faith meckley, a student at ithaca college, says, “i was interested, but only for a three-week walk from pittsburgh to washington. ... after thinking about it and talking to my academic advisor at ithaca, i decided to take the spring semester off and do the walk from taos, n.m., to washington. i am committed to this issue. i want to do more than my environmental blog and sign petitions. i have a respect for the planet.” in line with her commitment, she left the march early to protest storage of liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas in her hometown region of seneca lake, new york.