Trying to end the practice of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) by reducing the amount of debris that can be dumped into adjoining valleys is sort of like trying to end genocide by limiting the height of the mass graves in Darfur. Attacking the symptom will not make the root cause go away. It is a start, [...] [...]
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Trying to end the practice of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) by reducing the amount of debris that can be dumped into adjoining valleys is sort of like trying to end genocide by limiting the height of the mass graves in Darfur. Attacking the symptom will not make the root cause go away. It is a start, [...] [...] As the year draws to a close, here is a list of the top 9 environmental stories in 2009 that had absolutely nothing to do with climate change: [...] The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. [...] Mercury has been found in every fish tested from almost 300 streams over a 7-year period. Where is it coming from? Coal. [...] Clean coal lobbyist forges 12 letters to trick House members into voting ‘No’ on ACES. [...] When Mike Brune, executive director of RAN (the Rainforest Action Network) says “I can’t remember a more charged atmosphere,” you know it must be bad. Brune has been arrested dozens of times and has faced off with lumberjacks, oilmen and multinational corporate behemoths alike. But there is a general feeling from everyone I’ve spoken to about the protest [...] [...] #3 CLIMATE BILL.. VICTORY OR DEFEAT? While most environmental groups are hailing the passing of the ACES (aka Waxman-Markey) climate bill, some like Greenpeace gave up and called for a “no” vote. Here are the details. #2 BATTLEGROUND WEST VIRGINIA Daryl Hannah, NASA scientist James Hansen and RAN director Mike Brune were arrested while protesting a Massey Coal [...] [...] #3 The EPA just OK’d the ongoing devastation in Appalachia, approving 42 more permits for mountaintop coal mining. Mountain top removal puts miners out of work and permanently destroys the most important temperature forest on earth. Read the article: http://www.mnn.com/technology/researc… Sign the petition: http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nr… Find out if you are connected to mountain top coal: http://www.mnn.com/technology/gadgets… #2 A Star (Factory) is Born [...] [...] UPDATE 6/2: Read the full post on Alternet.. made it to the front page of Digg! Maybe it’s because I’m still reeling over the news that Obama-appointed Lisa Jackson, new head of the EPA (that ‘P’ was supposed to stand for “protection” last time I checked) approved 42 permits to permanently obliterate several dozen mountain tops in Appalachia, [...] [...] |
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