Comments on: The Leveling of Lost Mountain http://www.ilovemountains.org/memorial/c280/141 END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING IN APPALACHIA! Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Crystal Laton http://www.ilovemountains.org/memorial/c280/141#comment-26775 Crystal Laton Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:23:56 +0000 http://www.ilovemountains.org/memorial/c280/141#comment-26775 I am a BS student at WWU in Bellingham, WA. I am early in my ecological journey, but reading your article makes me feel old. It's as if I am one of those oak trees toppled. My heart hurts for the beauty lost. I have loved the Appalachian culture since I was a child, listening to country music and bluegrass. My kinship to the whole area fully began, when I moved to Knoxville, TN in 1999. I feel so foolish. Back then, I had no idea mountain-top removal existed. Though I knew the mountains had coal within them. By extracting for man, we are destroying man. We are destroying someone's culture. So far in my life I have found that the quality of life in the South and quantity of life in the North need a balance. Thank you for giving a voice to those who might not be able to speak. It has prompted me to think more about my energy usage. Also,I now truly know what my professional studies are going to focus on,the mountains, people, and music I love: those of the Appalachians. Take care, Crystal I am a BS student at WWU in Bellingham, WA. I am early in my ecological journey, but reading your article makes me feel old. It’s as if I am one of those oak trees toppled. My heart hurts for the beauty lost. I have loved the Appalachian culture since I was a child, listening to country music and bluegrass. My kinship to the whole area fully began, when I moved to Knoxville, TN in 1999. I feel so foolish. Back then, I had no idea mountain-top removal existed. Though I knew the mountains had coal within them. By extracting for man, we are destroying man. We are destroying someone’s culture. So far in my life I have found that the quality of life in the South and quantity of life in the North need a balance.
Thank you for giving a voice to those who might not be able to speak. It has prompted me to think more about my energy usage. Also,I now truly know what my professional studies are going to focus on,the mountains, people, and music I love: those of the Appalachians.

Take care,
Crystal

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