Navajos Hope to Shift From Coal to Wind and Sun

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/science/earth/26navajo.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=science

The Navajos, who are Native Americans who live in a reservation spanning through Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, are looking to end their use of coal and replace it with solar and wind-powered energy. This is due to the fact that their air and water supply have become extremely polluted, and that the health of coal miners has become an issue. Although many are worried about the economic suffering bound to occer after the discontinuation of coal mining, an overwhelming majority of the Navojos realize that this switch is necessary to create a more sustainable ecosystem. This shows that although many of the world's ecosystems are going into decline, unnoticed by many humans, some people actually do care about the problems that coal mining is causing the environment and the health of humans. If the Navajos successfully convert to Wind and Sun fueled energy, they will be a positive example for many other socieites to follow.