Mountain Justice http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/ News, events and announcements from Mountain Justice Summer 09 May 2008 09:06:00 EST 09 May 2008 09:06:00 EST 60 May 9-10, 2008: Jam down at the Bank! http://www.mountainjustice.org/events.php?id=90 Mountain Justice is asking for musicians and others to join Action Jackson in a great big jam down at the bank on Friday May 9th and Saturday May 10th. Where will this jam be held? At any Bank of America or Citi location near you. HURRY!!! REGISTER NOW FOR MJS TRAINING CAMP! May 17-23 KY http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/events.php?id=88 We have a full week planned of workshops on Appalachian coal mining, music and culture featuring well-known Appalachian activists, plus hiking, Appalachian mountain music, dancing, campfires, and excellent healthy food. [IN THE MEDIA] 3rd parties spend heavily in WV supreme court race http://www.herald-dispatch.com/elections/x904170197 Source: Charleston Gazette 5/9/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Strip Mining Devastates Land and Destroys Communities in Colombia http://www.citizensinaction.org/coalmining55.html Source: Health Link 5/9/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Duke Energy shareholders sound off on coal plant plans http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/05/08/ap4987327.html Source: Forbes 5/8/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Protesters greet Duke shareholders http://www.charlotte.com/business/breaking_news/story/615392.html Source: Charlotte Observer 5/8/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Coal is finite; sun, wind infinite http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/Letters/200805070289 Source: Judy Bonds, Charleston Gazette 5/8/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Start your own coal and coal finance campaign http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/05/07/start-your-own-coal-coal-finance-campaign-here%E2%80%99s-how/ Source: It's Getting Hot In Here 5/8/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Massey subsidiary cited for 3 violations in fatal mine accident http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/ca3b7949582aad3448bb325719108f8e.htm Source: CNN 5/8/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Sierra Club threatens suits over coal power plants http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN0651739020080507 Source: Reuters 5/7/08 [IN THE MEDIA] PA township vows to fight strip mining http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19663679&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=571464&rfi=6 Source: Citizens Voice 5/7/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Book and interviews open dialogue about strip mining http://www.coalvalleynews.com/articles/2008/04/23/news/doc480f6c3f7c600648018470.txt Source: Coal Valley News 5/7/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Tribe: Heritage lost to mining http://media.www.dailylobo.com/media/storage/paper344/news/2008/05/07/News/Tribe.Heritage.Lost.To.Mining-3366557.shtml Source: Daily Lobo 5/7/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Activist groups protest new 'clean-coal' practice of carbon sequestration http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/may/06/capturing-awareness/ Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 5/6/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Voice of the people http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinions/x1805090259 Source: Huntington Herald-Dispatch 5/5/08 [VIDEO] The West Virginia Hills http://picturewestvirginia.com/blog/2008/05/01/the-west-virginia-hills/ Source: Picture West Virginia 5/5/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Death of an innocent landscape http://media.www.theconcordonline.com/media/storage/paper1089/news/2008/04/30/Opinion/Death.Of.An.Innocent.Landscape-3360675.shtml Source: The Concord 5/1/08 [IN THE MEDIA] WV DEP proceeds with proposed drinking water rule changes http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200804300675 Source: Charleston Gazette 5/1/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Legislature refuses to stop coal companies from blowing up our mountains http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/News/Woods/2008/05/01/Rocky_Topless/ Source: Nashville Scene 5/1/08 [IN THE MEDIA] News Channel 5 Investigates Strip Mining In Tennessee http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=8245860&nav=menu374_2_2 Source: WTVF 5/1/08 [IN THE MEDIA] West Virginia Grandfather Takes on the Coal Industry http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/29/west_virginia_grandfather_takes_on_the Source: Democracy Now! 4/30/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Destroying America One Mountain at a Time http://acedmagazine.com/content/view/1204/34/ Source: Aced Magazine 4/30/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Moving mountains: the effects of mountaintop removal on the Appalachians http://theapp.appstate.edu/content/view/3649/42/ Source: The Appalachian 4/30/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Biologist: Selenium from mountaintop removal mine in Mud River poisoning fish http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/200804280078 Source: Charleston Daily Mail 4/30/08 [VIDEO] Al Gore on mountaintop removal http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1514307400 4/29/08 - Video of Al Gore talking about mountaintop removal and Marsh Fork Elementary School in Sundial, WV with Ed Wiley - Filmed at the Nashville Film Festival awards. [IN THE MEDIA] W.Va. town copes with mountaintop mining http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/27/wva_town_copes_with_mountaintop_mining/ Source: Boston Globe 4/28/08 [IN THE MEDIA] MTR Mine's selenium deforms fish, expert says http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200804260261 Source: Charleston Gazette 4/28/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Paying For Power With Mountaintops http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=fd7b5a17-45f3-4655-8c3d-1fc4ff1e2571 Source: The Day 4/28/08 [IN THE MEDIA] You Can't Bail Out a Dead Planet http://newsblaze.com/story/20080426065452tsop.