Comments on: Tree Sit Halts the Blasting on Coal River Mountain

By: Nine-Day Tree Sit Ends, Sitters Vow Not Over Until Blasting Stops « Climate Ground Zero

Sun, 16 May 2010 03:09:34 +0000

[...] a week of Massey security harassing the sitters with deafening sirens and air horns, a call-in pressure campaign was launched by Climate Ground [...]

By: Climate Ground Zero Meets With Governor Manchin « Climate Ground Zero

Climate Ground Zero Meets With Governor Manchin « Climate Ground Zero — Sun, 16 May 2010 03:03:36 +0000

[...] is the eighth day that Eric Blevins, 28, and Amber Nitchman, 19, continue to peacefully occupy trees to prevent blasting near Massey Energy’s Bee Tree strip mine on Coal River Mountain. They are [...]

By: Tues May 4: Meet activists from Appalachia at the Climate Ground Zero Roadshow! « Philly Against Coal

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:44:57 +0000

[...] employing direct action tactics on the ground to stop blasting. Through lock-downs, sit-ins and tree sits, they are fighting the coal companies on their turf. Come meet members of Climate Ground Zero [...]

By: Manchin ‘doing what we can’ for Massey tree-sitters « Coal Tattoo

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:06:25 +0000

[...] that three protesters took to the trees at Massey’s Coal River Mountain operations last Thursday, the same day Massey CEO Don [...]

By: Three more tree-sitters launch protest at Massey « Coal Tattoo

Three more tree-sitters launch protest at Massey « Coal Tattoo — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:03:47 +0000

[...] Ground Zero just announced that three of its supporters have taken to the trees at Massey Energy’s operations on Coal [...]

By: Personal Statement « from dutch country to coal country

Personal Statement « from dutch country to coal country — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:16:39 +0000

[...] 9, 2010 in Uncategorized I wrote the statement below before participating in 9-day occupation of the Beetree Surface Mine, operated by Massey’s subsidiary, Marfork. The occupation stopped [...]

By: Climate Ground Zero

Climate Ground Zero — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:26:00 +0000

[...] on Coal River Mountain, Eric Blevins, 28, and Amber Nitchman, 19, continue to peacefully occupy trees on Massey Energy’s Bee Tree strip mine to halt Massey’s blasting near a sludge dam that [...]