Nonviolent protests launched to save Coal River Mountain
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In the face of an impending 6,600 acre mountaintop removal strip mine, they planted a banner for the Coal River Wind Project, a nationally acclaimed proposal that would create 200 local construction jobs and 50 permanent jobs, enough energy for 150,000 homes, and allow for sustainable forestry and mountain tourism projects, as well as a limited amount of underground mining.
Nonviolent protests launched to save Coal River Mountain
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twodee
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if energy policy and environmental policy are not managed hand in hand we are missing the point. They MUST be thought of together. It is only confusing when you limit your thinking. sure, "People are just people." I just think we can aspire to improve rather than repeat the mistaken and destructive path we keep treading.
- 3 years ago
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twodee
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pjacobs51
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Good to see! Man those guys look cold.
- 3 years ago
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pjacobs51
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mjsmith11
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I would like to see how this plays out. If you you hear of any follow up stories to this please feel free to let me know. I am not against environment conservation. I just do not like to confuse energy policy with environmental policy. What is a good energy policy may not necessarily be a good environmental policy. I think that it is great that these protesters offered an alternative plan to the mining project. People are just people, I see no reason to call people names because of where they live or who they are.
- 3 years ago
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mjsmith11
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victimofcoal
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All the while local news affiliates are still running the "clean coal" propoganda that leads most to still refer to the people of Appalachia as "ignorant hillbillies".
- 3 years ago
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victimofcoal
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St_Alia_10191
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good for them! have you seen mountain top removal? it's an affront to nature.
- 3 years ago
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St_Alia_10191
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bushiitop
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excellent post. thank you for this update.
- 3 years ago
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bushiitop
