Sunday, August 02, 2009
Cap And Trade Protest Held In Knott County
More than 5,000 people gathered Saturday in Knott County, including some who flew from Washington D.C., to take part in a protest against the proposed Cap and Trade bill which is now in Congress. Representatives Hubert Collins and Jim Gooch and Senator Brandon Smith were among those who spoke at the rally. Local politicians say the Cap and Trade would fine places that burn coal, which would lead to job cuts, mines being closed, increased nationwide energy costs and severe risk to the local economy. Supporters say they know they need to burn coal cleaner, but a way has not yet been developed to do that. They say they're ready to take their message to Washington.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:56 PM 
