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Willie Dodson, Will Wickham and Glenn Collins, activists with Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero ascend a mass dumptruck--known as a Yuke, with tires 24' high-- just before dawn on May 23, 2009. Six of the activists locked themselves to the machinery in protest of mountaintop removal. Two activists acted as support and police liaison. The activists locked down for 5 hours and were subsequently arrested by the Boone County Sheriff's office. All told, ten law enforcement officers from...
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Willie Dodson, Will Wickham and Glenn Collins, activists with Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero ascend a mass dumptruck--known as a Yuke, with tires 24' high-- just before dawn on May 23, 2009. Six of the activists locked themselves to the machinery in protest of mountaintop removal. Two activists acted as support and police liaison. The activists locked down for 5 hours and were subsequently arrested by the Boone County Sheriff's office. All told, ten law enforcement officers from three separate agencies responded to the protest on Kayford Mountain.
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