Topless America: West Virginia Delegation

The Topless America Project is a coalition of students, artists, and activists who have been documenting the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia since 2006 and are dedicated to spreading awareness of this issue. This is a sample from their self-produced documentary, "Topless America" (now in post production)

In this segment the film crew teams up with the Eco Justice Collaborative and joins a delegation of Chicago based environmental activists and a city alderman to West Virginia to study mountaintop removal coal mining and the effects it has on Appalachian communities.

The team participated in flyovers, made possible by SouthWings.org, and visited Larry Gibson at the infamous Kayford Mountain. Also, representatives from Coal River Mountain Watch held a discussion with the group. In addition, a tour of Marsh Fork Elementary School was led by West Virginia activists, Ed Wiley and Lorelei Scarbro.

For more information on mountaintop removal or The Topless America Project, please visit:
www.ToplessAmerica.Org

Or Email: info@ToplessAmerica.Org

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• mountaintop
• removal

[mountainpbp]

Dear fuckya..

I don't remember deleting your posts, but if I did I'm sorry. Topless America is here to keep the conversation going - not to censor.

Even though your overall presence is blatantly offensive to most folks, we will host freedom of speech for all.

[fuckyamountains]

How exactly is it a crime? It's done legally!!! And no one is bitching about new interstate systems, shopping malls etc. that work has to be done to get it flat. Exactly what state are you from palin?

[palinsajoke]

We wouldn't have to take your jobs away if this was done in a responsible way. Blowing up mountains is a crime and it is murder.

[fuckyamountains]

It's not just us defending coal, there is quite a few on here! And the 10,000 ppl thing is complete bullshit, it is Larry Gibson and the few people from the Coal River Mountain Watch. The jail ain't sinking and if you don't want to use our airport, that's your choice, I don't care! A sad excuse for an American is someone who tries to take a good hard working man or woman's job. And just for your info, it's a damn shame you have to bring my mother into this...

[fuckyamountains]

Ummm, again if you don't like MTR, stop using the internet, that uses coal... I don't mind to use coal, so the internet is open space for me... And as for coal only lasting a few years??? It'll be here long after oil!!! What state are you from?

[liztish6833]

I think itr's funny it's just you and one other loser defending the coal companies. It's about 10,000 people I am receiving letters from WV you fool all begging for us to help so what the hell are you talking about?

And reclamation in the form of a jail that is sinking or an airport that nobody would want to fly into or out of really does not count! You are a sad excuse for an American I feel sorry for your mother!!!

[palinsajoke]

This kind of mining is more like ignorance and irresponsible mining. Blowing up mountains for a resource that is only going to last a few years, is as sinful as oh killing someone. And I find it interesting that you told this "fuck" to turn off my pc. When the other "fuck" some how is magically defending mountain top removal on the internet. There is a right way and a wrong way to do mining. And the right way, is not blowing up Mountains.

[fuckyamountains]

I bathe, unlike most of you fucks! If God didn't want the coal mined, he would have never given us the know-how to do it! And coal is getting "cleaner" everyday... If your so against coal, try turning your PC off, that whould do your part to help America!

[fuckyamountains]

Stop deleting my posts and you could see wome reclamation work!

[palinsajoke]

We will leave you the hell alone as soon as you stop knocking one of God's wonders down. Maybe its you that needs to bathe being that your around "Clean Coal" all the time. Or I am sorry, did I say clean... I really meant to say dirty coal. Because there is no such thing as.. "clean.. coal."