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 [...]

I was speaking recently with a college student who was saying that she didn’t think she would continue to participate in her school’s environmental club next year. I know environmental issues were important to her, so I asked why. She told me couldn’t really explain, but it felt like an ineffective use of her time. [...]

VBS.com’s Mountaintop Removal episode blew my mind. Hearing from the real people who work and live amongst the West Virginia mountains that are being destroyed by MTR Coal Mining  is incredible. Listen to them talk over their kitchen tables, at the bar, and with their families about what’s it’s like on the ground. Really, [...]

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 [...]