Hey CCAN members! Here’s a good way to get yourself heard. Maryanne Nobile from Gwynn Oaks, MD sent in her letter to the editor to us and we’re posting it here for you to read. Enjoy!
“I’d like to encourage readers to contact Mr. Lowell about this environmental outrage and demand that the coal industry commence with restoration funding for the mountains they’ve decimated. His email address is: lowell.miller@hq.doe.gov.”
To the Editor:
I was rather surprised to read the Baltimore Sun’s recent article on liquid coal technology. While Mr. Lowell touts the benefits, he paints an incomplete picture by not mentioning how coal is being extracted.
The method called strip mining, involves clearing entire lush mountain tops of trees and subsequently turning them into barren waste land. Ask any Virginian if they promote raping the land of its beauty in this fashion.
This is yet another example of irresponsible business profiteering by destruction of natural resources. Any legislation supporting liquid coal technology would be ludicrous and irresponsible at a time when mature, conscientious citizens are attempting to resolve ongoing environmental concerns.
