Reclamation FAIL!!
I have quite a few opinions about reclaiming or reclaimed mountaintop removal sites. Before I even really knew anything about mountaintop removal, besides the fact they were blowing up the mountains, I had a big problem with what was passing for reclamation. First of all I’m just gonna say this and get it off my [...]
Marsh Fork Elementary – Update
I have written a few times about Marsh Fork Elementary and the battle for a new school, see here and here. Thanks in a large part to my good friend Ed Wiley and his Pennies of Promise campaign the battle for a new safer school has been won. Victory: New School For Marsh Fork Elementary [...]
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