Taking the TRUTH About MTR
on the Road "Up North" to New York

From Feb. 5-19, I spoke nine times about mountaintop removal/valley fill strip mining and about the impacts of burning coal in power plants (acid rain) in Connecticut and New York. I wanted people there to know how important it was for them to know what’s happening in West Virginia and why they should care.

For me, the trip and the people were great. I clocked 1,800 more miles on my truck – plus all the train and subway rides. People really wanted to hear about mountaintop removal and learn ways that they could help. And they were moved enough to take action. While I was there, folks wrote and mailed letters and postcards to their federal representatives in Congress.

I send my thanks to all the people who helped me, like Judy and Keith Weinburg, who made sure I had the right food for my troubled stomach, to the kind lady on the subway, and to all the people who went out of their way to make arrangements for meetings – all of you – I found you were the best.

The one sad thing about the trip was coming back and not knowing if I would ever see them again, though I did invite them all to come see mountaintop removal for themselves. I do what I do because of people like this (and my love for the mountains). Thank you, Rev. Mary Ramsey! My thoughts are with you!