The U.S. EPA on Tuesday approved a controversial rule change that the Bush administration has been trying to make for years which eases restrictions on burying streams under piles of mining waste, making mountaintop-removal mining easier. "By signing off on a rule to eliminate a critical safeguard for streams, the EPA has abdicated its responsibility and left the local communities that depend on these waters at risk," said Ed Hopkins of the Sierra Club.
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Ineffable Posted 4:06 am
03 Dec 2008
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tmullins Posted 7:18 am
03 Dec 2008
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tmullins Posted 7:20 am
03 Dec 2008
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jkearns Posted 10:06 am
03 Dec 2008
Humph!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008 ...
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Exposing the Myth of Clean Coal
http://matadorchange.com/exposing-the-bi-partisan-myth-of ...
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krooth Posted 7:15 pm
03 Dec 2008
Yesterday, BofA released its revised its coal policy, which will have the immediate effect of curtailing commercial lending to companies that mine coal by blowing off the top of mountains in Appalachia. The policy states, in part:
"Bank of America is particularly concerned about surface mining conducted through mountain top removal in locations such as central Appalachia. We therefore will phase out financing of companies whose predominant method of extracting coal is through mountain top removal. While we acknowledge that surface mining is economically efficient and creates jobs, it can be conducted in a way that minimizes environmental impacts in certain geographies."
more at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/3/17287/0903
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