MEDIA COVERAGE: CNN: Protesters arrested outside the White House Washington Post front page: About 100 arrested in mountaintop mining protest Huffington Post: Mass Arrests in DC: We Shall No Longer Be Crucified Upon the Cross of Coal (Jeff Biggers) The Hill: More than 100 arrested at coal mining protest in front… Continue reading
Appalachia Rising is a mass mobilization in Washington, DC, September 25-27, 2010, calling for an end to the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining. Mountaintop removal has already destroyed over 500 of the world’s oldest mountains and more than 2,000 miles of streams, and has contaminated our nation’s waters. Together,… Continue reading
The “True Cost of Coal” graphics campaign is here! Who: The Beehive Collective, a 100% volunteer-driven non-profit political organization that uses graphical media as educational tools to communicate stories. What: A presentation of the Beehive Collective’s newest work. Two years in the making, the “True Cost of Coal” is an… Continue reading
Dear Friends, Supporters, Comrades and Community, As you may recall, a lively protest took place on the streets of Chicago’s financial district last November 30, on the 10th anniversary of the “Battle of Seattle” and a week ahead of the big UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Several groups from across… Continue reading