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index Note: Page numbers in italics represent illustrations. activism sustainment, 184–187. See also specific women air pollution. See coal dust; coal trucks; “Sylvester Dustbusters” Alliance for Appalachia, 85 Alpha Natural Resources, 43. See also Massey Energy Americans Who Tell the Truth (Shetterly), 85 Angelique, Holly L., 8, 180 Annenberg Foundation, 119 anti-activist retaliation. See coal industry actions and reactions Appalachia, 2–3, 194n1 Appalachian cultural silence, 89–90 “Appalachian identity,” 177–179, 194n1 Appalachian Voices, 3, 42, 67 “Appalachia” protection, 175–178 Appalachia Rising, 93 Arch Coal, 54 Bailey and Glasser, 31, 33–34 Balancing the Scales, 88 Ballard, Sandra L., 4 Bell, Shannon Elizabeth: gendering of environmental justice activism, 8–9; interviews with activist men, 178; motivations for writing the book, 4; Photovoice project, 6; social capital losses, 173 Birch Hollow, 149, 159, black lung disease, 36, 92, 123–124, 128, 136, 160 Blair Mountain march, 150–151 Blankenship, Don, 37–38, 181 Blankenship, Donetta, 60; activism as transformative force, 65, 68–69; activism sustainment, 185–186; Appalachian Voices, 67; community protection, 172; hope, 68–69; illness from water toxicity, 61–63, 65; Massey Energy lawsuit, 64; personal transformation through activism, 188; sense of community and friendships, 66–68; state legislator conversations, 64; United Nations address, 64; women’s “protector identity,” 65 Blanton, Teri, 84; activism and gender, 91–92; activism sustainment, 186–187; anger, 85, 86–87; arrests for activism, 93; cancer, 91; challenges to activism, 89–90; civil disobedience, 92–93; community protection, 172; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 87–88; gendered intimidation, 181; heritage, 85; landslides, 86; life expectancy, 91; lobbying efforts, 85; maternal inspiration and example, 91; motivations for activism, 85, 89–91; “pro- 204 index tector identity,” 85, 86–87; relationship strains, 179; retaliation efforts suffered due to environmental justice activism, 86–87; solidarity, 93; speaking at conferences and panels, 85; toxic pollution of water, 87–88 “blighted” area, 23–24 Bonds, Judy, 148; “Appalachia” protection, 176; award, 149; biographical information , 149; coal dust, 149; Coal River Mountain Watch, 150–151; contributions to Appalachian environmental protection , 157–159; courage, 154–156, 161–162, 166–167; cultural constraints against activism , 153–154; death from cancer, 149, 154; emotional suppression when dealing with power-holders, 132, 133; eulogies, 157–167; gendered intimidation, 181; homeplace loss, 151–153; illnesses and deaths, 149; ironweed, 1, 9; Lambert collaboration, 74; legacy, 157–167; memorial service, 156–167; mono-economy, 154; motivations for activism, 154–156; personal costs of activism , 154–156, 161; “protector identity,” 171; relationship strains, 161, 179; school closures in local communities, 126; sludge dams, 152; threatened safety, 183; women’s predominance in environmental justice activism, 154–155 Bonds, Julia. See Bonds, Judy book methodology and overview, 4–6 Boone County: as “blighted,” 17; BooneRaleigh Community Group, 107, 134; coal dust, 28; Gunnoe, 165; hillbilly identity, 23, 24; ironweed, 10; Lambert, 71; Public Service District, 77, 165; Sebok, 95; Stollings, 83 Boone-Raleigh Community Group, 107, 134 Boytek, Haskell, 138–139 Branham, Charlie, 136, 140, 143, 145 Branham, Donna, 135; activism sustainment, 184, 185, 186; biographical information, 136; coal mining v. mountaintop removal, 136; fear and mistrust in local inhabitants, 142–144; gendered intimidation, 180–181; homeplace loss, 138–142; homeplace protection, 174; leadership, 144–145; personal transformation through activism , 187–188, 189; “protector identity,” 138–142, 145–147; strengths of Appalachian women, 144–145; transformations through activism, 147 Braun, Yvonne A., 8–9 Brown, Phil, 8 Burrell, Benji, 67 Cable, Sherry, 192n9, 194n3 Canary Leadership Network, 85, 88 Canary Project, 88 Canterberry, Pauline, 27; Bonds collaboration , 154; gendered intimidation, 181; homeplace protection, 174; injustice, 168; personal transformation through activism, 187. See also “Sylvester Dustbusters” Caputo, Mike, 99–100, 102 Cazy, 52 Central Appalachia, 2–3, 191n1 Central Appalachian Women’s Tribunal on Climate Justice, 120, 135 Challenge West Virginia, 126–128, 132 Citizens for Coal, 3 Citizens Preserving Marsh Fork and Clear Fork Community, 126–127 Civil Society Caucus, 64 Clear Fork, 118, 126, Clear Fork High School, 126–127 climate change, 89 “Coal, Identity, and the Gendering of Environmental Justice Activism in Central Appalachia” (Bell and Braun), 8 Coal Association, 121. See also West Virginia Coal Association coal dust, 28–43, 95–96, 111, 149. See also illnesses and deaths coal industry actions and reactions: antiactivist backlash encouragement, 18–20; arrogance and defiance, 113–114; environmental terrorism, 92–93; gendered intimidation, 92–93, 104–106, 181; insults to Appalachian population and culture, 34, 101–102, 152–153; retaliation against activists, 18–20, 86–87...