It was an unusual site at the EPA on Friday, as a group of mountain-loving zombies turned up to let EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, know that Mountaintop Removal coal mining must stop. “Where’s your Brains?” One of the walking undead demanded, while others shuffled about carrying signs that called out JPMorgan Chase as the top funder [...]

San Francisco’s preeminent green blogger (and RAN alum) Cameron Scott is running a cool contest over at the Thin Green Line to find the most outrageous greenwash, citing a bad palm oil ad that we blogged about a while ago. Winners will be featured in his blog…. Check it out here….

On Friday October 30th, twenty-five activists from Rainforest Action Network Chicago participated in actions at regional offices of JP Morgan Chase and the EPA. At 11:30 AM in typical Chicago rain, activists dressed as the ghosts of mountains past “haunted” the Midwest Regional Offices of JPMorgan Chase. They handed out flyers and spoke to employees [...]

From United Mountain Defense: Nationwide Rally in Opposition of Mountaintop Removal Memorials for the Mountains Held in front of EPA Region 4 Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA-October 31, 2009 – This past Friday concerned citizens nationwide rallied at regional Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters and other locations for a National Day of Action, The actions were organized [...]

Yesterday about 20 people showed up at the EPA in Philly (the regional office where they make decisions on permits in places like West Virginia) and fliered and did street theater. Protesters celebrated Halloween a day early at the Philadelphia regional Environmental Protection Agency office on Friday. Chanting “Mountaintop removal is a trick, not a treat. [...]

Students and activists in Lexington KY protested a JP Morgan branch. Check out the pics here and here And here’s a great video

Yesterday, 13 people sat in while 50 rallied calling on the EPA to intervene at Coal River Mountain and end mountaintop removal. Here’s the video.

Seven conscious individuals were joined by five Boston police officers at the Region 1 office of the EPA in Boston. It was a simple demonstration of solidarity with activists across the country who are using a variety of tactics to demand the EPA use their power to immediately end mountaintop removal coal mining. [...]

Across Country Coalition of Environmental Groups Call for EPA to Stop Recent Blasting on Coal River Mountain, WV; Site of Proposed Wind Farm More than Fifty Stage Sit-In and Rally at EPA Headquarters in DC What you can do right now: Call EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and ask her to stop the blasting at Coal River Mountain Hundreds [...]

Early Thursday morning, local climate activists dropped a banner reading “Save Coal River Mtn.” from the 18th Street overpass above the Vine Street Expressway. The banner contrasted images of a wind farm and a bulldozer; the bottom read, “Coal Is Over.” Massey Energy Company, one of the largest coal producers in the country, began blasting at [...]