Saturday, December 05, 2009
Coal Industry Responds
KENTUCKY OR WEST VIRGINIA....
The National Mining Association says it agrees with most of the comments made Thursday by West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd regarding mountaintop removal mining, including statements that coal remains an essential energy source.Highly efficient mountaintop mines are common in parts of Appalachia but widely opposed as too damaging by environmentalists.The statement Byrd issued says the practice enjoys little support in Washington. Moreover, he says the industry isn't helping by attacking opponents and sowing fear in the Appalachian coalfields.The mining association says coal mining is adapting to the 21st century by embracing better safety equipment and technology while remaining vital to the economy
The National Mining Association says it agrees with most of the comments made Thursday by West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd regarding mountaintop removal mining, including statements that coal remains an essential energy source.Highly efficient mountaintop mines are common in parts of Appalachia but widely opposed as too damaging by environmentalists.The statement Byrd issued says the practice enjoys little support in Washington. Moreover, he says the industry isn't helping by attacking opponents and sowing fear in the Appalachian coalfields.The mining association says coal mining is adapting to the 21st century by embracing better safety equipment and technology while remaining vital to the economy
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