Comments on: Breaking: Climbers Up on 20-Story Piece of Mining Equipment Protesting Mountaintop Removal

By: Donna Gibson

Donna Gibson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:13:40 +0000

THANK GOD FOR THOSE PEOPLE STRONG ENOUGH MENTALLY, MORALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO ACT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT! Mountain top removal makes me virtually gag whenever I even think about it!

I grew up next door in Ohio; I visited West Virginia quite often and spiritually rejoiced in those magnificent mountains and valleys. I cannot even comprehend a reason compelling enough to destroy a way of life, a mountain top, its trees, wildlife, watercourses and even weather and wind patterns. If there is sin, this is it.

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By: Judy Belle

Judy Belle — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:04:23 +0000

MY family has been here IN West Virginia for 8 generations- My father and grandfather was underground coal miners. Mountaintop removal is a crime–strip mining is a crime. It is blasting our homes and communities and poisoning our air and water. Most locals hate strip mining but are afraid to speak out because Massey workers and coal workers intimidate and harass people who dare speak out. You coal people are not fooling any one-they have seen it with their own eyes. Strip jobs are short term destructive jobs that blast and poison- that is the real criminal act.

By: suzanne o'meara

suzanne o'meara — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:37:12 +0000

it is completely wrong & , what if worse offshoots occur, e.g. – any single person could steal an entire mountain , abduct any mountain , steal the energy , destroy the meaning of the Himalayas & all mountains . this is already the tone worldwide , for promoting wealthy tourism – the nature & the locals are already terrorised in spirit, raped, murdered every day for perverse evil tourism ; especially for intl sport as well ; i live in cape town & the situation is already a disaster.
& the pain the mountains experience through the removal for mining & pollution – it is a crime . how can this be allowed ?

By: WV underground miner

WV underground miner — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:37:01 +0000

Im against mountaintop removal. If all these mountaintop removal sites were mined using underground mining, it would mean a lot more jobs for West Virginians. Im ashamed of some of the comments being made by coal’s supporters. You all should hold your head up and show pride in West Virginia, not just ugly name-calling. These are God’s mountains and to destrot them is a sin against God.

By: Yvonne Hahni

Yvonne Hahni — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:12:09 +0000

It takes huge courage to overcome the fear of loss of job and income to feed a family but when the coal miners in West Virginia take a step back and look without bias and through the eyes of their children at the path of destruction that MTR inflicts on the mountains that are their heritage, they may find the strength within their hearts and minds to say “No More” and join the many voices in their own communities who take a stand that the erasure of century old forests is no longer acceptable in our 21st Century. Millions of chestnut trees are no match to the ancient forests of the Appalachians. The united voices of coal miners will roll like thunder all the way to Washington and fearless we will all stand together and change will come. This is what is possible in America!

By: AnneG

AnneG — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:00:58 +0000

Coal companies don’t care about the people or the environmental damage they cause,it’s all about the buck.

By: Mark Hallett

Mark Hallett — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:16:18 +0000

Jobs are never a reason to continue an industry that destroys the environment. The mountains of West Virginia do not belong only to the people of West Virginia. They are a part of the natural heritage of the nation. Filled streams affect others downstream. Coal must be eliminated from our energy mix for the sake of all future generations. This is what science tells us. There is no other method to determine what to do!

By: Vernon Haltom

Vernon Haltom — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:48:19 +0000

By the way, the coal industry only employs 5% of the WV workforce, total, so maybe 2% of the WV workforce is involved in mountain demolition (real miners go underground). MTR is a net economic drain on a community.