to me is somebody who had grown up in the mountains and loved the mountains
the mountains and loved the mountains
the mountains and loved the mountains the idea that a coal company had the
the idea that a coal company had the
the idea that a coal company had the right to blow up an entire mountain and
right to blow up an entire mountain and
right to blow up an entire mountain and wipe it off the map forever was just
wipe it off the map forever was just
wipe it off the map forever was just unconscionable these places are not just
unconscionable these places are not just
unconscionable these places are not just sort of physically important to people
sort of physically important to people
sort of physically important to people but they’re spiritually important to
but they’re spiritually important to
but they’re spiritually important to people and once they’re gone they’re
people and once they’re gone they’re
people and once they’re gone they’re gone forever you can’t put them out back
gone forever you can’t put them out back
gone forever you can’t put them out back together and I just deeply feel that no
together and I just deeply feel that no
together and I just deeply feel that no company has the right to take away
company has the right to take away
company has the right to take away something that ultimately belongs and
something that ultimately belongs and
something that ultimately belongs and matters to so many people just look
matters to so many people just look
matters to so many people just look across the valley next-door that’s what
across the valley next-door that’s what
across the valley next-door that’s what it used to be like you know one of the
it used to be like you know one of the
it used to be like you know one of the most diverse forests on the planet and
most diverse forests on the planet and
most diverse forests on the planet and now it’s wasteland over there used to be
now it’s wasteland over there used to be
now it’s wasteland over there used to be a valley and a stream that’s now covered
a valley and a stream that’s now covered
a valley and a stream that’s now covered up with thousands of feet of boulders
up with thousands of feet of boulders
up with thousands of feet of boulders that’s never gonna be the same again and
that’s never gonna be the same again and
that’s never gonna be the same again and it’s over 2,000 miles of streams have
it’s over 2,000 miles of streams have
it’s over 2,000 miles of streams have been buried in Appalachia some of the
been buried in Appalachia some of the
been buried in Appalachia some of the most diverse streams on the planet some
most diverse streams on the planet some
most diverse streams on the planet some of the cleanest water on the planet and
of the cleanest water on the planet and
of the cleanest water on the planet and that is a huge loss to this this part of
that is a huge loss to this this part of
that is a huge loss to this this part of the world
the world
the world when that rock material is pushed over
when that rock material is pushed over
when that rock material is pushed over the edge of the now flattened Mountain
the edge of the now flattened Mountain
the edge of the now flattened Mountain it ends up dissolving a lot of minerals
it ends up dissolving a lot of minerals
it ends up dissolving a lot of minerals into the water things like iron
into the water things like iron
into the water things like iron magnesium calcium and organisms can’t
magnesium calcium and organisms can’t
magnesium calcium and organisms can’t tolerate that so it kills organisms in
tolerate that so it kills organisms in
tolerate that so it kills organisms in the stream and so that material that
the stream and so that material that
the stream and so that material that water that is now heavily polluted runs
water that is now heavily polluted runs
water that is now heavily polluted runs out of the base of the valley fill into
out of the base of the valley fill into
out of the base of the valley fill into streams and eventually into rivers below
streams and eventually into rivers below
streams and eventually into rivers below they also store the mining waste in
they also store the mining waste in
they also store the mining waste in these huge earthen dams and they’re
these huge earthen dams and they’re
these huge earthen dams and they’re holding back billions of gallons of
holding back billions of gallons of
holding back billions of gallons of toxic sludge that’s leaking into the
toxic sludge that’s leaking into the
toxic sludge that’s leaking into the drinking water everybody’s little pretty
drinking water everybody’s little pretty
drinking water everybody’s little pretty much it’s contaminated in one form or
much it’s contaminated in one form or
much it’s contaminated in one form or another so I don’t use water cook use it
another so I don’t use water cook use it
another so I don’t use water cook use it to do the dishes but that’s about it
to do the dishes but that’s about it
to do the dishes but that’s about it because you can wipe the water off
because you can wipe the water off
because you can wipe the water off there’s a God that we tend to help out
there’s a God that we tend to help out
there’s a God that we tend to help out around again he is that blonde from the
around again he is that blonde from the
around again he is that blonde from the water he could take his water turn his
water he could take his water turn his
water he could take his water turn his water on put it in a clear water bottle
water on put it in a clear water bottle
water on put it in a clear water bottle put his hand over it sit up for a few
put his hand over it sit up for a few
put his hand over it sit up for a few seconds you can put a cap on it take the
seconds you can put a cap on it take the
seconds you can put a cap on it take the cap off and take a lighter and light it
cap off and take a lighter and light it
cap off and take a lighter and light it in water order so yeah what a red
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