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2006

Sarah

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Reflection on WVa

After spending the month of January in the Coal River Valley in West Virginia, I have returned with some amazing experiences and media. I spent most of my time in January doing media work — photography, video and writing — and coming back to Oberlin I have a body of work to edit, refine and compile for the purpose of sharing my experiences and the story of the true cost of coal. I have posted a portion of my photography on this blog. Below is some video work that we accomplished at Climate Ground Zero during a direct action tree sit that took place mid-January. I am planning to put together an exhibit to help educate Oberlin student.





Please check out press releases from the tree sit!

WVa: Rock Creek Hollow

WVa: Lindytown. The "Home" Series.

Below are scans of some 6x6 film I shot in what used to be Lindytown, WV. Less than a year ago this was a town with homes and families. When I visited half of the houses lay in piles, the other half boarded up. Now, I imagine, all of the houses have been demolished.

WVa: Fire!

Ford Addition residents and other Rock Creek folks responded to a local fire at the house behind Lloyd's Convenience Store.

WVa: Ford Addition

Folks around the campfire...

WVa: Madison, the county seat of Boone County

WVa: Twilight

WVa: Ford Addition, House Three

WVa: Climbing

WVa: Edwight Surface Mine

WVa: Goal's Preparation Plant

Coal slurry. Yum.

Google Earth Images of Edwight, WV

Edwight, WV

Slurry Impoundment above the Goal's Preparation Plant

Goal's Preparation Plant

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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