Thursday, February 25, 2010
Environmentalists Call For Action
KENTUCKY....
Environmentalists told Kentucky legislators they're fed up with the General Assembly. During a meeting in Frankfort Thursday, members of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth took turns reading a Declaration of Independence-type statement. The message they were attempting to convey is coal production and demand is ebbing, but Kentucky is not taking steps toward new energy sources and jobs. They're calling for the state's political leaders to break close ties with coal, remove legislators with ties to coal companies from leadership positions, and for an end to "extreme and sometimes violent speech" directed at people who speak out against coal. Group leader Wendell Berry told lawmakers, "We have petitioned, marched, sung, written, lobbied, testified and pleaded — all to no avail."
Environmentalists told Kentucky legislators they're fed up with the General Assembly. During a meeting in Frankfort Thursday, members of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth took turns reading a Declaration of Independence-type statement. The message they were attempting to convey is coal production and demand is ebbing, but Kentucky is not taking steps toward new energy sources and jobs. They're calling for the state's political leaders to break close ties with coal, remove legislators with ties to coal companies from leadership positions, and for an end to "extreme and sometimes violent speech" directed at people who speak out against coal. Group leader Wendell Berry told lawmakers, "We have petitioned, marched, sung, written, lobbied, testified and pleaded — all to no avail."
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:00 PM 
