"The coal industry is an outlaw industry that does not consider the rights of its neighbours or the rights of the land and environment. The industry is out to make a profit and has no regard for the damages done to the citizens of this country," Mr Morgan said. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
The devastation is indeed horrible. I wonder what is being done in China? We have alternatives that will help some. Nuclear power - stopped by environmentalists. Wind - intermittent and also stopped by environmentalists - Ted Kennedy are you listening? Solar - expensive and intermittent. We can raise the cost of electricity and strain the poor while letting the rich build ever bigger houses. Al Gore are you listening? All the while driving industry to other countries. Or we can mine coal. What is left out of the article is what are choices? All they have presented is the costs. No look at the benefits.
