We want to call attention to this news story out of Floyd Co, KY today. While blasting remains stopped above Pettry Bottom, a blast at a surface mine in Kentucky sent a boulder crashing through a home near Martin. Fortunately, no one was home, but two other homes have been evacuated for fear of more debris falling down from the site. It is exactly because of dangers such as these that Laura and Nick are in those trees.
All is well here in the Coal River Valley as the tree sit has prevented blasting over Pettry Bottom for a 5th day. Tomorrow is Sunday and West Virginia law prohibits blasting on the Lord’s Day. Thank you everyone for your continued support. Please keep spreading the word and encouraging more folks to come on down or donate to the campaign.
Tags: boulder, kentucky, pettry bottom, tree sit
The link to this article will be dead shortly. Before it disappears, here’s another one, with an ironic comment from Barefoot and Progressive:
http://tr.im/fly_rock
There’s also the sad story of Jeremy Davidson, which probably led to the organization of Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards in Wise County. Here’s a poem I wrote:
http://tr.im/bw_jeremy_davidson
For background, here’s the WaPo story, along w. some links I added to Tim Thornton’s coverage in the Roanoke Times.
http://tr.im/ilovemts_jeremy
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