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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 Mountain. Massey Energy is actively blasting and mining on Coal River Mountain in southern West…

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 the industry for causing unrest in the coalfields over the increased oversight that mountaintop removal…

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 a community giving contest exclusively through Facebook. Wouldn’t it be great if we could win…

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 Governor Bev Purdue. The NCCC will also send the resolution to Chief Executive Officers of…

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 down are Sutton, the Cape Fear Plant, the Weathersppon Plant, and the H.F. Lee Plant.…

The following email was sent to the 38,000+ supporters of iLoveMountains.org. To sign up to receive free email alerts, click here. We’re hearing some promising news coming out of Coal River Mountain. According to The Charleston Gazette, the EPA is taking a closer look at Massey Energy’s mountaintop removal project at Coal River Mountain strip…

The Wise Energy for Virginia coalition is holding special screenings in Charlottesville, Va. of the movie “Coal Country,” a new film that tells of the dramatic struggle around the use of coal in America. The screenings will begin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10 at the Vinegar Hill Theatre at 220 W. Market…

When it comes to water, West Virginia just cannot seem to catch a break. Recently, in Dodridge County an unidentified susbstance spilled upstream from West Union’s drinking water intake. Residents and officials were not informed of the spill. In Prenter Hollow, over 300 residents are suing nine coal companies for water contamination from coal slurry…

“Coal Country Music,” the companion CD to the documentary “Coal Country” was released on Nov. 10. The album is dedicated to ending the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining that was depicted in the “Coal Country” documentary. The powerful, star-studded track list includes songs by Willie Nelson, Kathy Mattea, John Prines, and Natalie Merchants. Proceeds…

EPA will hold two public hearings to accept public comment on the agency’s proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions thresholds defining when Clean Air Act permitting requirements would apply to new or existing industrial facilities. The proposed thresholds would “tailor” the permit programs to limit which facilities would be required to obtain NSR and title V…