MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL IS DESTROYING SOUTHERN APPALACHIA
America desperately needs coal. Coal miners need jobs. Coal can be mined profitably without destroying our beautiful mountains. Mountaintop removal is a despicable and destructive system of mining conceived in greed. It is unbelievable that such destruction is tolerated in this time of environmental awareness, but as always money rules and the lobbyist have the money.
The Long Wall* system of underground coal mining is productive, safe, profitable and environmentally acceptable. Big Coal can make big money by mining coal underground, but their greed demands more.
Ninety years ago my great uncle, Bill Blizzard,** led 10,000 miners against the coal company’s hired thugs in the battle for a living wage and reasonable working conditions. They fought the big battle at Blair Mountain, W. Va. Many people must step up now and battle to save our mountains. Five hundred beautiful mountaintops have already been blown away forever.
In 1920 Uncle Bill and his army fought with guns to right the terrible wrongs, but today, we must fight with our letters and our emails and demand reasonable and responsible methods of coal mining. Forward every letter and every email you receive and hurl as many missiles out into cyber space protesting mountaintop removal as you can. Write a protest and send it to everyone on your list. Don’t bother with politicians. Politicians don’t care about us – they already work for the coal company lobbyist.
When we win, Appalachia will win, miners will win and the mountains that God created will continue to stand. environmental

Dick Blizzard

DELISTING such a place is a major crime that needs to be stopped. Especially when it turns out that it is for financial gain of a select few very greedy individuals.