Comments on: Wendell Berry: Not a Vision of Our Future, But of Ourselves https://ilovemountains.org/news/86 END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING IN APPALACHIA! Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:16:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 By: Wendell Berry and Bill Moyers to Talk Coal, Climate This Week on PBS https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-1005940 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:16:28 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-1005940 […] described mountaintop removal this way, in a 2005 essay: “Coal is undoubtedly something of value. And it is, at present, something we need – […]

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By: Wendell Berry and Bill Moyers to Talk Coal, Climate This Week on PBS | Grist https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-1003548 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:59:03 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-1003548 […] described mountaintop removal this way, in a 2005 essay: “Coal is undoubtedly something of value. And it is, at present, something we need – […]

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By: Good news for creeks | Priscilla Stuckey Author of 'Kissed by a Fox' https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-549578 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:30:13 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-549578 […] and environmentalist Wendell Berry says that this type of coal mining, in addition to destroying the environment, also impoverishes local […]

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By: Rebecca https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-53259 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:33:45 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-53259 It’s times like this that I feel complete shame in being part of the human race. The destruction we have caused to ourselves, our environment, and our heritage is beyond comprehension. We are so fortunate to have a world full of beautiful places and creatures yet we are willing to take it all for granted in our pursuit of money. Shame on us!

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By: Pat https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-43500 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:15:07 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-43500 There is NO man-made global warming. Global warming is a lie, a myth,and a fraud pushed by hucksters and communists.

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By: Carolyn Richardson https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-19798 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:34:07 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-19798 To go along with the recent dialogue at Duke University about climate change, global warming and the drought effecting North Carolina and other parts of the country, we are sending this information to you on behalf of Rev. William D. Burton, who can be reached in Raleigh at 919-954-1787. We believe, with your help, we can all make a real difference. There is an old saying, “When you find yourself in a hole …. STOP DIGGING!” And, that’s what we have got to get across to people, not just in North Carolina, but throughout the US and the industrial/developing countries throughout the world.

Recently, Rev. Burton started contacting fleet managers, mayors and people in the decision making process to help educate and facilitate the transition of municipalities, businesses, organizations and individuals in the “going green” movement. It is becoming increasingly obvious that climate change and global warming is a serious threat to agriculture, and to our very lives. Getting a united effort to do something meaningful about it is where the real challenge comes in. However, we are convinced that it is going to take such an effort … a real mindset … to slow and/or reverse this very dangerous trend. No one has a “Silver Bullet” solution. But, we do have a product which has been independently lab tested, and proven to …

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We would like to ask you to conduct a controlled test, either in your personal vehicle or in a company vehicle. Ultimate ME² is a liquid fuel additive that is available only through the 13 year old publically traded company that Rev. & Mrs. Burton and myself are associated with. In your controlled test, it will be necessary, first, to establish a baseline of the miles per gallon of the vehicle(s) prior to using Ultimate ME². Then, after using 3 to 5 tanks of fuel, with Ultimate ME² added (driven under the same conditions), its economical effectiveness can be very accurately determined. By the way, independent lab tests documented 13 % increase in the miles per gallon in gasoline engines and 16% in diesel engines … AND a dramatic reduction in toxic exhaust emissions: Nitrous Oxide (NOx) was reduced by 44% and Carbon Monoxide (CO) by 33%. This means individuals and entities can realize substantial savings even after allowing for the cost of Ultimate ME² AND do something very positive in reducing the amount of harmful emissions they would otherwise be spewing into the air. The bottom line is, Ultimate ME² is a smart decision from a fiscal AND environmental standpoint. And, since agriculture is a huge industry in North Carolina, “going green”, and doing something to combat the effects of global warming is not an option, it is a must.

At your convenience, please take a look at Rev. and Mrs. Burton’s web page. You can even order Ultimate ME² securely on line …

http://www.eyicom.com/swburton

Ultimate ME² comes with a money back guarantee, and is covered by a $ 1,000,000.00 Liability Insurance Policy. If you would send us your email address we would be happy to send you a copy of the Insurance Policy and some other documentation for your perusal. Also, if you like the results you get with Ultimate ME², we can show you how we can help you benefit financially by us publicizing your results and the example you are setting in “going green” in order to encourage others to do the same.

Rev. William Burton has shared the stage with great speakers like Depak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Dennis Waitley, Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup For The Soul), and Les Brown (You Can Live Your Dreams!). His TV & Radio programs, Forgiving For A Living, The Science Of Being Rich, The Science Of Being free, have been broadcast from Raleigh to Inglewood, CA. And, he is actively engaged in the global warming/environmental movement. He has already had several radio and newspaper interviews in the Triangle area of North Carolina.

