CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA–When you flick on the lights this evening, think
of Kayford Mountain. Or what was Kayford Mountain, but now is a sprawling,
muddy, trembling construction site 100 metres below Larry Gibson's
home.
Three years ago, Gibson hunted wild boar here, picked gooseberries and
peaches, and sat under the shade of white oaks and hickories so thick he
couldn't see the sky.
"Now, you can see the sky below your feet," Gibson says.
The boars have long scurried away. The trees have been reduced to a heap of
pulp. The gooseberries have been bulldozed, replaced by rows of explosives. Just
past the "Do Not Enter" sign, the mountain has been brought to its knees – cut
down like a giant tree.
So begins an article by Catherine Porter of the Toronto Star.
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