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$100,000 bail set for civil disobedients in West Virginia

Mountaintop removal is probably the single biggest act of hubris committed by humanity against the earth that I can think of. They blow up mountains and dump everything but the scraps of goal they can find into nearby valleys, destroying … Continue reading

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On Cook Mountain, an anti-MTR article by Dea

The most recent issue of the Earth First! Journal has a really good article about Mountaintop Removal written by my friend Dea. Turns out she’s posted it online as well. From the article: Madison Cook’s miniature hands were covered in … Continue reading

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Treesitters in West Virginia Stop MTR!

This is really exciting to me. I left West Virginia a few months back, and have been continually amazed by the bravery and commitment of the campaign there. They are facing fairly ridiculous repression (including strange and sweeping restraining orders … Continue reading

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Slideshow of Actions

These are photos from the Kayford, Brushy Fork, and Pettus actions. More than half of our folks are still in jail, as we attempt to raise bail. Note that many of these people are facing a $100 fine as their … Continue reading

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Video of Picket at Pettus

Here’s a 10 minute video that covers the picket at Pettus, West Virginia yesterday. It also briefly goes over the actions that took place up on Kayford Mountain and the Brushy Fork impoundment. If you pay close attention, I give … Continue reading

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9 Anti-MTR Activists Being Held In West Virginia

Today, three different acts of civil disobedience confronted mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia, all under the banner of Mountain Justice. Six people locked themselves down to mining equipment on Kayford Mountain, bringing operations to a halt for hours. Two … Continue reading

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What’s Left Of Kayford Mountain

Pictured above is a small portion of the mountaintop removal coal mining happening on Kayford Mountain in West Virginia. The spot where we took this picture used to be the lowest part of the mountain, the part where the road … Continue reading

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Knockin’ Down Trees And Burning Them

I shot some photos in Mingo County of the coal companies continuing their efforts to destroy everything. In this case, it’s the burning of all the timber on the areas that they are planning on “developing.” They don’t even bother … Continue reading

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Mingo County, West Virginia

Last weekend, Mingo County West Virginia flooded something terrible. You see, the entire county is filled with strip mines and mountaintop removal sites. With no vegetation to keep soil intact, it just pours down the mountain and destroys towns. There’s … Continue reading

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Mountain Top Removal

This is not a plateau. Well, it is now. It’s the remains of a mountain in southwest virginia, Wise County. They blew it up to get the coal out, and they dropped what was left into nearby valleys, destroying entire … Continue reading

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