http://www.kftc.org/our-work/leadership-development/profiles-of-leaders en-us Plone 2.1 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project-redesign/stories/randy-wilson It’s coming to end folks, and it’s really soon. People need to be thinking about other ways to hook up to the juice, because it's leaving here. But they’ll continue razing these mountains until they get the last crumb of it. And then what? What are we going to do then? We need alternatives and we need to start thinking about it now. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:55:46 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project/stories/randy-wilson It’s coming to end folks, and it’s really soon. People need to be thinking about other ways to hook up to the juice, because it's leaving here. But they’ll continue razing these mountains until they get the last crumb of it. And then what? What are we going to do then? We need alternatives and we need to start thinking about it now. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:55:46 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project-redesign/stories/carl-shoupe My name is Carl Shoupe and I’m a third generation coal miner- disabled coal miner. And I’m also a disabled union coal miner. You know, back in the day when my children were small I didn’t have the chance to really stand up and say what I wanted to say about certain things becauses I was too busy raising my children- working. But I’ve got grandchildren now and they deserve something better than what I had to put up with! erik Canary Project Leader Profile Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:48:29 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project/stories/carl-shoupe My name is Carl Shoupe and I’m a third generation coal miner- disabled coal miner. And I’m also a disabled union coal miner. You know, back in the day when my children were small I didn’t have the chance to really stand up and say what I wanted to say about certain things becauses I was too busy raising my children- working. But I’ve got grandchildren now and they deserve something better than what I had to put up with! erik Canary Project Leader Profile Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:48:29 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project-redesign/stories/sam-gilbert I’ve been in the coalfields all my life. In the 70s is when strip mining really became a fact of life for Kentucky. More millionaires were made in Pike County then ever was in the state of Kentucky- all from coal, all from stripmining. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:31:23 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project/stories/sam-gilbert I’ve been in the coalfields all my life. In the 70s is when strip mining really became a fact of life for Kentucky. More millionaires were made in Pike County then ever was in the state of Kentucky- all from coal, all from stripmining. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:31:23 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project-redesign/stories/erica-urias Is coal a cheap source of energy? Not unless you think that people’s lives are cheap. No, it’s not cheap. Not for the residents. Not for the miners. They put their lives on the line for a small percentage of the coal company's profits. The truth about coal is that my baby girl is paying for coal with her childhood and health and to me that not cheap at all. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:53:44 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project/stories/erica-urias Is coal a cheap source of energy? Not unless you think that people’s lives are cheap. No, it’s not cheap. Not for the residents. Not for the miners. They put their lives on the line for a small percentage of the coal company's profits. The truth about coal is that my baby girl is paying for coal with her childhood and health and to me that not cheap at all. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:53:44 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project-redesign/stories/brenda-urias Today, the beautiful mountains have been destroyed by mountaintop removal/contour mining. The streams are buried and have dried up. The air is full of dust and the well water is contaminated. The house is not as solid as it was just a few years ago. The nearby blasting is taking a toll. The mountains around the house now also poses a threat to our home in regards to flash floods and mud slides. I fear daily as to what may happen to my home. I don't want to see it destroyed but sometimes I feel I'm watching a slow death to it and to the environment that surrounds it. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:56:06 -0500 http://www.kftc.org/our-work/canary-project/stories/brenda-urias Today, the beautiful mountains have been destroyed by mountaintop removal/contour mining. The streams are buried and have dried up. The air is full of dust and the well water is contaminated. The house is not as solid as it was just a few years ago. The nearby blasting is taking a toll. The mountains around the house now also poses a threat to our home in regards to flash floods and mud slides. I fear daily as to what may happen to my home. I don't want to see it destroyed but sometimes I feel I'm watching a slow death to it and to the environment that surrounds it. erik Canary Project Leader Profile Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:56:06 -0500