I grew up in the beautiful region of southeast Tennessee on a small farm. As I grew, I watched other farms and forest plowed under to make room for more subdivisions, more strip malls, more Wal-Marts. I saw good soil wash away because the developers had more influence than anyone else. I saw wildlife lose habitats and old, life-giving trees butchered.
My parents held out on our little 18 acres.

Now that I am older and married with small kids, our farm is an organic, biodynamic farm with over half our acreage in forest. We are a certified wildlife habitat devoted to keeping the developers out.
Growing up under the shadow of unsustainable development, Arch Chemical's mercury pollution, and TVA's ultimate authority has shaped my beliefs and actions. I see firsthand what we are doing to the environment and the effects. Big business and government agencies like TVA have no concern about global warming.
Our own children have had ill health effects directly because of the pollution in this area. It is time to force industry and government agencies to prevent further damage and stop global warming.

For the earth and the all the children,
Breann