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Bringing Down The Mountains

Posted by Denny, on March 16th, 2008

Bringing Down the Mountains:The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities, 1970-2004

by Shirley L. Stewart Burns

Dissertation submitted to the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History.

“In 1970, 45,261 West [...]

Honey, don’t forget the dust masks.

Posted by Denny, on March 15th, 2008

Imagine having to put dust masks on your weekly shopping list.

What do you think caused this cloud of dust? Maybe it was an explosion on a nearby mountaintop removal site. Or, maybe there is a strong wind coming up the valley. Maybe it is just a fluke or anomaly.

None of the above. [...]

Walker Machinery Does It Again

Posted by Denny, on March 13th, 2008

For some reason, anybody high up in the food chain at Walker Machinery voicing their ridiculous opinions on mountaintop removal can bring the rant right out of me.

I’ve said it in the past, I’m all for one’s own opinion. The difference here is the opinions of Walker Machinery are motivated strictly by the bottom [...]

Almost… Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Denny, on March 12th, 2008

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When one tugs at a single thing in nature; he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Rest In Peace?

Posted by Denny, on March 11th, 2008

Why do I persist with this crusade against mountaintop removal?

The tree covered hilltop is the location of Larry Gibson’s family cemetery – the island in the madness. To have to get permission from a coal operator to visit ones deceased relatives is too far over the line for me. This is another reason [...]