Most of strip mining operations I've seen (in the Northeast US) basically knock down entire mountains to get at the coal and/or iron ore. It's not a pretty site and it's devastating to the local environment.
Robert Munn wrote: > Have you actually seen mining operations in the US? I've seen surface > mining operations where they go in, extract the coal, and by the time > they leave, you can't even tell there was a mining operation, because > all that is left is grass fields. > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Casey wrote: > > >>> The Sierra Club supports only mining that is designed and conducted to >>> meet goals consistent with the maintenance or improvement of >>> environmental quality. >>> >> Yeah but seriously, I don't read this statement the same way you do. >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:270670 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
