For Anyone Who is Interested in Clean Air, Clean Water, and Safe Food

Run, don’t walk, to rent/borrow/buy a copy of The Last Mountain. I had a feeling that it would be both interesting and disappointing (as a view of humanity) based on my visit to a coal mining region of eastern Kentucky. The entire time my press tour group was hauled around being shown the beneficial results of reclaimed mined lands, I had that peculiar sensation of wind being blown “up my ass”, which I try not to be a natural sensation, and therefore stands out.

The simple act of turning on a faucet and taking a drink of water, which we take for granted, can sicken or kill the residents of regions impacted by these practices.

If we are not trying to create a world that is better and safer for our children than what we inherited, wtf are we thinking?

And, if I ruled the universe, executives like these would be forced to move with their families into homes beneath retention bonds and coal silos, and breath the air and drink the water—similar to what slum lords are forced to do in New York.

For my local peeps, the public library owns a copy.