I think any reasonable person can intuitively understand that when you’ve blown the top off of a mountain you have forever destroyed it. People downstate, I think, can understand that more clearly. People here, they understand that, but they also understand that people have to make a living and that there’s a limited number of jobs available, the economy isn’t very diverse, so it’s like a necessary evil that they’re willing to accept because they have to have a job. The folks downstate don’t have to deal with that end of it.
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Bev May Silas House; Jason Howard. Something’s Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal (p. 87). Kindle Edition. (via sleepyholler) |
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