Strip mining isn't the only way to get at it, they've been tunnel mining for centuries, and that lessens the environmental impact. Coal is a temporary and somewhat archaic solution, I'd much rather see the effort being thrown at safe nuclear power
Michael Dinowitz wrote: > 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:270687 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
