2010-09-29
100 Plus Arrested at White House Demanding End to Mountaintop Removal. By Lacey Macauley, AppalachiaRising.org, 9/27/10. "More than 100 people were arrested Monday during Appalachia Rising, the largest national protest to end mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining. Arrests included Appalachian residents; retired coal miners; renowned climate scientist, James Hansen; and faith leaders. After a march from Freedom Plaza and a rally at Lafayette Park, more than 100 stage a sit-in in front of the White House to demand President Obama follow his own science and end mountaintop mining. The likely charge is obstruction… 'The science is clear, mountaintop removal destroys historic mountain ranges, poisons water supplies and pollutes the air with coal and rock dust,' said Dr. Hansen, 'Mountaintop removal, providing only a small fraction of our energy, can and should be abolished. The time for half measures and caving in to polluting industries must end.'… Appalachia Rising is being led by residents of West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee - Appalachian states directly impacted by mountaintop removal. They are calling for the Obama Administration to immediately abolish the practice of blowing up mountains and dumping the debris into nearby streams and valleys to reach seams of coal." Slide Show of Appalachia Rising Protest. Grist, 9/28/10.
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