Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain demands end to mountaintop removal

Jun. 7, 2011 / Posted by: KTrout / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy

Ninety years ago, 10,000 miners rose up in the coal fields of West Virginia to fight for their basic rights to live and work in dignity. These workers -- a diverse alliance of local mountaineers, African Americans, and first-generation immigrants ...