Comments on: New Video on Appalachia and Wells Fargo http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/ The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Incompleat Iconoclast » “The Language of Marketing” http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-2/#comment-111849 The Incompleat Iconoclast » “The Language of Marketing” Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:31:05 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-111849 [...] week or two later, I received the following letter from Wells Fargo offering to lend me the spectacular sum of $1,076.55 at an enticing interest rate of 19.99 percent. [...] [...] week or two later, I received the following letter from Wells Fargo offering to lend me the spectacular sum of $1,076.55 at an enticing interest rate of 19.99 percent. [...]

]]> By: JW Randolph http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-2/#comment-54204 JW Randolph Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:58:04 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-54204 charliee @52, check out the Appalachian Voices site. Wind power would work in Appalachia. Charlie Roth wrote a good article about it in the last issue of our paper, which Im not sure if it is online yet. MTR coal=5% of America's energy. Appalachia could sustain 4% of our energy with wind if we stopped MTR. We also have a federal bill called the "clean water protection act" that would make "valley fills" illegal. 77 co-sponsors and counting in the House of Representatives! peace, JW charliee @52, check out the Appalachian Voices site.

Wind power would work in Appalachia. Charlie Roth wrote a good article about it in the last issue of our paper, which Im not sure if it is online yet. MTR coal=5% of America’s energy. Appalachia could sustain 4% of our energy with wind if we stopped MTR.

We also have a federal bill called the “clean water protection act” that would make “valley fills” illegal. 77 co-sponsors and counting in the House of Representatives!
peace,
JW

]]> By: charliee http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-2/#comment-53823 charliee Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:30:08 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-53823 hey im doing some homework on this site. wondering if you could give me some advice. I have to answer the following questions: 1. what do conservationists think should happen? 2. what are they doing? any chance you could help me? thanks charliee hey im doing some homework on this site. wondering if you could give me some advice. I have to answer the following questions:
1. what do conservationists think should happen?
2. what are they doing?
any chance you could help me?
thanks
charliee

]]> By: Vicky http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-2/#comment-52071 Vicky Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:21:38 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-52071 WHY is this being allowed to occur? It is destroying families, rivers, streams and forests!! WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THIS TRAGEDY?? Do you have no boundaries in this country? Why isn't our government allowing for means other than oil/gas to run our vehicles? WHY does everything have to be destroyed in the name of GREED???? WHY is this being allowed to occur? It is destroying families, rivers, streams and forests!! WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THIS TRAGEDY?? Do you have no boundaries in this country? Why isn’t our government allowing for means other than oil/gas to run our vehicles? WHY does everything have to be destroyed in the name of GREED????

]]> By: Mary Ramsay http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-52043 Mary Ramsay Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:06:50 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-52043 I have seen Mountain Top REmoval first hand in a fly-over through Southwings. IT is even worse close up. None of these companies realize that fresh clear mountain water would sell better than the coal that is polluting it. THe only thing that gets the wareness of big corporations is money, and until they become aware of another "use" for the land they will continue to destroy irreplaceable habitats and the land itself. That said, it is still up to us to get the word out. I have seen Mountain Top REmoval first hand in a fly-over through Southwings. IT is even worse close up.
None of these companies realize that fresh clear mountain water would sell better than the coal that is polluting it. THe only thing that gets the wareness of big corporations is money, and until they become aware of another “use” for the land they will continue to destroy irreplaceable habitats and the land itself. That said, it is still up to us to get the word out.

]]> By: Maria http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-52015 Maria Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:18:45 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-52015 Why are we working so hard to destroy what we have? Do the powers that be realize that once nature is deflied it takes decades if not centuries to replenish what was lost. Why do things like these keep happening? I think public opinion should always be taken into account on these matters. The people we elect don't seem interested in what we think. When did the "Government for the people by the people" mission statement disappear? Why are we working so hard to destroy what we have? Do the powers that be realize that once nature is deflied it takes decades if not centuries to replenish what was lost. Why do things like these keep happening? I think public opinion should always be taken into account on these matters. The people we elect don’t seem interested in what we think. When did the “Government for the people by the people” mission statement disappear?

