This Monday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m., iLoveMountains.org supporters and fellow mountain activists will join Coal River Mountain Watch at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection headquarters in Charleston, W.Va., for a rally and protest to save Coal River…
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Senator Byrd changes direction on mountaintop removal
Today, Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) released a historic statement representing a complete turnaround from the Senator’s prior defense of the horrific practice of mountaintop removal. Senator Byrd recognizes that mountaintop removal has reduced jobs in the coalfields and chastised…
Over 700 People Have Voted to End Mountaintop Removal. Add Your Voice Today!
2010 is the year to end mountaintop removal coal mining- and how helpful would it be if we had a cool million to do it? JP Morgan Chase, one of the largest financiers of mountaintop removal coal mining, is sponsoring…
Council Calls for Mountaintop Removal Coal Ban
The North Carolina Council of Churches (NCCC) issued a resolution calling for legislation banning the use of coal derived from mountaintop removal mining. The resolution along with the DVD, “Coal Country” will be sent to the State General Assembly and…
Progress Energy Pledges to Shut Down Plants
On December 1, Progress Energy Corp. announced that by 2017 it will close 11 coal-fired power plants located at four sites in North Carolina. The plants will be converted to capacity natural gas-burning facilities. The plant sites to be shut…
