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Five Arrested at Mountaintop Removal Protest

2013-05-24 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: This morning, three residents of Central Appalachia and two supporters with Mountain Justice chained themselves to an industrial tank of black water in front of Alpha Natural Resources headquarters in Bristol, VA, to protest Alphas mountaintop removal strip mining and coal slurry operations across the region. All five blockaders have been arrested. Im risking arrest today because mountaintop removal has to end now for the future viability of Appalachia, said Emily Gillespie of Roanoke, VA,...

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