Comments on: Welcome Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Tell Her to Protect Appalachia from Mountaintop Removal

By: Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline Ryan — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:09:32 +0000

To the Dept. of the Interior, Sally Jewell,

PLEASE SAVE THE WILD HORSES AND BURROS FROM
ANY MORE ROUND-UPS FROM THE BLM !!!!

Americans love these wild animals, and they
should be free to live their lives.

BLM needs to have more of your support for
the wild horses and burros.

Thank you for having a kind heart.

Best,
Jacqueline Ryan

By: Harlan Sandberg

Harlan Sandberg — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:05:33 +0000

Dear Secretary Jewell

I can think of no more despicable practice than mountaintop coal mining. What does it say about our country that we literally destroy the earth and people who have lived in the Appalachians for generations for coal which can be mined in a less destructive way and provides good paying jobs? My first sight of a mountaintop mine was SHOCKING. The destruction can hardly be internalized. I would urge you to use the weight of your office to help end thie literal destruction of our mountains and people.

Harlan Sandberg

By: Pamela Aubrey

Pamela Aubrey — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:12:24 +0000

During President Obama�s first term, the administration promised to restore longstanding stream protections to Appalachia. Despite this assurance, progress has been slow and Appalachian streams remain threatened.

Secretary Jewell has the ability to take immediate action and direct the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to issue a long-overdue rule to prevent the dumping of coal mining waste into streams. We need Jewell to ensure that a strong standard is created and that it is fully implemented in Appalachia.