Coalfield supporters march for the mountains, the
streams and the people they nurture
October 20, 2005
Photos by Janet Keating
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During the second and final day of the Coal Quality '05 expo, about
40 people took to the Huntington streets to put coal industry apologists
on notice that mountaintop removal and coal sludge impoundments will not
be tolerated by the people. There is no quality to life, Coal Quality or
other, when our forested mountains, our freshwater streams, our
communities and our futures are destroyed by mountaintop removal /
valley fill and coal sludge impoundments.
The march began at Pullman Square, proceeded to the convention
center(where the expo was held) and made its way to the Army Corps of
Engineers building. The Corps issues (rubber stamps!) permits for valley
fills and coal sludge impoundments. Read about day one of our protests
by clicking
here. Below are pictures of the event.
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People begin to assemble for the march on King Coal and its
apologists (so-called regulators. |
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The marchers line up. |
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The marchers step off. |
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OVEC member Tom Jones, reminds us all to turn out the
lights when we don't need them. Conserving energy means
preserving our mountains! |
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Not your typical day at the arena. |
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The cops thought we should move on. |
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