Larry Gibson Memorial today in Charleston
Larry’s life was big and Larry’s legacy is huge. We have seen stories of Larry’s impact on peoples’ lives come in from across this country since his passing on September 9th. We are hoping that a fitting crowd comes out to the Celebration of Larry’s Gibson’s Life and Legacy event in Charleston, WV on October 14th. We … Read more
Comparison of Particle Size Distribution and Concentration Between MTR and non-MTR Areas in West Virginia
The Late Larry Gibson stood in front of the Mountain Top Removal Mine that surrounds his property. Coincidentally to this report, Larry died of a heart attack at age 65 recently in September 2012. LAURA ESCH, Stephanie Lusk, Michael Hendryx, Michael McCawley West Virginia University Abstract Number: 782 Last modified: July 22, 2011 Working Group: … Read more
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia
Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and illustrator Joe Sacco spent years chronicling life in the ‘sacrifice zones’ in the American Dream, where human beings and natural resources are used and then discarded by corporations. The result is Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, which culminates in the Occupy Wall Street movement. In the excerpt below, they … Read more
Activist Larry Gibson’s home burglarized
The remote mountain home of outspoken environmental activist Larry Gibson was burglarized last week, and Gibson, who says he has been the victim of previous acts of targeted violence, suspects his standpoint on mountaintop removal coal mining played a role in the incident. A state trooper investigating the crime isn’t ruling out the possibility either. … Read more
