Appalachia Rising: Photos

Climate scientist, James “Handsome Devil” Hanson, gets arrested along with 100 other protesters who refused to disperse from the sidewalk in front of the White House Larry ‘Git Along’ Gibson, a longtime opponent of mountaintop removal, is among about 100 people arrested […]

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Appalachia Rising: Mass Arrest outside of White House

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1-fwWH0914&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3] About 100 arrested in DC mountaintop mining rally By FREDERIC J. FROMMER (AP) – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON — Around 100 people have been arrested outside the White House while protesting against mountaintop removal mining. The protesters were arrested Monday after […]

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Appalachia Rising Only Three Days Away!

Appalachia Rising: uprising radio On Monday September 27, over a thousand Appalachian residents, former coal miners and environmental activists will gather in Washington D.C. to call on the Obama administration to stop mountaintop removal mining. They will also gather to pressure the […]

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