Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Restrictions On Mountaintop Mining Rejected
More restrictions on mountaintip mining have been rejected by Kentucky lawmakers. A proposal to end the practice failed to get enough votes to make it out of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
Some lawmakers said it had been a mainstay of the states' economy since the Industrial Revolution, and, they feared a crackdown might put thousands of miners out of work.
Others say political leaders have turned a blind eye to the environmental devastation.
Some lawmakers said it had been a mainstay of the states' economy since the Industrial Revolution, and, they feared a crackdown might put thousands of miners out of work.
Others say political leaders have turned a blind eye to the environmental devastation.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:18 AM 
