I wanted to thank you for the February issue “End of the Line.” I grew up in Billings, Montana; saw Colstrip more times than a teenager should; read the Global 200 Report to the President shortly after it came out; and hiked Canyonlands in the smog from the Four Corners plants. I’ve been a rabid coal-hater for 40 years. My hate blinded me to the economic and emotional dislocation necessitated by our tragically delayed move away from coal as an energy source. The perspective from all of the pieces in “End of the Line” moved me to tears, and reminded me that we must remember the good people who will need our help to find purpose and livelihoods as we do the right thing for our planet. Thank you, HCN. You always open my eyes and heart. Keep it up.
Dean C. Heizer
Morrison, Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline End of the Line.
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