I spent last weekend in West Virginia, because I'd been hearing about the coal-fields so much and really just needed to go myself. 150 of us camped for the weekend at the tiny bit of land in Rock Creek, huddling around the campfire and learning about what it will take to stop mountaintop removal once and for all.
The weekend was inspiring and much more hopeful than I had expected. Hopeful because we are winning this fight. The coal enthusiasts are more and more on the fringe, and the movement to stop it is growing fast.
However, that fight isn't cheap. Please read-on for the heroic actions taken just this week, and why we need $16,000 in bail. Remember, its a pretty small price to pay, compared to the $35 million the coal industry spends lobbying to promote itself.
