Communities, Welcome to Kayford Mountain
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 Kayford is to support Keeper of the Mountains Foundation. Keeper of the Mountains Foundation was created to fund efforts to preserve and foster the values of mountain culture. Click here to donate to the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation. |
April 21st, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Massey Coal Co. raping the mountains AND the people who love those mountains.
November 7th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Kayford Mountain has been the home of Larry Gibson’s family for hundreds of years and his family cemetery is here and also some of his best childhood memories took place here. Then in 1986 coal mining started here and has destroyed 12000 acres of land next to his home and cemetery. He used to look up at Kayford mountain but now he looks down into a giant hole. But Larry has been a big voice against mountain top removal. Before the video we watched in class I knew of mountain top removal but had never really seen it. I find these stories very depressing and I wish this would stop. I am now completely against thing such as “clean” coal.
December 8th, 2008 at 11:36 am
I remember visiting Kayford Mountain while at WVU in the late 90’s, and listening to Larry Gibson talk about what is happening to our world right in his back yard. I have traveled a lot, seen some more, but those images of MTR are the most devastating sights ever inflicted on our world. It makes me so sad and hopeless sometimes, but then I remind myself that there are people who are there living with this atrocity in their view. How there strength gives me strength!
May 9th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I live in Anderson County, in East TN. Actually, I live near the intersection of Anderson, Roane, and Morgan Counties. We are trying to persuade the state legislature to ban this mining, but the vote just continues to be postponed. They have time to vote to allow guns in bar/restaurants and state parks, though…
May 18th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Please earnestly support S696, HR1310, & HR2169.
Thank you.
November 12th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Just read article in PEOPLE 10/20/08. Don’t give up. Don’t give in. So many are there with you in spirit. maggie
April 7th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
My heart is with you. The practice is the most destructive process in the world today. I am doing what I can to stop it. I know it is difficult, but have heart and don’t give up.
May 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
This desecration and destruction of your beloved mountains breaks my heart. I will add my voice, my dollars and my prayers to yours.
January 13th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Congratulations… I hope it is enforced immediatly and the streams can be cleaned
February 25th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
My voice is only one, but it is one of thousands who support Larry Gibson and his fight against the destruction of God’s creation.
August 23rd, 2011 at 4:08 pm
I am an aspiring young writer from Appalachia. This story really inspires me to take a stand against this massive destruction of our home and our heritage.
November 10th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Shocking information; frustrating and gross. Until I watched this movie, I had no idea of the size of this issue. It saddens me that this continues. I will share the information and spread the word! I have driven through these mountains and enjoyed the beauty and splendor. What a disgrace that this continues!
November 15th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
I never knew my electricity in new jersey was being subsidized by wrecking the lives of people in mountain areas. its a shame, and i want it to end. you cannot do that to someone who’s family has lived on Kayford Mountain for centuries. its just not right.
January 19th, 2015 at 9:18 pm
I’m just about done reading John Grisham’s latest novel GRAY MOUNTAIN. Wow! It opened my eyes to the horrors of strip mining & mountaintop removal (I never even heard of mountaintop removal. I wondered how much of what’s in the book was true so I “googled” strip mining. OMG! It’s all true, none of it is an exaggeration. Why didn’t most of the public know about this before? They will now as I predict GRAY MOUNTAIN will become a best seller. I hope the gov’t can be convinced to stop this devastation.
October 20th, 2015 at 7:03 pm
I’m a McDowell County native who supports you in your work. I’m also proud to be a friend of Wendy Johnston. Keep fighting the good fight!