Comments on: No More High Places

By: So Far Down the Rabbit Trail | Fragments From Floyd

So Far Down the Rabbit Trail | Fragments From Floyd — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:38:00 +0000

[...] one: it connects the trail of “balonium“–an imaginary mineral I made up a few months back in a sensationalized story about [...]

By: Trace

Trace — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:43:25 +0000

Oh Dear Lord, I hate to hear of something new they are discovering; that will increase the desire for even more needless technology, while destroying our natural resources and natural beauty. I know about mountain top removal. Now this! It really is an act of baloney. Thanks for the wake-up call. I will post something on my site as well.

By: bluemountainmama

bluemountainmama — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:40:13 +0000

I’ve posted about it over at my site, too, Fred. To find out if your Representative is sponsoring the ‘Clean Water Protection Act’, go here: http://www.ilovemountains.org/action/write_your_rep/

If they aren’t, please write or call them to urge them to. If it gets passed, it will be a huge blow to Mountaintop Removal.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:52:41 +0000

I thought I smelled a load of “baloney” coming this way. Great way to raise us out of our seats and into the streets. I am sad to see our constant coal mining. The mountains will be gone in 50 years or less if we don’t change our ways. Thanks for the wake up call!

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:10:57 +0000

Sorry, Fred. Thanks for removing my letter to our mutual senators. I didn’t see the disclaimer at the end. I hope this will teach me to be a slower reader.

By: fred

fred — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:08:12 +0000

Please folks, read the disclaimer over on the full piece at the linked page. I moved the DISCLAIMER TO THE VERY BEGINNING and people are still missing it, hearing the horror of the issue, and rushing to do something.

That is, after all, the intended purpose of this FICTIONAL piece, but thank God, as I said, by fortunate accident of geological history, we have no coal (and of course balonium only exists in my imagination) in Floyd County.

If you are someone who uses coal-generated electricity, do write your congressmen and representatives and governors–on behalf of those doomed to have their REAL mountains dumped into their REAL creeks in thei REAL back yards. — Fred

By: fred

fred — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:07:27 +0000

If you are someone who uses coal-generated electricity, do write your congressmen and representatives and governors–on behalf of those doomed to have the REAL mountains dumped into their REAL creeks. — Fred

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:51:18 +0000

Balonium… you had me for a minute. But more importantly, you instilled that moment of panic, followed by a heavy blanket of helplessness. Thanks for driving awareness.
Carl

By: Wanda

Wanda — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:50:37 +0000

What a heart breaking thing to hear! I’m still in shock over what’s happening in W VA, with the mountain top removal minning.

Yes, write to your Senator and Representatives, state and US and your State Gov. And that can be done via US mail, email and phone calls. Use at least one of these methods, the best is to use all of these methods.

I know a lot about this. Once won’t do it! Repeat it every week or so. Make it short and to the point. Your Senator or Rep won’t read them, BUT, they do have people who do read them and they do a count. The Senators and Reps get the resulting tally, how many against and for each issue.

Believe me when they get flooded with contacts against an issue it gets their attention, they see it as votes. And ask everyone you know to do the same thing.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm – 168k –

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml – 69k -

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:23:01 +0000

Oh, gosh, Fred . . . the idea — tne name “balonium,” even — sounds like a joke in very bad taste.

I’ll write my (and your) U.S. Senators now.