Blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) confirmed that coal was being moved off the mountain. This was devastating news to local residents who have rallied around a plan to build a wind farm on the peaks of Coal River Mountain, the highest ever slated for mountaintop removal mining. The proposed wind farm would provide enough wind potential to provide electricity for over 85,000 homes, as well as clean, permanent jobs to the community. All God's people share the responsibility of protecting lands and water so that all of humankind, especially those living in poverty and generations yet to come, may use and enjoy Creation.