Banner and Blockade at Edwight surface mine, above Marsh Fork Elementary

On 3.5.09, 5 people were arrested for trespassing atop Massey Energy's Edwight Coal Sludge dam. Please re-post and spread.

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• coal
• slurry
• marsh
• fork
• elementary
• river
• mountain
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• massey

[nowellian]

Great video! Thanks for getting the word out - save our mountains!

[Grassrootbeer]

This is the beginning of the end, the more you guys do this, the more people become aware and become rightfully angry.  I hope I can join you in the near future, but until then I wish you the best of luck!

[dj24wvu]

I am learning more each day about this movement and their efforts to change the community I live in. I do not understand how this protest changes anything. Will you protest when taxes are increased and more money is needed for social programs because of the decease in jobs in the Appalachian basin? Where will the protectors of the community be then when we need you? I look forward to the response from someone.

[ShiftySixtySeven]

Funnt thing is most of the protesters are not even from the area (of course) they are literally shipped in to oranize these protests. They dont understand the culture or the history of mining. Coal is needed, strip mining is the cheapest, safest way to get to it. Ask anyone who knows anything about deep mining, hell, read the horror stories out of China where hundreds die every year deep mining. If you walk into a community and threaten the livelyhood of residents expect trouble, no brainer..

[schapman43]

Freaking hippies I swear! Grow up and get a damn job!

[NAGGERNUTZ]

I would rather see mined and reclaimed land than mountains covered in solar collectors and wind turbines. Coal can be burned cleanly, efficiently and with low emissions. A proven fact.

Tree huggers, work with us, not against us.

Coal keeps the lights on.

[restoreumtonew]

Hey Eastwood203,

Stripmines were not part of the reclamation project.Stripmines were why the reclamation project was created.Your not helping the situation by posting improper comments.

[restoreumtonew]

Facts,you need to learn how to spell.I do not have a problem with everyone expressing their opinion.I do not want to hear about killing,and I cannot stand people who cannot create a sentence.Quit talking about killing people.Learn how to spell,please.

[1099951801]

MTR covers the trash that some of these same local folks who are complaining

have thrown into the local creeks and streams over the last 30 years. Hypocrits,

they should at least be thankful that their

trash is covered up and trees are planted

in the new soil. Trees are trees and I dont

care what type is planted back or whether they are indigenous trees. Tree huggers

be thankful you have more trees to hug

and talk to & whatever else it is you do

to the tree that we dont want to know.

[madpj7]

amandaking77,

We only get 44% of our electricity from coal: bit (dot) ly (slash) J0uHz

Jack Spadaro, director of MSHA, calls the dam "a disaster waiting to happen": bit (dot) ly (slash) 6CEWoO

Slurry has U-235 & other radioactive isotopes: bit (dot) ly (slash) 7xKBHp

And the USGS, NAS, Rep. Nick Rahall, and Massey CEO Don Blankenship have all said CAPP will be depleted in 20-30 years: bit (dot) ly (slash) 8sRF1B WV needs to invest in green jobs now!

[amandaking77]

marcuswvuspa you are stupid coal provides americas 92 percent to electricity where do you find your facts? i can back mine up with reports and the tree huggers sitting in the road should had been run over i would had if i was driving the white truck also there is no chance that if the levy dam would break it wouldnt ever hit the school as same for the silo and wat lame ass kid thinks there is uranium lmao he is so queer shoot him down with rest of the damn huggers coal is here to stay

[TophatOSx86]

seems like a waste of an afternoon.