“Not One More Mile!” Over 1400 miles of streams have been destroyed because of mountaintop removal, and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth gathered hundreds in Frankfort, KY today to draw a line in the sand and say, “Not one more mile!”
A full count of the numbers attending isn’t in yet, but the AP is buzzing with the news that Eastern Kentucky native and world famous actress came out vehemently against mountaintop removal today at the I Love Mountains Rally. Keep an eye out for the youtube version of her powerful speech, which calls out the coal industry for it’s systematic oppression of Eastern Kentucky and mocks the hysteria and lies and misinformation the coal industry is spewing forth.
Another high point, for me, was the children leading the chants as we marched to the statehouse. “Save Our Mountains! Not one more mile!”
Feel like you missed out on something incredible? Does Ashley Judd inspire you to action? Head over to www.ilovemountains.org and see how you can contact Congress and Obama about ending mountaintop removal — and learn about attending the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington March 14-18th.
