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Climatologist James Hansen Urges Obama to Ban Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

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Coal is the linchpin in mitigating global warming, and it’s senseless to allow cheap mountaintop-removal coal while the administration is simultaneously seeking policies to boost renewable energy. If the Obama administration is unwilling or unable to stop... Full Article at Treehugger

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  1. Tighter restrictions on mountaintop removal mining are simply not enough. Instead, a leading climate scientist argues, the Obama administration must prohibit this destructive practice, which is devastating vast stretches of Appalachia. Full Article at Huffington Post

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  3. Today, Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency, Council on Environmental Quality, Army Corp. of Engineers and Dept. of Interior announced today “unprecedented steps to reduce environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining.” Although mountaintop... Full Article at It's Getting Hot In Here

  4. DURING THE campaign and after his election, President Obama left environmentalists in coal country with the distinct impression that he was going to do away with mountaintop removal mining in the Appalachians. Full Article at The Washington Post

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