Coal River Revived Us

There are some wonderfully horrific photos out there that we all can see of the shortened mountains, their shades-of-green inclines reduced to a flat grey stone rubble rug...but these photos with their verigo perspective, far away, cannot match the feeling of walking that massive terrain -- acres of coal quarry -- the wind unbroken and whistling menacingly, deafening any conversation...the feeling reminds of when hearing when a loved one or good neighbor has died...it is our duty to take Larry's and Bo's and Judy's and Ed's, et al, shared stories and examples, and put them into action.  Terrific that the Climate Ground Zero folks, with their boots on the frontlines, were sainted...like the aforementioned, the people of this crew are constantly in action.  Great to share all this with The Rev's Church, a group able to put themselves there, especially, when here.

-- Brother Brennan

I find myself still dwelling over the disturbing site of the mountaintop-turned-moonscape on Kayford Mountain. Puts our whole campaign into presepective. Seeing it in pictures just doesn't compare  - seeing the vast, barren emptiness where there once was a vast, living ecosystem shook me to the core.

It was wonderful to meet and sing with the activists in the area that have given everything to fight against this monstrosity.