Reported by: Meredith Wood
Videographer: Larry Clark
Web Producer: Meredith Wood Updated: February 11, 2009 3:08pm
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The battle over mountaintop removal rages on.
The mine surface board heard from environmentalists and a coal company about plans for Coal River Mountain.
Massey Energy was granted a permit more than two years ago by the Department of Environmental Protection allowing them to mine the surface of the Coal River Mountain.
Many people living near the site want the permit revoked and the mountain to be used as a wind farm instead.
Massey is seeking a revision to the permit, which is why opponents are trying to stop surface mining at Bee Tree mine before it starts.
The hearing could last another day before the board makes a decision.
Meanwhile, a well-known environmentalist Mike Roselle has moved to West Virginia taking up this cause.
Roselle has been called an "eco-terrorist" by some because of his tactics.
He's someone we think you should know about.
Tomorrow night don't miss the "Roselle Report" when we'll take a closer look at how this man's radical methods of protest may put lives at stake in West Virginia.
W.Va. chamber wants boycott of health care overall November 21, 2009 5:00 AM West Virginia's Chamber of Commerce wants the state's congressional delegation to withhold its vote on federal health care overhauls until questions surrounding the mining of coal are resolved.
Tenn. veteran sentenced in child porn case November 20, 2009 9:15 PM A veteran from Tennessee who admitted sending child pornography on the Internet and asking two Kentucky women to help set up sexual encounters with children has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison.
Wanted: Nov. 17, 2009 • You Can Help! Failure to appear for arraignment following sexual assault and incest, grand larceny and burglary, and felon possession of a firearm
Behind The Kitchen Door
November 19, 2009 Bob Evans, Cozumel, Hibachi, Laidley Field concession stand, Texas Steakhouse, Longhorm Steakhouse are on the list. Find out who has violations and who gets a big thumbs up!
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