Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Environmental Director Dies
WEST VIRGINIA....
Coal River Mountain Watch Executive Director Judy Bonds died Monday night of cancer at the age of 58. Bonds is remembered for her strong stand against mountaintop removal mining. Bonds was very outspoken during the overweight coal truck debate in the West Virginia Legislature in 2002, where she was one of the featured speakers at a rally at the state Capitol. The legislature later passed a bill regulating coal truck weight and creating a coal hauling transportation system. In 2003, Bonds was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award given annually to grassroots activists around the globe.
Coal River Mountain Watch Executive Director Judy Bonds died Monday night of cancer at the age of 58. Bonds is remembered for her strong stand against mountaintop removal mining. Bonds was very outspoken during the overweight coal truck debate in the West Virginia Legislature in 2002, where she was one of the featured speakers at a rally at the state Capitol. The legislature later passed a bill regulating coal truck weight and creating a coal hauling transportation system. In 2003, Bonds was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award given annually to grassroots activists around the globe.
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