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July 31, 2012

Protesters Shut Down West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine 
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Protesters opposed to mountaintop removal coal mining shut down
operations at a controversial West Virginia strip mine over the weekend
with a series of coordinated lock downs, tree-sits and banner drops.
Police said about 20 activists were arrested after the action Saturday
at Patriot Coal’s Hobet strip mine in Lincoln County, West Virginia;
most of them charged with trespassing. Activists with the group RAMPS,
or Radical Action for Mountain Peoples' Survival, criticized the Obama
administration's regulatory policies and said mining practices are
endangering the health and safety of people in Appalachia.

 

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