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Comment on Lisa Jackson’s Reaction To Mountaintop Removal Activist Lock Down At EPA by Catherine Summers

Catherine Summers — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:12:59 +0000

Hope those guys are still hanging in there. Ms Jackson seems to be a little slow on the uptake.

Comment on Commonwealth Challenge: Will Massachusetts Lead the Next American Revolution? by Opie and Anthony Bring Their Virus to Mansfield

Opie and Anthony Bring Their Virus to Mansfield — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:17:18 +0000

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Comment on First US Tar Sands to Break Ground in Utah by Twenty-three « bemusing musings

Twenty-three « bemusing musings — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:05:39 +0000

[...] and hanging out with the Peaceful Uprising crew. My first night here, I learned that the first ever tar sands project in the United States is planned near Moab. Additionally, we have a decent shot at transitioning [...]

Comment on Round 2: Blankenship versus RFK Jr. on Mountaintop Removal by Twenty-three « bemusing musings

Twenty-three « bemusing musings — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:05:35 +0000

[...] the importance of balance. A week later, we drove out to West Virginia for the debate between Don Blankenship and RFK Jr. on mountaintop removal. There, I became friends with the Appalachian Voices crew and for the [...]

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First US Tar Sands to Break Ground in Utah | Peaceful Uprising — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:54:55 +0000

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Comment on Two days locked-down to the EPA campaigning to end mountaintop removal by nickengelfried

nickengelfried — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:08:27 +0000

My full support to the hardworking activists pushing the EPA to get serious about protecting mountains. It’s great the Lisa Jackson and others in the EPA are “concerned,” but the agency’s failure to crack down on mountaintop removal is truly disheartening. It’s been more than a year now since the administration took office, and that should have been plenty of time to come to a conclusion that blowing off the tops of mountains probably can’t be done without serious and irreversible harm to the environment. The EPA really needs to stop dragging its feet and get serious about this.

Comment on Commonwealth Challenge: Will Massachusetts Lead the Next American Revolution? by Josh Lynch

Josh Lynch — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:44:56 +0000

Right on Jay. Thanks Matt. I’ve had the same thought for a long time. Political action is vital to changing warped status quo that we live in. At the same time though, we need to be demonstrating the kind of world we want to live in. Families with two parents out of work in Boston and families losing their livelihood to droughts in Algeria don’t just need our voice. They need our hands and feet. We all need to get to work building the future we want to live in. My hope is that this will create a political statement stronger than any petition drive. We will see.

Comment on Two days locked-down to the EPA campaigning to end mountaintop removal by Gabriel Elsner

Gabriel Elsner — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:14:49 +0000

Congrats to all those involved. I’m really impressed by the professionalism of these activists and the incredible work that you are doing to stop MTR!

In solidarity,

Gabriel

Comment on Two days locked-down to the EPA campaigning to end mountaintop removal by Scott

Scott — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:58:53 +0000

*Update*
After 32 hours locked-down to the EPA, our tripod climbers have descended and activists are unlocking. All of there own free will and no arrests have been made.

Comment on Commonwealth Challenge: Will Massachusetts Lead the Next American Revolution? by Matt

Matt — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:28:09 +0000

To Josh and the rest of the folks behind this initiative….

I think it is really exciting that you’ve devised a strategy for integrating large-scale on the ground work into a politically motivated climate/energy campaign. For such a long time, I felt that planting trees and even screwing in light bulbs wasn’t enough and that we should be focusing on political change. At the same, it always seems that political campaigns often lack a tangible component and/or a connection and accountability to communities. Point being, it is exciting to see the Commonwealth Challenge, among other initiatives, start to combine service with action.

Keep it up!