Archive for June, 2008

Update on the Dominion Dozen

« 30 June 2008 | 15:32 | Mountain Justice, Dominion, Action, Coal | No Comments »

As of 4:30 pm the 12 Blue Ridge Earth First! activists remain in police custody awaiting bail. After speaking directly with the detained individuals, they are doing well but eager for their release. Bonding alone is going to cost $1,200 to $2,400 and BREF! continues to accept donations, both through paypal to Drumplaya112@yahoo.com or […]



More info on richmond action/ arrests

« 30 June 2008 | 12:36 | Mountain Justice, Dominion, Action, Coal | No Comments »

Here is a link to Beth Wellingtons blog which contains more information regarding the action and arrest of 12 blue ridge earth first members. Please give your support to those 12 compassionate BREF! members who place our shared human interest above their own personal welfare. As of 2:30pm the activists are still being […]



Urgent plea for legal assistance/bail

« 30 June 2008 | 9:22 | Mountain Justice, Dominion, Action, Coal | No Comments »

Hello Fellow Activists,
This morning in Richmond, Virginia 12 activists from Blue Ridge Earth First! were arrested while participating in a blockade of the Dominion property on Tredegar Street. The blockade was to protest the development of Dominion’s coal-fired power plant in Wise County, VA and the construction of new reactors at […]



Timeline of Wise Co. Campaign

« 23 June 2008 | 17:11 | Dominion, Action, Coal | No Comments »

September 2006 – Dominion Power announces plans to build a dirty coal plant in southwest Virginia.
June 2007 – Mountain Justice holds a “cradle to grave” march from Mountaintop Removal mogul Massey Energy offices to Dominion offices in downtown Richmond to point out that from extraction to combustion there is no such […]