Why do I persist with this crusade against mountaintop removal?
The tree covered hilltop is the location of Larry Gibson’s family cemetery – the island in the madness. To have to get permission from a coal operator to visit ones deceased relatives is too far over the line for me. This is another reason I post about cemeteries. I’ve got a pretty good idea how far a blast concussion can travel above ground. I wonder how far it can travel underground? I can guarantee you Larry’s relatives are not resting in the peace intended.
If we will go to this length now for cheap energy – just imagine the lengths we will go to in the not too distant future. One good reason to wait for renewable energy resources is because as coal and other non-renewables are used up, the price of energy will rise. Since we are waiting to switch to renewable resources – then when we get into the have to now or else part of the future, the energy prices will be outrageous and will form a basis for new renewable energy prices. I’m not so sure waiting is what we should be doing.
I think we should be investing in renewable energy resources now instead of – oh, I don’t know – crashing billion dollar rockets into the moon – for example. Nothing against space exploration but I believe we have our priorities a little screwed up. I think if we worried about the planet, we wouldn’t need to be hellbent on going to the moon. We have some pretty smart people in this country. The problem is – the smart people aren’t thinking about it. Why? Because coal keeps the lights on – a non-renewable resource.
When one tugs at a single thing in nature; he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
