find a cause to belong to

I am originally from a small mining town. The destruction of the natural heritage I grew up around is horrible. I want to increase awareness of this issue. Something like 80% of the power we use in our homes comes from coal power. Most of this coal is mined by leveling whole mountain ridges and polluting the streams and rivers of the surrounding areas. Please everyone read the book “Lost Mountain” which descibes this issue more eloquently than I can.

I want to leave the world better than it was when I came into it. I do an average of about 1 hour of community service a week, but I would like to find and work for an issue that’s really important to me. Some ideas are child abuse, eating disorders, sexual abuse/assult, and suicide because these issues have touched the lives of loved ones. I’m going to look into what opprotunities are avilible in my community to work on for these causes.