Breaking from DC: EPA determines all pending MTR permits will undergo further review
Hey everyone- Kate here, your resident Washington DC Coal campaigner dedicated to taking some of the wonk of our DC Beltway politics and get under the skin of decision makers…
Appalachians Speak Out (part 3)
After a long and bumpy ride, we arrived at Larry Gibson’s property. Larry hosts an annual 4th of July party, and this year Massey workers showed up drunk and threatening…
Appalachians Speak Out (part 1)
Yesterday, we met with Judy Bonds from Coal River Mountain Watch who won the Goldman Prize for Excellence in Protecting the Environment in 2003. During our visit at the Coal…
To Heal the World (Day 2 in Appalachia)
This morning, we were lucky enough to go on a flyover of mountaintop removal (MTR) sites. The good folks at Southwings Aviation offer these trips as a way to help…
Chris Jordan takes on U.S. coal consumption
I’ve been a fan of Chris Jordan’s photographs for quite some time. No other work that I’ve seen captures the sheer magnitude of our culture’s dark side in a way…
AP:OSU president resigns from Massey under pressure
Mountaintop removal and Massey Energy drawing much heat these days. A Massey board member resigned last week over it. The president of Ohio State University no less. OSU president resigns…
Coal River Valley Protests Citi
On Nov 14, 2008, activists from the Coal River Valley, an area hard-hit by mountaintop removal coal extraction, took action against Citi in Beckley, WV. They distributed fliers outside a…
North Carolinians Act against Coal
Activists across North Carolina took action against Bank of America’s dirty coal financing. In the early hours of commuter traffic, Raleigh commuters encountered banners at key thoroughfares – reminding them…
Protesters Hijack Dominion Chief’s Slide Show
http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=17782 September 24, 2008 Protesters Hijack Dominion Chief’s Slide Show by Amy Biegelsen Protestors digitally hijacked a presentation that Dominion Resources’ chief executive, Thomas F. Farrell II, gave last week,…
Ken Lewis – wish u were here
Last Friday found me up Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, gazing at a horrific Mountaintop Removal site and wishing that Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, were by my…