tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215684208917574438.post4273063497468778975..comments2023-07-22T07:48:02.000-07:00Comments on Peace, Justice and Sustainability: Operation Appalachian SpringDo-Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990755839467578057noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215684208917574438.post-63250572221926529332009-06-04T17:00:37.142-07:002009-06-04T17:00:37.142-07:00More info:
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/new...More info:<br /><br />http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2009/los-angeles-times-05-31-2009.html<br /><br />Yes, We Can! Destroy Mountains for Coal, That Is: Obama Disappoints on Appalachian Coal<br /><br /><br /><br />Far from ending the "Appalachian apocalypse," as the devastating practice of mountaintop-removal coal mining is aptly nicknamed, the Obama administration has decided to give its blessing to dozens of new mountaintop removals. In a letter to Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W. Va., the EPA says it will OK 42 out of 48 mine projects it's reviewed so far, including two dozen mountaintop-removal projects. While coal-friendly politicians insist that the economy and communities of Appalachia are dependent on the mining technique -- which blows off entire tops of mountains and dumps waste directly into streams -- in reality, mountaintop-removal mining tears communities apart and employs few people. Meanwhile, it pollutes streams, destroys species habitat, and scars Appalachia's stunning landscape.<br /><br />"Obama's actions to slow mountaintop removal don't amount to a hill of beans," declares Center for Biological Diversity biologist Tierra Curry, an Appalachian native. "Rubberstamping 88 percent of pending mining permits is not change we can believe in. Allowing 24 more mountains to be blown up in one of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on earth is enough to make the preacher cuss."<br /><br />www.biologicaldiversity.orgDo-Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990755839467578057noreply@blogger.com