Friends of the Earth: A History of American Environmentalism with 21 Activities

Friends of the Earth: A History of American Environmentalism with 21 Activities — page 7
old she climbed high into Luna She later said I gave my word to this tree and to all the people that my feet would not touch the ground until I had done everything in my power to make the world aware of this problem and to stop the destruction She was there for a little over two years All around her the Pacific Lumber Company was cutting trees Hill said You hear the incessant buzzing of the chain saws hour after hour until your ears are ringing and then you hear the creaking the groaning as it's about to fall and then it sounds like thunder as it crashes through all the trees it has to hit on the way down and then it's a loud BWAAM BOOM You can feel the earth trembling all the way up through Luna The lumber company had posted security guards at the base of the tree At first they blew bugles and air horns at night to keep her from sleeping and called her names and cussed at her They also tried to keep her from getting supplies Hill's home for two years was that six by eight foot wooden platform Her walls and roof were made out of tarps She had a single burner camp stove to cook on and a cell phone to stay in touch with other environmental workers Solar panels placed in the tree powered the phone Her friends used a rope to send up supplies including food mail and propane for the stove For a bathroom she used a bucket then put the waste in a plastic bag and lowered it to the ground Her friends