Bush is basing his environmental decisions on part of the Bible. Really.
He thinks the world is going to end soon, so he wants to rape and pillage
the earth, and use up the natural resources as soon as possible. 'Mountain
Top Mining' is just one technique, and has a devastating effect on the
environment. THAT'S pretty BIG news, ever see it covered on your news
station? Probably not.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
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----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:13 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: The journey to work - electrically/ Now Cholesterol
>
> I've been shooting this documentary on the nuclear waste industry for
> the past couple of years. In the process of shooting in eastern
> Kentucky I've seen the mountaintop mining that's going on there. I
> guess the idea is to mine the coal as fast as possible, use it to
> generate energy and sell the energy. They're in a "cashing out" phase
> right now because Washington sees it as an economic boost at a time
> when the economy needs all the help it can get. Anyway, they're
> blowing the top off these mountains to get to the coal seam and then
> they just level the mountain until they hit the bottom of the seam.
> They dump all the waste in the nearest river. They've flattened an
> area the size of Maryland in the Appalachians. It's like looking at
> the surface of the moon. All the rivers have been filled in and the
> mountains have been leveled. And of course, like you say, all that
> coal goes to dirty coal-burning plants along the Ohio River where
> they burn it as fast as they can and blast millions of tons of
> mercury into the atmosphere in the process. We've got a generation of
> asthmatic children growing up right now and nobody seems to care. Of
> course, nobody's going to educate them, anyway, so they might as well
> wheeze quietly in a corner somewhere. See? Now you've got me
> started...I'll try to shut up now.
>
> On Jun 22, 2005, at 3:54 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>
>> It's unsafe to eat freshwater fish in atleast 19 states due to mercury
>> contamination. Thanks to the Coal Industry (which wrote the White
>> House's
>> "Clear Skies Initiative".) Yeah, the skies will be clear of
>> birds........
>>
>> John Hermanson
>
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