Saturday, September 30
Whitesville, West Virginia

Organizer/Sponsor:
Coal River Mountain Watch
www.crmw.net
Vernon Haltom

304-854-2182

Event

11:30 — Bus arrive in Charleston, WV
12:00 — Press conference
12:30 — Begin flyovers
12:30 — Bus departs for Whitesville/Sundial
2:00 — Bus arrives Whitesville/Sundial near Marsh Fork Elementary school and hear from community members, see school and adjacent coal plant
5:00 — Bus depart for DC

Main issues/sites

Raising awareness, educating community on the coal operations behind Marsh Fork Elementary School
Supporting Pennies of Promise in getting a new school built for the children at Marsh Fork Elementary
Sludge safety project
Road show project to educate people through out the state and country about mountain top removal mining and its devastating effects on community, people, environment, and culture
Bringing an end to mountain top removal coal mining
Promoting renewable energy
Promoting economic sustainability in coal field communities
Lawsuits challenging the change made to the original clean water act that allowed mountain top removal to escalate