The regulation is the culmination of six and a half years of work by the Bush administration to make it easier for mining companies to dig more coal to meet growing energy demand and reduce dependence on foreign oil. The U.S. already gets half its electricity from coal.
Environmentalists say the step will accelerate pillage of vast tracts and obliterate hundreds of miles of streams in central Appalachia in the eastern U.S.
“This is a parting gift to the coal industry from this administration,” said Joe Lovett, executive director of the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment in Lewisburg, W.Va. “This is an attempt to make legal what has long been illegal.”
From 1985 to 2001, 724 miles of streams were buried under mining waste, according to the environmental impact statement accompanying the new rule. If current practices continue, another 724 river miles will be buried by 2018.
Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.
There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.
This post is the second of a two part series. Read the first installment, Unreported Emissions From Natural Gas Blow Up BC's Climate Action Plan.
Methane leaks from British Columbia's natural gas industry are likely at least 7 times greater than official numbers increasing the entire provinces' carbon footprint by nearly 25%. That's like putting 3 million more vehicles on BC's roads.
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Well, after hearing that environmentalists say the step will accelerate pillage of vast tracts and obliterate hundreds of miles of streams, I think this step should be reconsidered. I might as well look for more information, and I appreciate the work of this site (http://www.desmogblog.com).