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CNN Covers Mountaintop Mining
October 8, 2008
Posted by Rob Perks in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
Three cheers for our friends at Coal River Mountain Watch for their continued persistence in fighting Massey Energy Company's efforts to gain approval from federal and state authorities so they can blast the mountain into oblivion to mine coal.
A better alternative has been proposed to save the mountain while generating the same amount of electricity from wind power.
Score one for the mountain lovers over the mountain killers for getting CNN to cover the saga. Here is a link to the video of the story, and a link to the transcript.
You can help by urging Congress to support legislation to end mountaintop removal mining.
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Nick Regalado — Oct 9 2008 10:13 AM
Thanks for the write up, Rob! :)
Julia — Oct 9 2008 11:29 AM
Thanks for your kind words Rob.
Also, many thanks to you and NRDC for joining us in bringing an end to this crime against Nature and citizens.
Mountaintop Removal is a crime.
Make Wind-Not war!
The solution to our energy problems rises every morning!
Rob Perks — Oct 10 2008 01:05 PM
West Virginia: Wild and WINDerful!
Patty — Oct 13 2008 10:21 AM
Thanks for showing the nation the truth about MTR and wind farms.
At least if we had wind farms we wouldn't have to drink toxic water.