Mountaintop mining moves civic participation

I think one reason why many don’t participate in civic life comes from the conclusion that it won’t make any difference.

They don’t buy into the theory that a butterfly flapping its wings on one continent can contribute to devastating weather on another. So why flap your wings about the way someone governs us or the way the behavior of others affects us?

That flapping won’t help.

I disagree. Collections of small actions do lead to big changes.

Several news items recently caught my attention and serve as examples of what I believe.

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