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Anjali Cadambi, Swarthmore Mountain Justice | 04.02.2011
On Saturday April 2 at 11:45AM, Reverend Billy Talen and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir joined with students and community members in exorcising Swarthmore's PNC Bank of a demon that has overstayed its welcome: the unsafe, unjust and unsustainable practice of Mountaintop Removal coal mining. The preach-in and exorcism sent a loud call to PNC Bank to divest completely from mountaintop removal coal mining.     Philadelphia, PA -- On Saturday April 2 at 11:45AM, Reverend Billy Talen and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir joined with students and community members in exorcising PNC Bank of a demon that has overstayed its welcome: the unsafe, unjust and unsustainable practice of Mountaintop Removal coal mining. Reverend Billy and the Gospel Choir evangelized inside PNC Bank, while local residents and community members joined the rhythmic occupation and energetically sang along. Demonstrators held up messages of ‘Bank Like Appalachia Matters’ and ‘No More MTR’ underneath the PNC logo as rallying cries of ‘Save the Mountains!’ filled the room. The occupation lasted ten minutes, and no arrests were made.
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Climate Ground Zero | 07.15.2010
Four people were jailed yesterday for stopping a Massey Energy strip mining machine, called a highwall miner, on Coal River Mountain, W.Va. One of them, 22-year-old Jimmy Tobias, graduated this spring from U-Penn Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 July 14, 2010
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Robin Markle & Amy Wilson | 03.06.2010
This Monday, Philadelphia community members rallied outside the Philadelphia Region 3 EPA Office to stop mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. Mountaintop Removal permits are reviewed in Philadelphia and Atlanta EPA Offices. The crowd chanted "Ending MTR, who has the say? Region 3 of the EPA!", while myself and fellow Rising Tide activist Josh Yoder attempted to enter the building with a letter for senior Region 3 Administrator Shawn Garvin. Read More | Photos
Coming Up:  On Monday, March 1, a group of 40 concerned community members members rallied outside the Region 3 EPA building on Arch St in Philadelphia, where they demanded that the Agency stop approving new permits for mountaintop removal (MTR) mining. Philly's Region 3 office reviews MTR permits in Virginia and West Virginia.
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Maureen Farrell | 11.21.2009
Four Protestors currently on Coal River Mountain. Two locked down to drill rig on Bee Tree Permit site. Mine security and county police are currently there as well. Blasting is still halted. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/21/09 PETTUS, W. Va. – Early this morning two concerned citizens, Dea Goblirsch and Nick Martin, locked down to a drill rig on Coal River Mountain’s Bee Tree mountaintop removal site, effectively stopping blasting. Two others, Grace Williams and Laura Von Dolen, joined them in direct support, holding a banner with the message “Save Coal River Mountain”. These nonviolent protestors have taken this action to bring attention to the extreme danger facing residents of the Coal River Valley from blasting near the Brushy Fork Impoundment. They plan to stay locked down until law enforcement removes them. 
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