Protests
In 2009, there have been fourteen trespassing incidents at Massey mines in West Virginia in connection with mountaintop removal. Protests have involved activists going onto mine sites, chaining themselves to heavy equipment, blocking roads, occupying three trees to stop blasting, and putting up large banners. In June 2009, a Raleigh County judge granted a preliminary injunction to block anti-mountaintop removal activists from further peaceful protests on some Massey Energy sites.
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