Please **K&R** this thread for Grandpa Wiley & our Appalachian neighbors

[Sapphire Blue]

Please K & R and read this thread:

*** PLEASE *** Call Congress (end mountaintop removal coal-mining forever): http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2117860

Thank you! :grouphug:

[Richard Steele]

1. K & R. Mountaintop removal is an ABOMINATION.

It's just unbelievable that it is allowed to continue
in this day and age.

[symbolman]

28. Sure is, I've seen it firsthand

and filmed it just months ago - here's a short about Larry Gibson, a "Keeper of the Mountain" who's been fighting this for 20 years as the coal companies literally scraped away and blow up everything around his 50 acres of land.

You'll see why Grandpa is fighting so hard for these kids when you see what they are doing to that part of the country.

http://www.tbtmradio.com/video/mtrgibson.wmv

[Richard Steele]

36. I've seen it myself in WV.

Just looks like they dropped a damn NUKE and never cleaned up the mess.
It's an OUTRAGE.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. K&R

To the top!

Thank you for posting this. :)

[Sapphire Blue]

3. Thanks, Lone_Star_Dem!

:hi:

[calimary]

4. Why can't they leave our precious natural resources alone?

Our mountains are part of our American heritage. They wanna change the song lyrics to "purple flattop majesties above the fruited plain"?

[Sapphire Blue]

10. "purple flattop majesties above the fruited plain"

:cry:

[Iowa]

5. K&R... Let's get this to the greatest page - only 2 more recs needed!

[Sapphire Blue]

11. Thanks, Iowa!

:hi:

[Solly Mack]

6. 5th recommend.....let's get more

[Sapphire Blue]

12. Thanks again, Solly Mack!

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

7. There's a more!

[Sapphire Blue]

13. ... and more thanks, lonestarnot!

:hi:

[dogday]

8. For Grandpa Wiley K&R

[Sapphire Blue]

14. Thank you, dogday!

:hi:

[Wiley50]

9. Damn! There's more of us Wiley's than I thought n/t

[Sapphire Blue]

15. Here's to all you Wileys, Wiley50!

:toast:

[EFerrari]

16. K&R

:kick:

[Sapphire Blue]

17. Thanks, sfexpat2000!

:hi:

[EFerrari]

18. Thank you!

:hi:

[pecwae]

19. Another well deserved kick.

:kick:

[Sapphire Blue]

22. And a well deserved 'Thank You'!

:hi:

[AzDar]

20. Kick n/t

[Sapphire Blue]

23. Thanks, AzDar!

:hi:

[Dystopian]

21. K & R......

:kick:

for Grandpa Wiley, Appalachian neighbors...all the little children...


and Sapphire Blue :hug:

You've done a wonderful job of bringing this to our attention...


peace~

[Sapphire Blue]

24. Thank you, Dystopian!

:hi: :hug:

[Lars39]

25. ~

[SalmonChantedEvening]

26. Happy to oblige

Kicked and recommended! :pals:

[Sapphire Blue]

27. Thanks again, SalmonChantedEvening!

:hi: :pals:

[ismnotwasm]

29. Kick

Coal mining was something I knew exactly zero about,(and I thought I knew a little bit) and now I find myself on-line researching, learning.

I found this site, which has some interesting information.
http://www.sludgesafety.org/gallery/index.html

[Sapphire Blue]

33. Thanks for the link to another good site, ismnotwasm!

[bliss_eternal]

30. Kick...

:kick::kick::kick:

[Cameron27]

31. K&R for some decency and sanity in this country

Thank you Sapphire Blue

[Sapphire Blue]

34. Thank you, seasonedblue!

:hi:

[BrklynLiberal]

32. one more kick...

I have heard several discussions of this horrific practice.
I believe Mike Papantonio & RFK Jr discussed it awhile back on "Ring of Fire" and there was a local activist on Mother Jones Radio on Air America
at one time.

[Sapphire Blue]

35. and one more...

:kick: :kick:

[ismnotwasm]

37. I have a minute

For another kick. (I work nights, and my posting is spotty, at best)

Good work!

[Just Me]

38. Someone MUST go after "Mr. Independent Expenditure".

He's mounting a campaign against another "people's SCJ", Starcher.

Expose that money grubber and Massey.

Otherwise, watch the hills disappear like rain forests.

Time to attack the corporacrats - wage war on terrocrats!!!! They're funding the war against us and the world. Fight back!!!

(If I hit the lottery, the first person and corporation I'd go after is BB&M)

[Sapphire Blue]

42. Who is "Mr. Independent Expenditure"?

Can you post more info, please? Thanks! :hi:

[jdadd]

39. I've seen this

in southern Ohio...Ohio Power AEP did a half assed reclamation, planted some pine trees. This is still so ugly.

Kick and Recommend!! Hi Sapphire Blue :hi:

[Sapphire Blue]

41. Thank you, jdadd!

Hi to you, too :hi:

It's ugly in so many ways!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

40. Just one more time to the top

This is worthy of more eyes reading it.

[Sapphire Blue]

43. *** NEW THREAD *** Mr. Wiley is in Washington!!!

**HE MADE IT!!!** Ed Wiley (the W. VA Grandfather) Arrives in Washington: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2126022

[Moderator]

44. locking....

Please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2117983&mesg_id=2126051