On Cherry Pond: Going Up Against Big Coal in West Virginia

CounterPunch by Mike Roselle: | Feb. 23, 2009 (Opinion)

The first time I was on Cherry Pond it was ramp season, and I joined Judy, Bo, Larry and Ed for the much anticipated spring ritual, in which the tasty wild onions are harvested and cooked in butter with potatoes. It was a steep hike through rugged country, and from the ridge you could see Coal River Mountain, the highest peak around, all the way up to Kayford Mountain, which is no more. Kayford Mountain is now a huge pit, where bulldozers, trucks and ... Full Story »

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 by Beth Wellington - Feb. 23, 2009

This is an opinion piece, which some folks will say lacks balance, but it explains what is being lost in a vivid fashion.In the links section, I've added a letter from Bo Webb, who is a WV native. (Roselle moved to WV at the invitation of local residents to help in the fight.) I've also included Ken Ward, Jr's piece on the arguments against Roselle, including what some say is an effort to distort his actions and discredit him. Also a piece from Conde Nast on the soon to be re-introduced Clean Water Protection Act. I tried to enter two background pieces I wrote for llrx.com--NewsTrust would not take the links. They are: http://www.llrx.com/extras/mountaintopremoval.htm http://www.llrx.com/extras/cleanwaterprotectionact.htm

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