Appalachians Occupy Congress!

The Writing Corner by Beth Wellington | Jun. 7, 2012 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) In a continuation of the direct actions I last reported on from West Virginia on May 24, this morning at 10:34 residents from my home state of Virginia, joined those from three other states severely impacted by mountaintop removal coal mining to conduct a sit-in in protest of their Congressmen's refusal to protect their communities in the offices of Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Hal Rogers (R-KY), and Jimmy Duncan (R-TN). Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Living
Topics: Environment, Pollution, Energy, Water, Coal
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Jun 7, 2012 - 12:46 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Barry Grossheim (review), Randy Morrow (review), Ben Ross (review)
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Jun 7, 2012 - 12:48 PM PDT

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Ben Ross
4.9
 by Ben Ross - Jun. 9, 2012

Sad story of elected officials ignoring and abusing constituents.... pictures letters and emails ..show time line.....good documentation. Good reporting

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Barry Grossheim
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 by Barry Grossheim - Jun. 7, 2012

Comments on ongoing protests in DC

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Jun. 8, 2012

Why do I think Griffith won’t listen? Is it because he (and Democrat Rick Boucher before him) would rather represent the coal companies? When Griffith was running ... More »

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