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Quote of the Day

From the Charleston Gazette, Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Readers’ Voice column, p. 3A ( #11 comment)

“The moment someone says “Tree hugging” you know a coal company owns their soul.”


The Coal industry has spent tens of millions of dollars on a multi-platform public relations campaign to clean up coal's image.
The Coal industry has spent tens of millions of dollars on a multi-platform public relations campaign to clean up coal's image. photograph (c) Antrim Caskey, 2008


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Coal Tattoo: Massey Gives Protesters What They Want

Massey Gives Protesters What They Want

by Ken Ward Jr.


James McGuinness directs Massey Energy's private investigators off private property.
James McGuinness directs Massey Energy's private investigators off private property. photograph by Antrim Caskey


BECKLEY, W.Va. — Raleigh County Circuit Judge John A. Hutchison might not see the protesters in his courtroom again, but environmental activists seem unlikely to halt their peaceful actions against Massey Energy anytime soon.

As the Gazette reported earlier, Hutchison agreed yesterday morning to consolidate Massey’s court actions against the protesters and ship the cases over to his fellow Raleigh Circuit Judge, Robert A. Burnside. But first, Hutchison extended his previous temporary restraining order for a couple more weeks.

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