Valley Fill – A Closer Look
I failed to mention in the last post that Mountainsaver was with me on the mountaintop removal site in Bob White. We went there because I wanted to get a closer look at a finished valley fill. When I visit the different mountaintop removal sites, especially for the first time, my emotions are from one [...]
Mountain Memories
For as long as I can remember I have been a little bit of a history buff. Not just West Virginia history, but history of all sorts including West Virginia. As far as WV is concerned I like to learn the history of the mountains as passed down from one generation to the next. I [...]
You Decide 2008 – Take Our Poll
Walker opens statewide campaign headquarters 12 June 2008 The West Virginia Record http://wvrecord.com/news/contentview.asp?c=213309 CHARLESTON — The Beth Walker for Supreme Court campaign officially has opened its campaign headquarters in Charleston. The office will serve as the campaign’s central hub for statewide campaign activities. Walker was joined by campaign staff, volunteers and supporters gathered at a [...]
When In Workman’s Creek – DO NOT Drink The Water
I believe the title says a lot. And now for the rest of the story. Mountainsaver and I went to Workman’s Creek today. I came back with a new appreciation for clean water. ———Our remnants of wilderness will yield bigger values to the nation’s character and health than they will to its pocketbook, and to [...]
Kayford Mountain – Then and Now
The first photo was taken March 6 of this year. The next photo was taken yesterday, June 10. It doesn’t take long to move a mountain with mountaintop removal coal mining. All of the debris in the first photo missing from the second is now a part of one of the surrounding valley fills along [...]
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