Coal and Water News

Adam Strobel Barr (pictured left, with wife Rae) first had the idea of putting solar panels on his farm when he learned that he would need to supply power to his farm’s pond to pump out irrigation to his crops.

Five years ago this month my neighbors on Wilson Creek and I learned that a coal company was planning to start mountaintop removal strip mining on both sides of Wilson Creek. On top of this, the coal company planned to haul the coal out the curvy one-lane road on Wilson Creek, which would have been dangerous for the people on Wilson Creek, the coal truck drivers and the school bus that travels the road every day.

We knew that would mean years of blasting damaging our homes, dust and mud covering our roads and yards, and even worse flooding. We truly believe this would have meant the end of our community.