Communities, Welcome to Montgomery Creek, Kentucky
Help the People in this Community Stop the Destruction
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
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HELP SPREAD THE WORD — Join thousands who are standing up against the destruction of Appalachian mountains and communities and who are helping to spread awareness of the other inconvenient truth about coal: mountaintop removal. |
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THEY’RE BLOWING UP OUR MOUNTAINS AND THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW! Ask your representative to support the Clean Water Protection Act – a bill that would curtail mountaintop removal and protect clean water for millions of Americans. |
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TELL YOUR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER — “NOT IN MY NAME!” — Click on this link, submit your zip code and choose “Take Action” where you can print out a letter – tailored to your own electricity provider – asking them not to do business with companies engaged in mountaintop removal strip mining. |
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DONATE WHERE IT’S NEEDED MOST — The most immediate way to help the people fighting to save their homes and mountains near Montgomery Creek is to support Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. KFTC works with people to organize in their home communities across Kentucky, helping everyday community members become extraordinary community leaders. Click here to donate to KFTC. |
January 31st, 2008 at 2:43 am
If I was hiking and I saw this on a mountaintop I would be horrified. This should stop.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I thought the stripping was awful but this really makes me feel bad. I do my best to keep my utility use as low as possible and am saving towards solarizing my home. I will write to JCPB and exhort them to stop.
May 18th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Please earnestly support S696, HR1310, & HR2169.
Encourage President Obama to undue the damage that previous administrations have caused.
Reclaim YOUR American heritage.
Reclaim YOUR mountains.
Join Me —
Kathy A. Johnston,
Tulsa, OK
Thank You.
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
I was born and raised in Letcher County now I’m living out of state and on my drive to Letcher County this week-end, the feel of the mountains still comfort me like a warm blanket. I breathe in the fragrance and my heart feels at home. We have a predator, destroying our magnificant mountains and I am outraged that God’s beautiful handiwork is being raped. I ache when I see the devastation.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Sad to see that my own power use is destroying your back yard. Can’t afford the expensive stuff needed to go “off grid” completely but we’re cutting our use to the bone.
February 1st, 2010 at 9:43 am
Originally from Kimper Ky., I am completely horrified and disgusted by what’s happening. I left the hills of Ky w/my parents (I was 15) in 1985 in search of opportunity. Back then, strip mining was the contraversey. I looked forward to returning to buy the house I grew up in (and my dad built) for my retirement… I miss my hills. Sadly, there won’t be any hills to return to if coal companies have thier way. I watched Coal Country on Green tv and depression overtook me. I wanted to cry, and yes, I’m ashamed to say, to kill. Coal company CEOs AND the polititions who allow these massively destructive practices should be hung by their necks w/rope made from dollar bills. Their argument is “we provide jobs” and this is true…for a very few. I remember growing up everyone (and I mean everyone) I knew worked in a mine shaft, a coal plant, or drove a coal truck. Then came strip mining. Shaft jobs were lost. Now there’s nothing but a huge excavator and a few truck drivers left. Where are all the jobs promised? Why is it, coal rich areas have such high levels of proverty? Is providing energy today, worth the cost of poisoning the land and air forever? Regardless of the propaganda, “clean coal” is only clean when it’s buried. Mother nature new this so she buried it. Also, it suprises me that noone finds these mountains curious arceologically. Aren’t these the oldest mountains in America? That’s got to demand some kind of protection.
May 16th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
My Grandchildren will never be able to breath in the lovely smell or see the glory of Gods creation unless we stop this greed now. I know each time I turn on a light I am par.ticipating in the distruction. Harpeth Valley utilities needs to offer GREEN POWER.