http://www.metafilter.com/tags/MountaintopRemovalMining Posts tagged with 'MountaintopRemovalMining' at MetaFilter. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:45:14 -0800 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:45:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/64141/Mountaintop%2DRemoval%2DMining <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/07sum/appalachia1.asp">Appalachian Apocalypse.</a> Mountaintop removal mining (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/35965/Mountaintop-Removal-Mining-High-Resolution">previously</a>) has a <a href="http://www.wesjones.com/death.htm">devastating effect on the environment and local populations</a>. The Bush administration wants to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/us/23coal.html?ex=1345521600&en=3d104859e0d4fa55&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss">loosen regulations and expand the practice</a>. <small>[Via <a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/">Wired Science</a>.]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64141 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:45:14 -0800 Appalachia Coal Environment Mining MountaintopRemovalMining Politics StripMining homunculus