Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2010
From www.socm.org SOCM members invited to support new report A press conference, open to all SOCM members and supporters, will be held at Volunteer Landing in Knoxville, TN to introduce a new SOCM report: “Heads up on Headwaters: How Surface Coal Mining Threatens Small Streams, Creeks, Springs and Seeps.” We hope that you’ll consider taking [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2010
Just a note to say that the Coal River Mountain Watch’s website has been redesigned. You’ll find many powerful pictures of the impacts that are affecting that community on the website, and lots of new features. Don’t take our word for it! Check it out for yourself: http://www.crmw.net/
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2010
Ashley Judd, who recently narrated a television ad about mountaintop removal for The Alliance for Appalachia, continued her work speaking out against this national tragedy by appearing at a press conference hosted by NRDC. Excellent coverage can be found on NRDC’s blog, with a few excerpts below. To view photos of Ms. Judd visit here and be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2010
We just received this important message from our friends in Southwestern Virginia – please take action today! At the bottom is a powerful video put together showing the citizens taking action to protect this land. If ever there is a time we must stand together to stop mountaintop removal, it is now. On May 12, the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 3rd, 2010
Exciting news from www.samsva.org – Read the whole story on their website! Late this morning, around 20 Wise County residents gathered at the offices of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy in Big Stone Gap to rally in opposition to A&G Coal’s proposed Ison Rock Ridge surface mine. Picketers held signs with slogans including, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 3rd, 2010
The 2010 report by American Rivers has declared the Gauley River, in West Virginia, to be one of the most endangered rivers in the US. This river is one of many that are waiting for the EPA to take more decisive action and end mountaintop removal once and for all. The thriving tourist economy in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2010
ilovemountains.org has teamed up with Ashley Judd and The Alliance for Appalachia to get mountaintop removal into America’s living rooms. We’ve created a powerful new ad uses the most talked about ad in America’s history – President Johnson’s “Daisy Girl” – to convey the severity of mountaintop removal. We don’t have the coal industry’s billions. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2010
Over 50 grassroots activists were able to attend the amazing Music Saves Mountains concert at the Ryman Auditorium – hosted by Natural Resources Defense Council. Read NRDC’s Rob Perks’ update on the concert here. Artists sung classic songs from coal country – highlighting the history of coal in Appalachia and celebrating the fact that the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2010
from www.kftc.org Today the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Black Mountain and the surrounding communities of Benham and Lynch one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in America for 2010. Located in Harlan County, Black Mountain is the highest peak in Kentucky and has an ecological diversity greater than virtually any other section of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18th, 2010
From www.ran.org Great news from our friends at the Rainforest Action Network! Just in time for JPMorgan’s annual shareholder meeting, which is happening in NY tomorrow, the lead U.S. financier of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining released its first public statementon MTR financing. This just after RAN, the Sierra Club and BankTrack gave JPMorgan an ‘F’ in [...]
