Organizers from Ohio Citizen Action stand with Larry Gibson with the Kayford Mountain MTR site in the background: Rachel Taylor, Nora Lardner, Larry Gibson, Nathan Rutz, Carla Roth, Alison Auciello. Kneeling: Jennifer Roddis and Molly Lutz.
CINCINNATI — “Ohio Citizen Action is a group of people out there doing it. They are literally bringing the environmental justice issues to doors of the people who are being affected. Lately, they’ve spent a lot of time on the Rumpke landfill expansion. This summer, they turn to the nastiest of all dirty energies: coal from mountain top removal. (Looking for a green job in Ohio this summer?)…
I had a great weekend in Chicago a few weeks ago with leaders from across the midwest who were getting trained to be coaches and facilitators at Power Shift 2011. Among them was Nathan Rutz, a very well spoken and kind person from OCA. I had met him just a few weeks before on a night out with Danny Berchenko (who else, right?). Near the end of the conference, Nathan mentioned that OCA was going to see Kayford Mountain, the legendary MTR site where Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains, lived. Seeing Kayford seemed like a ‘right of passage’ for every person who organizes to stop coal. I hesitated and I squirmed, because I know it’s not pretty.”
— Brian Kunkemoeller, Project: Footprint blog
