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August 26, 2009

Activists Halt Blasting at West Virginia Coal Mining Site
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And in West Virginia, two activists have halted work at a Massey Energy
mountaintop removal site after occupying a pair of treetops above Pettry
Bottom and Peachtree. The tree-sitters are members of Climate Ground
Zero and Mountain Justice, which have staged a series of recent actions
against mountaintop removal. The activists are calling on Massey Energy
to stop the blasting and fund healthcare and home repair for local
residents.



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