]]> By: Peggy http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-51803 Peggy Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:02:58 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-51803 My reaction to this video is pretty much as the woman in it says "these people are crazy". We shouldn't be surprised of course because big business has been steadily destroying our land in the name of money not in the name of providing more energy, just money. Alaska is a prime example and now we see they won't stop at destroying an entire area topographically and culturally. This has to stop now. My reaction to this video is pretty much as the woman in it says “these people are crazy”. We shouldn’t be surprised of course because big business has been steadily destroying our land in the name of money not in the name of providing more energy, just money. Alaska is a prime example and now we see they won’t stop at destroying an entire area topographically and culturally. This has to stop now.

]]> By: Jacqueline Robinson http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-51775 Jacqueline Robinson Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:27:16 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-51775 Wells Fargo and other financing companies should be ashamed of the destruction they are supporting. We don't have a second chance to do things right. Do the right thing and put your money into useful ventures like helping curb Global Warming. This and other things that would help your children and their children for generations to come. If we don't take a stand now it will be too late! Please leave the beautiful mountains and the people alone, they don't deserve this! Wells Fargo and other financing companies should be ashamed of the destruction they are supporting. We don’t have a second chance to do things right. Do the right thing and put your money into useful ventures like helping curb Global Warming. This and other things that would help your children and their children for generations to come. If we don’t take a stand now it will be too late! Please leave the beautiful mountains and the people alone, they don’t deserve this!

]]> By: Barry D. Anderson D.M.D. http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-51748 Barry D. Anderson D.M.D. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:37:26 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-51748 I grew up in Eastern Ky., in the mountains. It is strictly a matter of economics. The easiest and cheapest way to reach coal is by mountain top removal. Not all is bad. This form of mining has in some few instances provided excellent habitat for elk, geese, deer, and many other forms of wildlife. Let me repeat in a very few small instances. Mostly it is utter destruction on the level of nuclear warfare. The answer to this problem is for Americans to wake up and demand renewable energy from our government. We must take a stand and force our senators and representatives to move our country toward renewable energy: wind, solar, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell, and any new forms we can develope. In the mean time we will be putting out fires of destruction and winning battles but no end to the war. I used to have faith that our government was honest and looking out for our best interest. Now I am beginning to believe they are only concerned with how much they can benefit from special lobbies, big oil and coal corp., and have very little concern for the impact on us. There has to be a movement of the people to vote and elect environmentally concious members of government. I am afraid that our generation is too greedy so we must hope and pray that true care for our planet will come from our children. Teach them, guide them, and pray for them. I grew up in Eastern Ky., in the mountains. It is strictly a matter of economics. The easiest and cheapest way to reach coal is by mountain top removal. Not all is bad. This form of mining has in some few instances provided excellent habitat for elk, geese, deer, and many other forms of wildlife. Let me repeat in a very few small instances. Mostly it is utter destruction on the level of nuclear warfare. The answer to this problem is for Americans to wake up and demand renewable energy from our government. We must take a stand and force our senators and representatives to move our country toward renewable energy: wind, solar, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell, and any new forms we can develope. In the mean time we will be putting out fires of destruction and winning battles but no end to the war. I used to have faith that our government was honest and looking out for our best interest. Now I am beginning to believe they are only concerned with how much they can benefit from special lobbies, big oil and coal corp., and have very little concern for the impact on us. There has to be a movement of the people to vote and elect environmentally concious members of government. I am afraid that our generation is too greedy so we must hope and pray that true care for our planet will come from our children. Teach them, guide them, and pray for them.

]]> By: mary ann locke http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-51569 mary ann locke Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:47:53 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2006/11/20/new-video-on-appalachia-and-wells-fargo/#comment-51569 I wanted to add with deforestation, comes erosion, and erosion can cause landslides, add pollution to the water not to mention the trees that are involved filtering carbon dioxide. Also it takes years and years to grow back, esp. old growth. And what of all the animals who made these trees home-birds, squirrels, etc. I, Mary Ann Locke, a biologist, oppose this in its entirety. I wanted to add with deforestation, comes erosion, and erosion can cause landslides, add pollution to the water not to mention the trees that are involved filtering carbon dioxide. Also it takes years and years to grow back, esp. old growth. And what of all the animals who made these trees home-birds, squirrels, etc. I, Mary Ann Locke, a biologist, oppose this in its entirety.

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