Front Page Triangle Tribune article
Sunday, August 26, 2007 ….

http://www.triangletribune.com/news_warm.html

Minister calls out on global warming concerns
By Sommer Brokaw
Published Aug. 23, 2007

RALEIGH – Though blacks haves not traditionally been environmental activists, a local global warming activist says they should be.

“We’re on the planet Titanic right now,” said the Rev. William Burton. “We (racial groups) don’t get to be separate anymore. We have to work together. I can’t say ha-ha there’s a hole on your end of the Titanic.”
Scientists say global warming is gradually increasing the earth’s surface temperature. It can also melt ice glaciers and raise sea level.

Burton explains it this way. “It’s like somebody has placed the earth in a motorized vehicle and pulled it into a garage, and closed the door with the engine running. That’s what the greenhouse effect is,” he said.
At age 63, Burton is a minister, a motivational speaker, a musician and a former network marketer. He said global warming damages the earth, which affects the food supply and causes food prices to rise. The black community, which has a disproportionately high number of low-income residents, single parents and seniors who live on low or fixed incomes, should be especially concerned because the increased cost will affect them first.

“When food starts to double in price, the wealthy people might have to stop playing golf as much, but it’s not going to be a matter of whether they eat or not,” Burton said. “The planet has fed us through the grace of the creator, and do we care? We just continue to trash it like we can replace it.”
Thomas Hill, radio personality at WCLY 1550 AM, said Burton is committed to environmental causes because he truly cares.

“This isn’t something he just decided to jump on the bandwagon with. It’s something he thinks will make us think about being more responsible,” Hill said. “He comes from out West, and he understands that smog has been a detriment in California for years. He wants to prevent a shift in the same thing happening here that happened in Los Angeles several years ago.”
Though scientists still speculate if anything can be done at this point to prevent global warming, Burton believes it’s not too late.

“People don’t deal with global warming because it’s so huge that it’s overwhelming. But you can do something,” he said.
Motor vehicles are responsible for a quarter of the annual U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading global-warming gas, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit environmentalist group.

Burton is promoting a gas additive product, UltimateME2, that he says reduces global warming emissions. In an independent lab test, UltimateME2 increased fuel efficiency 13 percent in regular cars and 16 percent in diesel. And, EPA emissions tests show reductions in nitric oxide by 44 percent, carbon monoxide by 33 percent, and hydrocarbons by 7 percent.
“I want my grandkids to say my granddad tried to help. He didn’t just sit there and say oh well, let the politicians do it,” Burton said.

“His sincerity is beyond reproach,” said Chet West, vice president of community affairs for the AMW Foundation, a behavioral institute in Raleigh. “I think he’s definitely concerned about the global environment as all of us should be concerned, not only for ourselves but for our grandchildren and their children.”

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You can view a very informative video presentation found on Rev. & Mrs. Burton’s web page at http://www.eyicom.com/swburton . Then, you can click on the link below the video display, and continue on the their home page, and review the information and testimonials as well as some test results and other documentation.

If you have questions, or need assistance, please contact Rev. Burton at 919-954-1787.

We hope to hear from you real soon! Thank you … and God bless!

Carolyn Richardson, IBA

*Your results with Ultimate ME² may vary. Ultimate ME² has been tested by independent labs in strict accordance with the SAE Type II J1321, EPA 511 (including FTP 75), 40 CFR 86 and CA Title 13 Test Protocols for fuel savings and for emissions testing, to EPA and CARB standards. Results show 13% mileage improvement for gasoline engines, 16% mileage improvement for diesel engines, and a reduction in harmful emissions up to 44%. The complete test results can be found by going through this web page: http://www.eyicom.com/swburton

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By: Greg Tracy https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-3119 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:49:07 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-3119 Sure, coal companies have been raping eastern Kentucky for
about 100 years.One reason is because they can,legally. In
Kentucky surface rights to land have been legally seperated from subsurface (mineral) rights. In an impoverished region
many families have in the past, sold these subsurface rights…to Coal companies.This was unfortunate when only underground mining was practiced.Because the Army Corps of Engineers has changed their definition of “Fill” and because
Kentucky mining permits allow for Coal companies to create “Flat Land” there has been an explosion in the number of mountain removals. This has become an ABUSE not only of the permit process, but of the very land itself.
If the present mining practices continues there will soon be plenty of flat land,no mountains, no streams, no wildlife and no people. When the last coal is gone there will only remain a vast desolate wasteland
Perhaps the out of state utilities who purchase Kentucky
coal should instead build nuclear power plants in their backyards and leave ours alone.Then we could all sit back and see how well out of state people like what their electric companies are “doing” to them

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By: Shawn Cathey https://ilovemountains.org/news/86#comment-107 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:38:42 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/cost_of_coal/86#comment-107 Man’s heart is inherently wicked,greedy and selfcentered. At least those who have ruled America for 100 yrs. The planet is sick and grevious. “Come soon Lord Jesus”, it’s getting bad down here..

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