Monthly Archives: October 2010
Now Hiring: Organizations in the campaign to end mountaintop removal seek to build their teams
For those of you ready to take your campaign to end mountaintop removal coal mining to a more full-time level, three regional organizations working on the issue are hiring in Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, a group…
Music on the Mountaintop raises $5,500 for Appalachian Voices!
By Parker Stevens Parker served as Development Associate for Appalachian Voices from January 2010 to December 2011, coordinating our membership and directing two Riverkeeper festivals for the organization. She left to head up the Appalachian Women’s Fund based in Boone,…
Judy Bonds: American Hero
The great folks at Coal Country have done this beautiful tribute for our friend Judy Bonds. Besides being an incredible family member and friend, Judy is a winner of the prestigious Goldman prize for environmental organizing, and is someone I…
Seaming together Coal Countries
What connection do Appalachia and Wales share with one another? For starters, coal. Wales has been the sight of large-scale coal mining since the 1800s. With coal dominating the economies of both regions, Appalachia and Wales share long histories of…
With the Science “IN,” (again) Mountaintop Removers Turn to the Courts
A little over a week ago, our nihilistic friends at the National Mining Association stated: There is no scientific or statutory basis for the numerical standards [regarding mountaintop removal] that EPA is now foisting on states. Fortunately for us AND…
Please adjust your seat for landing, we’re heading to Colorado!
Well as the autumn air begins to change the leaves, the team at App Voices is back on the road, and this time we are heading to Colorado with our Appalachian Treasures tour! We have a jam packed itinerary so…
FOIA Lawsuit Filed to Gain Peabody Coal-Mining Records for Operations on Tribal Lands in Northeast Arizona
The Black Mesa Mine Read more about the suit at the following links below: The Navajo-Hopi Observer: FOIA lawsuit filed for Peabody coal records CoalDiver.org
20,000 Clean Water Act Violations equals attack of the lawsuit!
Yesterday’s press release made its rounds quickly as our WaterWatch team here at Appalachian Voices announced its legal action against three coal mining companies for violations (and violations… and violations…) of the Clean Water Act. ICG (International Coal Group) has…
Busting Big Coal-Legal Action Initiated Today
The WaterWatch team at Appalachian Voices has teamed up with organizations and legal groups to launch legal action against three coal mining companies for violations of the Clean Water Act. Unbelievable in this day and age, I thought, when my…
