- Nebraska Official Winds Race for StupidistBrindehosperr
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- Re: Hopenhagen: World Media Sends Powerful Message to UN Conferemickimaynard
Moving mountains (of coal ash)
Even if we prevent coal companies from leveling, deforesting, and polluting much of Appalachia by stopping mountaintop removal mining, coal will still not be clean. Even if we stop the release of greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants, coal will still not be clean. Coal-fired power plants produce mountains of combustion waste which have the potential to contaminate ground and surface water with toxic heavy metals like arsenic.
The New York Times had a nice description of the problem:
