Two held on $100,000 bails for non-violent protest; Demand Bail Reduction: Call Magistrate Snodgrass 304-369-7360
On May 17, 2010, Climate Ground Zero activists EmmaKate Martin and Benjamin Bryant blockaded Massey Energy’s headquarters in Boone County, West Virginia, protesting mountaintop removal mining. Magistrate Snodgrass set bail at $100,000 each for misdemeanor charges, marking one of the highest bails imposed on nonviolent environmental protesters in the state. The action, linked to broader campaigns involving James Hansen and Daryl Hannah, spotlighted escalating legal pressure on climate resistance movements.
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