Tag Archives: mountaintop removal mining

Disturbing Scene From Appalachia

July 9, 2009 – 2:20 pm

As we approach that barbecue soaked, bile duct-loosening event known, colloquially, as the Fancy Farm Picnic & Oratory Thunderdome, one issue that will certainly be out in full force is mountaintop removal (MTR) mining.
To postulate an obvious political equation: The current landscape in Democratic Primaryland dictates that supporters of the practice will likely be Daniel [...]

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Obama: Saving Our Streams

April 27, 2009 – 4:39 pm

Looks like that feisty liberal President of ours has seen fit to reverse yet another Bush-era practice: Incompetence fraud corruption idiocy dumping mountaintop-removal mining wastes into nearby tributaries.  [The Courier-Journal]
We know that many of you will hate him for this because you somehow believe coal is integral to the commonwealth’s “economic success,” but we also [...]

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Winning ❤’s & Minds (Plus A Judd, Too)

February 18, 2009 – 3:59 am

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We’re well into our interview when Governor Steve Beshear entered the room.
“Hope I’m not interrupting,” he said, his smile bright.
Everyone in the stuffy conference room stood to attention but me; given the logistics of where I’d been seated, my chair would’ve blocked his Governorship’s access to Ashley Judd (a big no-no).  Handshakes were exchanged, and [...]

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I Love Mountains Day — today!

February 17, 2009 – 9:15 am

Hey folks, 
Today is I Love Mountains Day in Frankfort. Go show your support for coalfield families and ecosystems that have been hurt, damaged or destroyed entirely by mountaintop removal coal mining. Or just get a peek at Ashley Judd. 
Here’s today’s schedule: 
 
11 a.m.   KFTC members and supporters will gather at the Kentucky River where Capitol Ave [...]

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