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html Source: News Blaze 4/28/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Massey says delayed appeal has little effect http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/386757.html Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 4/25/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Mining appeal argument delayed until September http://wvgazette.com/News/200804240692 Source: Charleston Gazette 4/25/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Maybe It Should Be Mars Day http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/22/73612/5304 Source: Daily Kos 4/23/08 [AUDIO] New Breed of Lobbyists Hail from Appalachia http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89817207 Source: National Public Radio 4/23/08 [WEBSITE UPDATE] Schedule for Mountain Justice Training Camp Online http://www.mountainjustice.org/camp08/schedule.php 4/22/08 - The preliminary schedule for the 2008 MJS Training Camp has been posted to the website. [IN THE MEDIA] The Coal Miner's Granddaughter http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2008/04/coal-miners-granddaughter.html Source: Mother Jones 4/22/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Mountaintop removal a bad practice http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080422/OPINION/804220304/1006 Source: Burlington Free Press 4/22/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Stripping Mountains to Power D.C. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/19/AR2008041900941.html Source: Washington Post 4/21/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Mountaintop removal - unnecessary threat to communities http://www.register-herald.com/editorials/local_story_110224517.html?keyword=topstory Source: Register-Herald 4/21/08 [IN THE MEDIA] One Hand Clapping in the Coal Fields http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/17/8343/ Source: Common Dreams 4/18/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Judge temporarily suspends several valley fills http://www.dailymail.com/News/200804180019 Source: Charleston Daily Mail 4/18/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Judge orders corps to turn over permit documents http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200804170624 Source: Charleston Gazette 4/18/08 [IN THE MEDIA] TN House panel could reconsider earlier vote to kill MTR bill http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/17/senate-oks-new-coal-mining-rules/ Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel 4/17/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Army Corps in blatant violation of permit ruling http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200804160748 Source: Charleston Gazette 4/17/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Flood lawsuits back before justices http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200804160677 Source: Charleston Gazette 4/17/08 [ACTION] Blue Ridge EF! Blockades Dominion Headquarters http://community.webshots.com/album/563107240uIKdSl 4/15/08 Richmond - At 7:55am this morning, activists with Blue Ridge Earth First! established a blockade at the entrance to Dominion Power's James River headquarters, (120 Tredegar St.). Three youth activists locked themselves to one another, blocking both lanes of the only road in and out of the office complex for close to an hour. Supporters stood-by holding signs and banners demanding No Coal for Virginia. This action is the latest in a growing campaign challenging Dominion's proposed coal-fired power plant in Wise County, VA. [IN THE MEDIA] 3 arrested in protest near Dominion office http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-15-0193.html Source: Richmond Times Dispatch 4/15/08 [IN THE MEDIA] Coalfields Turn Into Battlefields http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120812993624711511.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Source: Wall Street Journal 4/15/08 [NEWS] Micheal O'Connell's film, Mountain Top Removal wins Nashville film festival's Reel Current Award http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/events.php?id=92 4/13/08 - MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL, Michael O'Connell's revealing look at mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia, has been named the 2008 winner of the Reel Current Award. The winner is chosen and award presented each year by Al Gore to a documentary at NaFF that provides extraordinary insight into a contemporary global issue. [IN THE MEDIA] Coal River Mountain Watch: Activists fight for their communities http://www.boonestandard.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=341&ArticleID=1203 Source: Boone Standard 4/3/08