Mountain Justice Spring Break Takes the Cake « It’s Getting Hot In Here

I’m here at Mountain Justice Spring Break Ohio. Yesterday we went on a toxic tour and saw the town of Cheshire, Ohio, which was bought by AEP for $20 million dollars because the emissions from the Gavin power plant were so deadly.

The weather is beautiful and cold, the camp is on a reclaimed strip

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mine. It’s an interesting and fascinating juxtaposition. The Ohio government (not the coal company) spent $1 million reclaiming the land and trees still don’t grow on it. Luckily there is pristine wilderness all around for hiking.

We are learning about the coal life cycle and the impacts that multiple coal fired power plants have on rural communities. Elisa Young, of Meigs CAN spoke movingly about her struggles for environmental justice in Meigs County.

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Dana works on the national council of the Student Environmental Action Coalition in Charleston, WV Visit www.seac.org. She likes to make papier mache stuff with five year olds. She likes mountains that haven't been blown all to hell. She likes communities that fight back when their mountains have been blown all to hell. She doesn't like coal, or blowing up mountains. She especially doesn't like (not so) Clean Coal (no such thing) and thinks Carbon Sequestration is a bad deal for communities and kids. And really, who else matters?

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