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There's (Still) No Such Thing as Clean Coal May, 11 2008GreenPeace just released a report of Carbon Capture and Storage and found that surprisingly, it's not a good idea.
Tell Dominion No New Coal in Southwester Virginia May, 7 2008
Sign the petition to tell Dominion that Southwestern VA doesn't need another dirty coal fired power plant.
Blasting: A siege on my home May, 3 2008
I just heard another blast. They are happening more and more lately... getting louder each time. Part of me maimed when I hear that sound. I sit and hear them edge closer and closer to my family home. It's a strange thing to one day waken to the truth of being an affected and endangered person. Out of nowhere *BOOM*... like a mine field. Living in the wake of so-called "progress"....
There's something in the Water April, 25 2008
A video of a man changing the water filter from his well in Prenter, WV.
Judy Bonds in People Magazine April, 22 2008
Judy Bonds in People Magazine
'MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL' film by Michael O'Connell wins the REEL CURRENT AWARD! April, 22 2008
Al Gore presented the Reel Current Award, at the Nashville Film Festival, to Michael O'Connell for his film MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL. The film documents the process and issues surrounding mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.
CRMW's Editorial on Mountaintop Removal in The Register Herald 4-19-08 April, 21 2008
CRMW's Op-Ed in Register Herald 4-19-2008
Appalachian Portrait Project April, 9 2008
Artist Francesco Di Santis has been in Appalachia for the past month drawing portraits and collecting stories from the people fighting for Mountain Justice. Here's a few.
Another Legal Victory for Tough Coal Boss/WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT SCANDAL April, 7 2008
Questions Have Emerged About Blankenship's Relationships With State Supreme Court Justices Hearing Multi-Million-Dollar Appeals by His Company
Blessing of the Mountain disrupted by the Friends of Coal April, 7 2008
Blessing of the Mountain disrupted by the "Friends of Coal"
Blankenship gets into tussle with ABC news reporter April, 3 2008
Don Blankenship scraps with ABC reporter.
Holy Mountain Justice Spring Break, Batman! April, 2 2008
A writeup of Mountain Justice Spring Break by Dana Kuhnline of the Student Environmental Action Coalition.
Conversations from MySapce: WVU study: Coal counties have higher disease rates March, 27 2008
a conversation from a WVU related group
Is Carbon Capture a False Hope for Coal? March, 26 2008
Even if the technology is made to work, it may not be cost-efficient in the long run
Our Suicide Mission with Coal March, 26 2008
Coal produces more carbon emissions than other energy sources, yet we burn more of it each year.
Run your car on coal? Maybe not March, 26 2008
As the price of oil rises, coal company executives smell a huge opportunity: they are planning to ramp up a new global industry to turn coal into liquid fuels (diesel, kerosene and jet fuel), plus basic feedstocks for the chemical industry to make plastics, fertilizers, solvents, pesticides, and more.
Letters to the Editor of the Register Herald opposed to Dawn Dayton's "Mountaintop Mining" article March, 25 2008
Responses in opposition to Dawn Dayton's "Mountaintop Mining" article.
WVU study: Coal counties have higher disease rates March, 25 2008
West Virginians who live in the state's coal counties are more likely to have heart attacks, lung disease and diabetes, according to a new West Virginia University study.
Prenter's Water March, 18 2008
A short video of the effect of coal slurry injection on the ground water in parts of Southern WV.
Sierra Club and the United Steel Workers together at last March, 18 2008
The Sierra Club and United Steelworkers have come together to form the Blue Green Alliance and put on the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference in Pittsburgh, PA
Mountain Justice Spring Break Virginia! March, 17 2008
This is Danny from SEAC's account of his experience at Mountain Justice Spring Break in Southwest Virginia and a short audio segment he made of the action at the Department of Environmental Quality.
Massey Gets $20 Million Fine February, 4 2008
The EPA settled a lawsuit with Massey Energy for $20 Million, which sounds real good until you realize that's 1% of the amount they were fined.
Coal companies trample opposition January, 29 2008
Letter to the editor written by Lorelei Scarbro of Rock Creek, WV published in the Herald Dispatch about life in Southern WV.
