tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post1872682251390611068..comments2023-12-29T22:50:59.928-05:00Comments on Ruminations Of A Country Girl......: bluemountainmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-45582731347105009092007-11-28T13:46:00.000-05:002007-11-28T13:46:00.000-05:00just a side note, it was the Buufalo Creek flood t...just a side note, it was the Buufalo Creek flood that killed 125 people in KY, when a coal sludge dam broke. The Big Sandy River flood was more recent and killed ove a million fish. Both were a result of mountaintop strip and removal mining.bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-16342706415590803602007-10-01T11:20:00.000-05:002007-10-01T11:20:00.000-05:00[after getting up to switch off the unneeded kitch...[after getting up to switch off the unneeded kitchen light] I actually enjoy your passion. Without passion, where would our communities end up? In the arms of the passionless, who would put profit before love.<BR/><BR/>The picture and the reality remind me of the book <I>Savages</I>, about the practices of oil companies in Ecuador. It seems to me that these issues are in many places, with similar symptoms...taking the richness of the earth without regard for the richness of human life and flora and fauna.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-16683875798404949202007-09-29T08:52:00.000-05:002007-09-29T08:52:00.000-05:00So glad you published a link to Jean's lyrics. (S...So glad you published a link to Jean's lyrics. (Saw her perform it up here in Southeast Ohio a couple years ago.) You saved me some time as I put together a blog entry this morning about all the blackwaters poisoning our land.jazzologhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647170784964378640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-82941498851137721182007-09-27T16:08:00.000-05:002007-09-27T16:08:00.000-05:00thanks, june!thanks, june!bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-55118606236934605582007-09-27T15:22:00.000-05:002007-09-27T15:22:00.000-05:00I'm slowly catching up with myself since returning...I'm slowly catching up with myself since returning to Floyd. Just wanted you to know that the new MTR action site is great. You know how it goes, people like easy. BTW, I sent mine out a minute ago and I plan to make note in my blog again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-59241133436303249832007-09-25T11:28:00.000-05:002007-09-25T11:28:00.000-05:00My aunt had the coolest, cleanest spring on her pr...My aunt had the coolest, cleanest spring on her property until a cousin had his land mined. Now the water is ruined and the farm will never be the same.<BR/><BR/>I can see his parents turning over in their graves at what he's done. :(Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886407743790676145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-4794332665563074462007-09-24T18:30:00.000-05:002007-09-24T18:30:00.000-05:00thanks so very much for taking action, sue. it mea...thanks so very much for taking action, sue. it means a lot to me.....bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-74685801790947932072007-09-24T15:22:00.000-05:002007-09-24T15:22:00.000-05:00I went to the links and sent off my letter to our ...I went to the links and sent off my letter to our representatives. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This type of thing just can't continue.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-74354706580415506292007-09-24T08:15:00.000-05:002007-09-24T08:15:00.000-05:00colleen- i understand about the apathy....sometime...colleen- i understand about the apathy....sometimes i feel the same. i get overwhelmed and think that my puny little voice will never make a difference. but hopefully, if we all put our puny little voices together, we can do something. but i am afraid it may come to a cataclysmic event....like the Big Sandy River flood caused by MTR that killed 125 people in the 70's. i just pray that it will stop before we have to face another event like that.....bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-89724945281347128202007-09-24T02:33:00.000-05:002007-09-24T02:33:00.000-05:00We really can understand your anguish...Just be st...We really can understand your anguish...Just be strong and fight for this cause...for the Lord is with us, and will surely show us the way for a better life and future ahead...our good wishes are with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-78502323756144484462007-09-24T02:21:00.000-05:002007-09-24T02:21:00.000-05:00Thought provoking post and a great photo complimen...Thought provoking post and a great photo complimenting it. <BR/>Yeah one day we'll have to answer the future generations for the irreversible damages we cause to the nature.Rowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007632485203100532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-68818426418008465882007-09-23T23:16:00.000-05:002007-09-23T23:16:00.000-05:00Thats for bringing this to our attention. I didn't...Thats for bringing this to our attention. I didn't even know the problem existed. I will check out the links.Faye Pekashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176788826303435577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-57794083342197013552007-09-23T22:43:00.000-05:002007-09-23T22:43:00.000-05:00It must STOP. But I feel the same way about the w...It must STOP. <BR/><BR/>But I feel the same way about the war because it so didn't need to happen. I confess that I feel sort of apathetic and like nothing short of cataclysmic change is going to make the powers that be stop. <BR/><BR/>Just saw Ken Burns special on PBS on "The War." It was very moving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-30952757435710816472007-09-23T09:16:00.000-05:002007-09-23T09:16:00.000-05:00and, also, to tell you the truth....it is not just...and, also, to tell you the truth....it is not just Bush allowing this to go on. Our state is run by Democrats who's pockets are lined with coal money. our governor, senator, representatives..... NONE will stand up to King Coal.bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-48016034129328958942007-09-23T09:14:00.000-05:002007-09-23T09:14:00.000-05:00no offense taken, lincoln. i try not to get into p...no offense taken, lincoln. i try not to get into politics on my site. but on *this* issue, i cannot keep silent.bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-49711988336050501982007-09-23T06:33:00.000-05:002007-09-23T06:33:00.000-05:00Thank you for these compelling links. My heart is...Thank you for these compelling links. My heart is heavy, but it is not idle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-85095673665275804142007-09-23T06:05:00.000-05:002007-09-23T06:05:00.000-05:00I hope not to offend you on my first visit but you...I hope not to offend you on my first visit but your last paragraph sums up a lot of our problems and they are in what I call the Whine House. Karl Rove might be gone but I think he is still running things from the outside in. I just learned today that Ohio, where I live, traditionally a Republican state has apparently gone Democratic and Bush and the Congress are noted at those to blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-66199772451720653012007-09-23T05:31:00.000-05:002007-09-23T05:31:00.000-05:00nice picturenice pictureK M Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049678593371090927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-60557123965566582562007-09-22T20:36:00.000-05:002007-09-22T20:36:00.000-05:00Hmmm. I have to wonder if our president would be ...Hmmm. I have to wonder if our president would be willing to make the same sacrifice. Personally, I mean.<BR/><BR/>Does he really think this is necessary?! [banging head hard against my desk]. All due respect to the office of the president, but seriously. Color me incredulous.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing, Blue. I appreciate the burden you carry for your home and the other families you represent in your plea for this to stop.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-66620925190844153802007-09-22T15:48:00.000-05:002007-09-22T15:48:00.000-05:00i promise i'll once i finish typing the comment .....i promise i'll once i finish typing the comment .....Chica, Cienna, and Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075584587849773235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-21833491787176816122007-09-22T12:39:00.000-05:002007-09-22T12:39:00.000-05:00june- i know you have been helping spread the wor...june- i know you have been helping spread the word about MTR, and i really appreciate it! many thanks.....<BR/><BR/>it's a way to use blogging for the betterment of our society....bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704170.post-68550911823836079642007-09-22T09:45:00.000-05:002007-09-22T09:45:00.000-05:00I don't want you to think I don't care...I'm in SF...I don't want you to think I don't care...I'm in SF now, but will come back to this post and topic upon return.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085118128912603791noreply@blogger.com