Comments on The Green Phone Booth: Ground Zero

Feed for your entire site: you have been inspiring...

2010-06-26T00:56:36.750-07:00

Feed for your entire site: you have been inspiring to me with the post and all!

Actually, Green Bean, a lot of power in California...

2010-02-09T01:35:44.541-08:00

Actually, Green Bean, a lot of power in California does come from coal-fired power plants, though not necessarily from mountain-top mines. So many of us don't have a clue that the energy we're using - whether from coal or oil or nuclear power -- causes so much pollution or so many health problems. We just flip our electrical switches and voila! Wouldn't it be great if every time we turned on a light or the power button on our computers, we got a notice about how much coal needed to be mined so we could have that spurt of electricity? It might make more of us realize that electricity costs a lot more than the few dollars we pay for it every month.

Arghh...just realized Michelle wrote that post! I ...

2010-02-07T05:37:42.530-08:00

Arghh...just realized Michelle wrote that post! I was thinking of the message from Erin about the post! :) Need more....coffee...uh, green tea..but with caffeine!

Erin, What a great post...and I'm so glad to ...

2010-02-07T05:32:08.195-08:00

Erin,

What a great post...and I'm so glad to hear that you called the White House. So often bloggers just blog..which is great...but it's not enough. We need to remember to follow-up our actions with calls and letters to Congress and The White House. It's so important!

Katrina: Please post about Coal Mountain when it c...

2009-10-30T08:57:18.378-07:00

Katrina: Please post about Coal Mountain when it comes out. Actually, I'm very much a DVD girl. With two kids, we don't get out to movies much. Speaking of which, wonder when Food Inc comes out on DVD. Hmmm, off to check . . .

That is a good sign that the person on the other e...

2009-10-29T22:48:14.674-07:00

That is a good sign that the person on the other end of the phone at the White House knew what you were talking about. You're awesome for calling. I'm the petition signer but I rarely call. What I want to say though is there's a new movie, Coal Country, that seems to do a good job about bringing mountain top removal up close and personal. I saw a 40 minute clip of it several weeks ago and I'll definitely do what I can to see the entire thing once it's out, which I believe is soon. In any event, you would probably like it. I loved Lost Mountain. Not the reality of it but the way the story and information was written. Thanks for posting about this.

Farmgal: Thank you!! I thought, if I get one pers...

2009-10-27T21:59:07.406-07:00

Farmgal: Thank you!! I thought, if I get one person to take action because of this post, then its worth it. Thank you, thank you, for taking action.

Daharja: It's truly heartbreaking. Thank you for the support.

I did live in West Virginia, a decade ago. ...

2009-10-27T19:13:38.226-07:00

I did live in West Virginia, a decade ago. I have walked Appalachia's ancient forests, and I've lived among the families who have lost members to "black lung", caused by a life of breathing coal mine dust. Many of them were good friends during my year spent in Fairmont, WV.

The people of WV need clean renewables. They need to get out of the rut of coal mining, and into the challenge of clean energy - for them, for their communities, and for their country.

Ground zero - you bet. This is one of the most beautiful parts of the world I've ever seen, or had the good fortune to live in. to think of it being leveled to heat up the planet is shameful.

This isn't my fight any more, because I don't live in the US any more. But I am soooo behind you, 100%.

I look forward to seeing windmills, not coal mines, in my old home state.

Daharja at Cluttercut

Thanks for giving exposure to this excellent cause...

2009-10-27T15:57:32.394-07:00

Thanks for giving exposure to this excellent cause. How sad that this beautiful expanse of forest should be destroyed - forever. And the benefits reaped from this mining would last for only a short time. I have signed the petition and will help spread the word. It's time I started contacting Congress.