WVa: Driving up Bolt Mountain

Today we drove out rt 99 up bolt mountain and then down towards Oceana on rt 85. The natural beauty of the frost tipped trees at the top of the Bolt ridge...







...Was contrasted with the industrial coal processing plant conquering the valley at the bottom.

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WVa: Dollar Stores

Glen Daniel, WVa

Glen Daniel, WVa

WVa: Coal River Valley Post Offices

These are the beginning of a project documenting all of the post offices in the valley. Each little town has it's own—all with a flag pole and most flying a flag.

Fairdale, WVa

Glen Daniel, WVa

Rock Creek, WVa

Arnett, WVa

WVa: Ford Addition, House Four

Ford Addition resident hangin out in house four, Jan 7th 2010.

WVa: Rock Creek Locals

On Jan 7th we spent a night around the fire drinking beers and sharing stories with some of the locals here in Rock Creek, WV.

"I owe him my life."

After saving Sean's life by taking a bullet through his hand,
his good friend had his knuckle dislocated and can no longer
bend his fingers.

WVa: Coal Baby

On Jan 5th I spent four hours sitting in our good friend Victor's van on watch from 10p until 2a. Jonathan, the coal baby and I made sure that all of our fellow activists were safe and their fires stoked.

Winter In WVa, Day 1

Driving down to West by God Virginia on Jan. 3rd, 2010 to spend a month in Rock Creek, WV in Raleigh County fighting MTR.

Welcome to "the extraction state" - Gov. Manchin III

"CLEAN, CARBON NEUTRAL COAL"? What jokesters...