But even the Sierra Club supports coal mining under specific conditions. Later in the article:
--- The Sierra Club supports only mining that is designed and conducted to meet goals consistent with the maintenance or improvement of environmental quality. These goals must be implemented through an effective and comprehensive program of planning, research, legislation, regulation, taxation, energy conservation, and utilization of environmentally acceptable alternative renewable and nonpolluting energy resources. In these processes, public notice and participation must be fully authorized and encouraged. The health and safety of mine workers and other affected persons must be rigorously protected. --- On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Casey wrote: > Clean Coal Plants are cool, but actually getting the coal is not... > > http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/coal.asp > > Coal mining -- the extraction of coal by surface mining or deep mining > methods -- has often proved to be an unacceptable activity under past and > present practices. Mining has caused and continues to cause serious and > extensive environmental damage, including pollution of water, depletion of > water supply, destruction of land, harm to health and safety, and the > serious disruption of community life. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:270659 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
