The people's movement to halt the largest logging project in modern history continues to build momentum after a dramatic week of actions and arrests. The Green Bridge over the Wild and Scenic Illinois River is the site of a growing campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience opposing Bush administration attempts to roll back decades of hard fought environmental protections. The story is receiving major national and even international press - with ongoing coverage in print, television and radio networks.

Down with King Coal! Save Appalachia - Stop Mountaintop
Removal!

Take Action on March 31!
Our demand is simple – stop mountaintop removal and all forms of surface mining for coal.

Groups and individuals across Appalachia are rising in united nonviolent protest against the increasing cultural and environmental devastation caused by this most destructive form of mining. Mountaintop removal results in loss of life, loss of employment, destruction of homes, and elimination of communities throughout the coalfields.

This short video features footage of Joan Norman, the 70+ year old who was the first to be arrested.

Also shown is the break-up of the second blockade further up the road that day, which featured people locked to and under an abandoned truck in the middle of the road.

Phil Bredesen, the 48th governor of Tennessee, took office in 2003, with a promise be the "environmental governor" and "to make government work on behalf of its citizens for the betterment of the entire state." Instead Bredesen and his administration have flung open the door to mountain top removal mining in clear violation of the laws they swore to uphold.

(Santa Cruz - 11 March, 2005) Local organizers and activists celebrate victory in their struggle against Yum!Brands/TacoBell in support of farmworkers.