It is not often that I find myself in agreement with anything the editorial page of the New York Times has to say, but this is one of them… We must stop Mountain Top Removal!

Right now there is a huge movement to try and educate people about this very destructive practice that basically looks to retrieve coal from under the ground of the Appalachian mountains by stripping all of the soil off the top of ridges to gain access to it. This not only completely destroys a great deal of habitat, but also causes pollution of nearby streams by the runoff.

And I know that in this day and age, we need alternatives to our overseas oil supply. However mining for coal by the Mountain Top Removal method should not be one of the ways we get them. Please consider joining The Stop Mountain Top Removal Organization to help put an end to this practice, or at the very least, amend the laws to minimize the damage to our environment.

Denny at the Backwoods Drifter is also spearheading this movement with his Stop MTR site along with the Outdoor Bloggers Summit. Please check out their sites to find out more about the practices as well as how you can be a part of the solution.

And I am heading to the QDMA Savannah River Branch’s REACH Banquet tonight, so I the post on my worst hog hunt ever will have to wait until the morning for me to finish it, so definitely check back… Plus I was hoping to get a quote from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office to go with it. LOL

Hope that detail peaks your interest!

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