A mock funeral procession marking the loss of life related to the Gulf oil spill was held this afternoon in downtown Asheville. See photos from the event here.
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Riverlink blog, donations by 6-year-old featured on CBS Evening News
What connects RiverLink, a 6-year-old from Southern Pines, N.C., and Katy Couric? An interest in the Gulf oil disaster. CBS Evening Show host Couric contacted RiverLink recently after seeing a RiverLink blog that featured 6-year-od Skylar Fielder-Jones’ efforts to collect cleanup supplies for the oil disaster and donate them to the Asheville-based nonprofit. Here’s the full scoop from RiverLink.
Citizens hold vigil for oil-rig victims, disaster
“No more spills! We want windmills!” they chanted, holding signs and waving to motorists passing by the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville on Thursday, May 20. The group was protesting the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, which continues to spew thousands of gallons of crude into the ocean.
photo courtesy Russ Anderson