Coal companies have destroyed one million acres of mountain land and forests and buried 700 miles of streams in order to strip mine coal. Much of that coal is used to produce electricity.
Paul Knight recorded for KWMR. Marin Organic sponsored the event
In September 2006 the poet Wendell Berry, in the company of two members of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, came to Marin County in Northern California. Coal companies have destroyed one million acres of mountain land and forests and buried 700 miles of streams in order to strip mine coal. Much of that coal is used to produce electricity.
Part ONE: Wendell Berry and Michael Pollan
Part TWO: Teri Blanton and Burt Lauderdale of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Wendell Berry grew up on a farm in Kentucky, taught creative writing in college and returned to farming in 1965. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Michael Pollan has written books and articles about food, agriculture, and gardens. He is the author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma". Burt Lauderdale is executive director of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth. Teri Blanton works to fight mountaintop removal on their project called "The Canary Project". The event was recorded by Paul Knight for KWMR and sponsored by Marin Organic, an organization committed to turning Marin County into the first all organic county in the country.
