Comments on: Victory! EPA Vetoes Spruce Mine Permit

By: james

james — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:15:54 +0000

Dear Tyler, I can appreciate your concerns. But as the outlaw Josey Wales once said, “dying ain’t much of a livin’ boy” Is this the kind of world you want to leave your kin?

By: tyler

tyler — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:44:08 +0000

you all are crazy this is a way of life for many people

By: Arlene Brown

Arlene Brown — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:08:13 +0000

I’ve seen the destruction while on annual motorcycle rides from our home in North Carolina to Kentucky. It’s such a beautiful part of the country to ride and enjoy the scenery. But the destruction is such a blight on the region, and I hope it is put to a stop as soon as possible. Much success with your efforts.

By: Larry Jordan

Larry Jordan — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:22:29 +0000

Thank God we may finally be stopping this destructive practice! If we can get congress to make this a permanent change, perhaps we can save what’s left of the Appalachia Mountains for our children and grandchildren. I urge everyone to follow the link to email their congressmen and support ending this horrific practice.

By: Jay Macpherson

Jay Macpherson — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:47:12 +0000

To EPA: Please continue to veto mountaintop removals! Times are changed: we are learning that we can no longer ride roughshod over both Nature and the locals. As a Canadian, I am implicated in the Alberta tar sands, which have devastated vast areas and raised cancer rates among neighbours (mostly First Nations): meantime we all continue our wasteful lifestyles.

To ilovemountains: Hey guys, real runaround before I actually got to “Thank EPA”–as a Canadian I can’t contact my Congressperson, but still want to speak out. (Yes, periodically I do donate.) PS. I like Rev. Mark’s prayer.

By: John Meshna

John Meshna — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:11:17 +0000

I’m very pleased to see a victory for the earth once and a while. We shouldn’t be complacent however. Those who wish to continue doing these destructive things will never give up. I’m certain this decision will find it’s way into the slanted right wing court system.

All of us can do our part by conserving energy every single day we live. We wouldn’t need so much coal and fossil fuel if we would use only what we really need to get our lives done each day. Sounds obvious to a lot of people but from what I’ve seen many people still aren’t connecting their lifestyle and daily activities with a degraded environment. Even some who say the support environmental causes still miss the boat in this area and need lots of education and encouragement.