Cross-posted from It’s Getting Hot in Here
Written by Dea Goblirsch and Kim Huynh. Photos by Ben Droz.
“President Obama, join me in my kitchen at 4 p.m. any day of the week and learn first-hand what you are allowing to happen in Appalachia and its mountain communities,” said Bo Webb, a ninth-generation resident of Naoma W.Va. [...]

Let’s start from the basics: Do you know what mountaintop removal coal mining is? Here are resources in case you don’t: previous RYSE blog posts (here & here). Also, it has received some pretty good coverage in the New York Times lately, including this video.
Now, have you heard of Appalachia Rising? It is a weekend [...]

It’s only Tuesday and it has already been quite a busy week for the notorious Massey Energy and the anti-mountaintop removal community.
Monday morning, two activists blockaded the road leading to Massey Energy’s Regional Headquarters in Boone County, West Virginia. EmmaKate Martin, 18, suspended herself on a platform between three interlocking poles 30 feet above the [...]

For the first time in quite a while, I actually have good news related to the mountaintop removal fight to share with you!
I am very happy to report that Governor Manchin announced on April 30th that the kids who attend Marsh Fork Elemenatary are going to get a new school. I’ve written about Marsh Fork [...]

Are you tired of reading my posts about how devastating mountaintop removal (MTR) mining is to the environment and communities throughout Appalachia? If MTR makes you angry and you’re ready to do something about it, join RAN, Coal River Mountain Watch, Climate Ground Zero, and lots of other great groups in the fight to end [...]