All next week artists, activists, and educators will come together to expose the truth about mountaintop removal.

Come learn about the atrocity that is destroying our biodiverse landscape for the sake of coal. According to collaborative artists The Beehive Collective, "Every day, mountaintop removal mines use more explosive power than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Mining companies are clear-cutting thousands of acres of some of the world's most biologically diverse forests. They're burying biologically crucial headwaters streams with blasting debris, releasing toxic levels of heavy metals into the remaining streams and groundwater and poisoning essential drinking water."

Please take this opportunity to educate yourself and take direct action against mountaintop removal coal mining.

September 14 – Writemind Institute 7PM:
Photo exhibit by human rights photographer
 Paul Corbit Brown and NY Times photojournalist
Antrim Caskey. Life long activist and author Mike Roselle, co-founder of the Rainforest Action Network and Earth First! will be discussing his new book, Tree Spiker.

 
September 16 – Mo Daddy’s 8PM:
 Old time mountain and bluegrass music.
Special guest The LoneTones, Andrew McKnight and more. It’s gonna get rowdy y’all. Bring it if you play it.

 September 17 – Asheville Brewing Co. 9:30PM: The Asheville premier of “Coal Country”, a dramatic look at modern coal mining. Hear from working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia. This is the film the coal company doesn’t want you to see.

 
September 18 – Carolina Cinema 7:30PM:
The North Carolina Premier of the award winning
film “One Water” presented by international water
journalist and editor of 1h20.org Joseph Treaster. Followed by a panel discussion with coalfield residents and activists. Cocktail reception in the upstairs mezzanine immediately following with Poet Laura Hope-Gill

 All events are $10 at the door.
100% of the proceeds go to the campaign to end mountaintop removal.

www.climategroundzero.org

Also, check out this footage of a June protest against mountaintop mining in the coalfields of Virginia. The activists succeeded in shutting down the mine, but Massy Energy is demanding $300,000 in damages. Follow the link to watch the video and see how you can help.

Hope to see you all next week.