People profess without reservation that they love the Earth; that they love Mother Nature. Seems to be true especially when you try to find a parking spot at Ohiopyle State Park. My question is, do you think Earth loves you back?

Taking coal buried deep in the Earth, for which we must inflict irreparable damage to land, air and water as we gouge it from Mother Earth — does that sound like something we would do to a land we profess to love? The same goes for oil and natural gas.

This country was built on coal and on the backs of hard-working miners. Then oil came along, and it was cleaner, then natural gas, which was cleaner and cheaper. It’s called progress. Now we have the opportunity to invest in solar, geothermal, etc. and make use of the energy freely given to us by the Earth and sun.

Isn’t it time to embrace progress and help Mother Earth love us back?

Suzie Morris

Dunbar

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