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2009-04-09T00:12:00.000-04:00

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2008-04-21T20:55:00.000-04:00

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This is the initial reaction from people who have ...

2008-03-03T15:09:00.000-05:00

This is the initial reaction from people who have never seen what MTR is doing to WV. I've read that more than 25% of the mountains in Southern WV have fallen victim to this rape and pillage of the land, the oldest hardwood forest on earth.

When I heard that Rockefeller had endorsed Obama, I was very disappointed, but I don't think Obama realizes this WV interloper is whispering clean coal in his ear from a Big Business perspective. Someone said the endorsement was in hopes that flunky Gov Joe Manchin would be on the ticket as VP. There is as much chance of that happening as the proverbial snowball in h---. That would bring MTR to the attention of the nation; they don't want that. No, no, they really, truely don't want that. It is difficult for people to accept that WV's two Democratic Senators and Democratic Governor could support MTR, but face it, they do, and they absolutely do not want media attention on what they are doing.

I think the average WVian has no idea just how disgusting and gross this looks when viewed from outside WV. It is a third world country activity on the order of chopping down the Amazon rain forest, child slave labor in the diamond fields of Africa, and millions starving to death in places like Bangladesh. I understand how the people of WV could let this happen, even after becoming aware that it is happening, because I was born and raised there and know the oppression of the people by the coal companies. But the average outsider cannot imagine the abject poverty and lack of education of some of the areas of WV. It is beyond their understanding so they see no reason to step up and help. BJ's film will help alleviate that problem. The people of WV have bravely fought and died for their nation with more enlistments in the military than almost any other states. They have struggled through extreme hardship to support their families. They are for the most part, simple, humble, dedicated people with a sweet, Christian spirit; yet they are an undemanding people who are uncomfortable asking for help. This year there is a wealth of revelation in the form of films, books, and music coming up that will put a face on MTR on a national level, and will bring that help that's needed to save the ancient mountains of WV. The most thorough collection of articles on MTR is archived at the yahoo stop_mountaintop_removal site thanks to the dedicated work of the site owner.

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