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Mountaintop Removal Protests Going National
Published October 30, 2009 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Activists with Mountain Justice, Rainforest Action Network and other groups planned protests atEnvironmental Protection Agency headquarters and across the country Friday to demand the end of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.
An online map showed more than two dozen planned events from California to Maine, including [...]
Grassroots victory in LA: Fossil fuel power plant shut down!
A Victory For LA’s Air And A Victory for the Planet!
Communities for a Better Environment
Move over Al Gore, make room for some new environmental leaders – working class Latina mothers and high school youth from South East Los Angeles!
After 3 years of organizing, mobilizing, advocacy and lawsuits, CBE members in Southeast Los Angeles stopped [...]
Residents of Coal River Valley declare State of Emergency, sit-in at Governor’s office
Coal River Valley Residents Declare State of Emergency, Meet with Governor Joe Manchin; Seven Sit-In at Governor’s Office
Video: 7 Arrested in Peaceful Sit-in at WV Gov’s Office Resisting the Destruction of Coal River Mountain
Climate Ground Zero For Immediate Release Contact: Dea Goblirsch or Garrett Robinson (304-513-4710) Email: news@climategroundzero.org
CHARLESTON, W.Va.- Coal River Valley residents and supporters associated [...]
Climate Camp Australia Shuts Down Dendrobium Coal Mine
October 11, 7:05am. Four people from Climate Camp 2009 scaled and locked themselves onto the coal conveyor belt at the Dendrobium coal mine near Helensburgh, NSW. Spokesperson for the group Aimee Bull-McMahon said “We have shut down the conveyor from this underground polluter as part of the Climate Camp 09 three days of action. The [...]
