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NASA Scientist James Hansen Plans to Protest Mountaintop Removal

HeadlineJun 23, 2009

In West Virginia, NASA scientist James Hansen, actress Daryl Hannah and former Congressman Ken Hechler are expected to join a coalition of anti-coal groups today in an act of civil disobedience at a mountaintop removal site owned by Massey Energy. Hansen is calling for a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants and a permanent prohibition on mountaintop removal.

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