The other night, a bunch of us were able to attend a guerilla war of a public hearing at Marsh Fork Elementary. This time it was to discuss (again) wether or not it was smart for Massey to build (another) coal silo within 300 feet of an elementary school (which is illegal.) The school also sits right under a 2.8 billion gallon toxic sludge dam. More about Marsh Fork here. I think that if we could find a way to harness the energy of Maria Gunnow and somehow convert it into electricity we wouldnt have to worry about coal anymore.
Ed Wiley will also start his walk for Pennies of Promise next week. He’ll walk for 40 days and nights from Charleston to Washington DC to raise awareness about the school. We’ll be covering every footprint.
I just put up my pictures from the event. Have a gander! Let Larry Gibson light your path. For those without an Ofoto account, I put the rest of the pictures below the jump. So just click “Read More…”
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JW RandolphRaised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.
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