But when they're done they are mandated to repair the area. If we dig for coal we'll hurt the environment. Even if we repair the environment later, the environmentalists are against the first hand hurting. Even if not digging for coal will hurt America. So bottom line is that the environment is worth more than America.
OK, some will say that's a false argument but if it'll take much more resources to get other forms of energy now (not later, but right away) then the bottom line of the argument stands. What is the resource cost to America as a whole for oil? What's the environmental cost to make the money/whatever to give to our 'allies' for oil? Does this strengthen us in the long run or just save the environment at our expense? If we're gone, will those who take our places care about some trees? On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > 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:270683 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
