Dec 22, 2008 4pm TVA Ash Pond Failure and resulting Valley Fill

The members, volunteers, and volunteer staff of United Mountain Defense were sorry to learn of the man-made disaster that TVA brought to the residents of Roane County. We understand the importance of the situation and that is why we have had volunteers on the ground since day 1. The following is an section of a report back from day 1. It was not meant to be disrespectful to the tragedy that occurred, the author was in as much shock as the coal impacted residents of Harriman and Kingston. Santa appeared because he had been protesting TVA for weeks leading up this disaster.

"The flood that happened this morning at 1am was pretty horrific. Santa flew down there to Harriman at 4pm just as the after work crowds of sightseers were beginning to increase. He met a lady and her daughter that had had their house flooded away as he was passing out flyers and Tennessee Mountain Defender newspapers. He asked how he could help and she said her husband worked for TVA and thought it may cause more problems than help. Santa also learned that only one person or family had shown up at the Red Cross shelter.

So the media was very weird, most of the stories were happening from the air in helicopters. The little media that was on the ground did not seem very interested that Santa was there to protest TVA. Santa spoke with the Tennessean journalist and photographer and distributed info to them. Santa grabbed a coal ash sludge sample but didn't see anyone else grabbing samples. He then proceeded back to the other media stronghold on TVA property and blasted them with the bullhorn to make sure that they knew Santa was watching and had seen how naughty TVA had been this year. All of this was caught on video so keep your eyes peeled for the latest Santa update. Santa is headed back down there tomorrow to figure out what else is going on. "

Kingston Ash Containment Area Blowout youtube pics from dec 24 2008

Kingston Ash Containment Area Blowout



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkI1gIgThw

TVA is number 1 purchaser of coal in North America

TVA is number 1 coal purchaser in North America. See for yourself.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/cia/html/t66p01p1.html

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FYI these actions are co-sponsored and organized by United Mountain Defense

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Dec 12 2008 4pm Santa gives coal to TVA coal exec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45BiD-Lz9A



On dec 12 2008 at 4pm while Santa and his elves were dancing and singing TVA sent out one of their head PR people Gill Francis. Mr. Francis wanted to meet and negotiate with Santa but he was to busy and took a number. After finishing the dance Santa had his head elf called Mr. Francis to come back out and negotiate. When Mr. Francis appeared slightly out of breath Santa said he was sorry and put coal and switches in Mr. Francis hands saying "This is the least favorite part of my job Mr. Francis--but TVA has been veerrrrry naughty." As Mr. Francis stormed off Santa and his elves resumed dancing. This brings the count up to.

1. The entire full board of TVA.
2. TVAs head receptionist.
3. Gill--one of TVAs head PR people.
4. The 50 or so TVA employees that have walked by Santa and heard the message.

Santa thinks TVA may be finally getting it. Ho ho ho.

Dec 11 2008 Santa Action TVA headquarters Chattanooga

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECmuMFNcG8



New from the North Pole!!


Santa has been released from the clutches of TVA in Chattanooga TN after being detained with out milk and cookies. Santa was issued a warning citation for delivering switches and coal to the board of TVA at their quarterly meeting. The bad children did not like their stocking and ordered a trespass notice against Santa stating that he will be arrested if he enters any TVA property again this Christmas.

Santa says “I am depending on all the little activist elves to deliver more coal to federal agencies in hopes to influence the first 100 days of president elect Obama administration through the newly appointed agency heads. This new administration must make stopping strip mining and addressing the destructive impact of coal on Santa’s children its first priority.”

“New people are preparing to take over these federal agencies and it is through actions like this we can create a wave that influences how they act in those first critical days of a new administration. Ho Ho Ho.”

Pictures at:

http://s423.photobucket.com/albums/pp311/laserjuice/Santa%20at%20Chattanooga%20TVA/

Santa Protest TVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmItpE24mGA




On December 5th an bunch of angry elves along with Santa and helpers hauled years of backlog coal into the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authorities headquarters.

TVA is the largest purchaser of coal in North America--if not the planet and Santa apparently got allot of letters from children asking for his help in Knoxville.

The letters to Santa read were from sad children who could not go outside and play sometimes because of days were it is literally unhealthy to breathe in Knoxville.

Santa read letters from children sad that to many of their grandparents die slow deaths of extended aphixation while lugging around bottled oxygen.

Santa read childrens letters complaining that mountains are being blown up to get at that coal. The children said they felt that the drinking water was important and that they liked playing in the forest.

Santa looked up the executives of TVA and dropped off a few pounds of coal and switches to put TVA on notice that Santa was pissed.






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