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Mickey McCoy, from Inez, KY, the site where over 300 billion gallons of toxic coal waste flooded the watershed in 2000, spoke passionately about the harms of mountaintop removal coal miningThe protest rally at Marsh Fork Elementary School featured musicians and speakers -- both were constantly interrupted by the counter-protesters throughout the day. The peaceful demonstrators marched in silence, two by two, towards the Massey Energy-operated Goals Coal Plant, where about 200 coal miners and their wives were waiting for the peaceful protesters, including NASA scientist James Hansen, actor and activist Daryl Hannah, and 94 year old West Virginia statesman Ken Hechler, who were among the 29 people arrested.

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Marsh Fork Protest

Mickey McCoy, from Inez, KY, the site where over 300 billion gallons of toxic coal waste flooded the watershed in 2000, spoke passionately about the harms of mountaintop removal coal miningThe protest rally at Marsh Fork Elementary School featured musicians and speakers -- both were constantly interrupted by the counter-protesters throughout the day. The peaceful demonstrators marched in silence, two by two, towards the Massey Energy-operated Goals Coal Plant, where about 200 coal miners and...
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From gallery: Marsh Fork Protest, June 23, 2009
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Date 23 Jun 2009
Location: Sundial wv USA
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