PGHIMC - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center

Mountain top removal is a method of mining that literally blows away the top of an entire mountain. It's a technique for mining that has been growing in use in the Appalachian region, especially in West Virginia.

Opponents of mountain top removal see this technique as a new front in the struggle against the coal robber-barons who have both dominated the region and exploited it since the 1800's. Residents of the mountain are forced off of their land, mountain streams are destroyed with contaminated by-products of the coal mining process, and mercury,arsenic, and many other toxins are introduced into the ecosystem.

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Join us for an afternoon of independent video featuring the DNC2RNC march, the January 2003 Pittsburgh Anti-War Convergence, the March 20 mobilization on first anniversary of the war on Iraq, as well as Save Our Transit, People Against Police Violence and other local activism. Media production workshops will follow the screening.

2pm, Sunday, January 16th
Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136 A
Carnegie Mellon University

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On January 4, 2005, sixteen public transit riders and advocates paid a visit to the PA State Legislature in Harrisburg to demand they fund public transit before the fare hikes and service cuts go into effect. Governor Rendell recently committed a scant $4.7 million for public transit, but all that accomplishes is to buy public transit riders another month. Far hikes and service cuts will commence March 6th.

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The battle to save Allegheny County public transit reached a climax today, Thursday, December 16th, when the Port Authority Board of Directors met to decide how it would resolve the $75 million dollar shortfall in its 2004 and 2005 fiscal year budgets. As many as 130 public transit riders and their supporters packed the Port Authority Board room in Downtown Pittsburgh to hear the long awaited decision.

In the end, the Port Authority board settled on a two-phase proposal that will ultimately raise fares to $2.50, cut service in dozens of routes, limit night-time and weekend service in others, and lay-off 500 employees "on or around" July 1, 2005.

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On December 13, the US Attorney's office announced that it has dropped the civil rights case concerning Michael Ellerbe, a 12-year old boy who was shot in the back and killed by Pennsylvania State Police in Uniontown on Dec 24, 2002. People Against Police Violence is organizing a protest in Uniontown on the second anniversary of the shooting.

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