If coal is so good, why is W.Va. still poor? January, 25 2008
In this Letter to the Editor, Sylvia Bradford wonders why WV is so poor even though coal has been "Helping" the economy for the past century.
WV Supreme Court Justice Vacations with Coal Baron January, 15 2008
Photos of Don Blankenship and Supreme Court Justice Elliot "Spike" Maynard recently surfaced. Judge Maynard recently ruled that Blankenship's Massey Energy did not have to pay Harman mining the $76 million that the Jury said they did.
Dear Friends of Coal January, 14 2008
A letter to the Editor from Bo Webb about how ridiculous the Friends of Coal Association is.
Rise Up! West Virginia January, 2 2008
The Premier of the latest Patchwork Films' movie, Rise Up! West Virginia, will be January 12 in South Charleston.
Nov. 16-17 Day of Action on Citi and Bank of America November, 20 2007
On Nov 16 and 17 over 100 actions took place telling Bank of America and Citi to stop funding coal and start funding renewable energy.
Power Shift 2007 and Citi November, 8 2007
A review of Power Shift 2007 and the action that shut down a Citi Bank branch in Washington DC from Dana Kuhnline.
Hearings, Hearings, Hearings October, 28 2007
A Review of the OSM's Stream Buffer Zone Rule Change hearing and The Public Energy Authority's hearing on the future of Fossil Fuels in West Virginia.
RAN Banner Drop Targets Bank of America October, 27 2007
Rainforest Action Network Dropped a Banner in Charlotte, NC Targeting Bank of America's funding of coal mining and burning.
Student Summit 2007 Write-up October, 23 2007
Write up of the Student Summit by Adam Stephenson.
Ed on the Today Show October, 10 2007
Ed Wiley Gets on the Today show!
Fall 2007 CRV Student / Youth Summit September, 28 2007
Call out for the Fall 2007 CRV Student / Youth summit on October 19-21st!
POWERVEG September, 21 2007
Announcement for Power VEG 2007 in Glenville, WV.
The Ever Colorful Coal River September, 13 2007
The Coal River Valley finally got some rain. Two days of it, and with it a variety of shades of water.
Temperatures rise at the Friends of Coal Bowl September, 11 2007
Last year, the naming rights to the WVU - Marshall football game were sold to the WV Coal Association for 7 years at a price of more than $1 million. Needless to say, we protested this event.
Stream Buffer Zone Comments and Call-in Day September, 8 2007
September 20 is a call in day to the OSM to tell them not to accept the proposed rule change which will ease the restrictions on stream pollution.
This is a call for musicians!!!!!!!!! September, 7 2007
A new cd from the creators of Moving Mountains is in the works and they are looking for musicians.
4:20 Poetry by Jimbo September, 5 2007
The first of hopefully many poems by Coal River resident Jimbo
Ed Wiley takes it to New York City August, 30 2007
Grandfather Ed Wiley heads to New York City to tell the crowds and cameras at the Today Show in Rockefeller Plaza all about Marsh Fork Elementary.
Manchin, MSHA didn't help injured miner August, 30 2007
A letter to the editor about changes in WV Workers Compensation changes. Now injured workers get screwed by coal and politicians.
Day of Action Against Bank of America August, 22 2007
August 31st will be a Day of Action against Bank of America, demanding they drop their billions of dollars in loans to the coal industry and invest in renewables.
Larry Gibson: Hero August, 21 2007
Larry Gibson is being featured a CNN Hero
SMCRA Hearing August, 1 2007
Sarah\'s blog entry about attending the recent 30th anniversary SMCRA hearing in Washington D.C.
God made mountains and greed made mountaintop removal. July, 26 2007
Who pays the real price of Mountaintop Removal coal mining?
RFK, Jr. blasts coal industry-government corruption July, 18 2007
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visits the Coal River Valley to speak to community members and film for his documentary about a corrupt government's crimes against the environment and people.
Hope for Cecil Roberts' help vanished in 3 years June, 20 2007
Editorial by Larry Gibson Published in the Charleston Gazette and the Coal Valley News.