. The Climate Ground Zero tree sitters vowed…
Coal River Tree Sit Continues As Does the Noise Abuse; Gov. Manchin Asked to Help
After almost a week of preventing blasting on Coal River Mountain, tree-sitters with Climate Ground Zero and Mountain Justice still continue to prevent Massey’s blasting near the Bee Tree site….
Tree Sit Day 5: Call In Day “Stop the Noise”
The fight over Coal River Mountain is escalating. Miners are using loud air horn like noises and bright lights to keep the tree-sitters up at all hours in hopes of…
In the Wake of Harrassment and Cold Weather, the Coal River Tree Sits Stays Strong
The three tree sitters positioned near Massey’s Bee Tree Strip Mine on Coal River Mountain weathered their first night with Massey’s attempts to break them with bright lights and loud…
Tree Sitters Occupying Coal River Mountain
UPDATE:Ground support held on $1500 bail. They are charged w/ conspiracy & trespass Donate to legal @ http://bit.ly/6tjVsS It’s ON! This is how 2010 begins in the Coal River Valley,…