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For more information on the petition visit: http://www.rallycongress.com/minersdaymemorialassociationofwestvirginia/951/ For more information on Kathy Mattea and Homer Hickam at the WV mines see: http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_060014124.html

In just a few weeks, Virginia will be delivering a mile-long petition to Dominion shareholders and Governor Tim Kaine, asking him not to build a 2nd coal fired power plant in Wise County. This plant will increase greenhouse gas emissions, mountaintop removal mining in Wise County, and local toxic fallout for the people in SWVA.…

Massey Energy Co.’s chief executive threatened to shoot an ABC News producer and tore his shirt collar when the newsman made an unannounced attempt to interview him in the coal company’s parking lot, a network spokesman said Thursday. ABC is working on a story about Blankenship’s relationship with state Supreme Court Chief Justice Elliott “Spike”…

April 4, 2008 Dear Friends, I am holding a press conference in the morning and I wanted to take an opportunity to share with you my statement on an issue that is near and dear to my heart. I hope that you will join with me in taking a stand on mountain top removal. I…

Charlotte, NC – A natural treasure is being lost across the Southeast; the ancient eastern and Carolina Hemlock trees. To raise awareness of this disturbing loss to our forests, ten of the most accomplished photographers in the Charlotte area are contributing a single image of these beautiful trees to be presented in a unique exhibit…

Northern Appalachian coal just hit $110/ton. In 2007, it bottomed out at less than $45/ton, meaning it has nearly tripled in ONE YEAR. In April 2007 it was $45/ton. As you can see, for the last three years, Central Appalachian coal usually tracks fairly closely to Northern Appalachian coal. If anything, it tends to be…

(From our executive director, Mary Anne Hitt) With the presidential candidates in West Virginia last week, coal and mountaintop removal started getting lots of attention, and so did Appalachian Voices. A blog post that JW put together for our Front Porch Blog about Hillary Clinton’s comments on West Virginia Public Radio spread across the blogosphere…

From the Lexington Herald-Leader: The first question of the session was also a first for Clinton. A student said mountaintop removal mining was a big issue in Kentucky, and he wanted to know whether Hillary Clinton would do anything to help stop the process that strips the tops off mountains to get at the coal…

An imperfect, but improved answer from last week: Courier-Journal Interview: Q: Mountaintop mining has been a big issue in Kentucky. How would you approach that issue? A: This is one of these areas where we’ve got to get everybody together and come up with some solutions. I understand the argument that it’s a cost-effective way…

Obama took more questions and eventually looked over at the man in the neon-green ball cap and sweat shirt, our own Larry Gibson. Obama, like many of us, noticed Larry’s dogged persistence: the Presidential candidate invited Larry to speak, saying, “This gentlemen in the green has hand his hand up for a long time.” Larry…