Letter from a West Virginia Jail
Last week, Eric Blevins came down from a nine day tree-sit on Coal River Mountain. He then spent a couple of days in jail. While in jail, he wrote this…
King Coal Sues Tree-sitters in Federal Court
The nine day Coal River Mountain tree-sit that ended on Friday has entered a new phase. Mining giant Massey Energy has filed for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in federal…
RAN Responds to Jim Fuschetti…. Again
Martin Mudd is an anti-strip mining activist who manages a Facebook group asking that JP Morgan Chase stop financing mountaintop removal. Members of Martin’s group closed their accounts with Chase…
Nine-Day Tree Sit Ends at Coal River Mountain
After enduring over a week of ice and rain, mind-numbing noise abuse and harassment by Massey security, Eric and Amber came down today. The Climate Ground Zero tree sitters vowed…
Coal River Tree Sit Continues As Does the Noise Abuse; Gov. Manchin Asked to Help
After almost a week of preventing blasting on Coal River Mountain, tree-sitters with Climate Ground Zero and Mountain Justice still continue to prevent Massey’s blasting near the Bee Tree site….
Tree Sit Day 5: Call In Day “Stop the Noise”
The fight over Coal River Mountain is escalating. Miners are using loud air horn like noises and bright lights to keep the tree-sitters up at all hours in hopes of…
In the Wake of Harrassment and Cold Weather, the Coal River Tree Sits Stays Strong
The three tree sitters positioned near Massey’s Bee Tree Strip Mine on Coal River Mountain weathered their first night with Massey’s attempts to break them with bright lights and loud…
Tree Sitters Occupying Coal River Mountain
UPDATE:Ground support held on $1500 bail. They are charged w/ conspiracy & trespass Donate to legal @ http://bit.ly/6tjVsS It’s ON! This is how 2010 begins in the Coal River Valley,…
AP:OSU president resigns from Massey under pressure
Mountaintop removal and Massey Energy drawing much heat these days. A Massey board member resigned last week over it. The president of Ohio State University no less. OSU president resigns…