Foreshadowing the Bush Legacy on Coal
To assess what has been handed down from his [George W. Bush] eight years in office is doable. To write about what will last long- term is harder. One exception, though, comes to mind: here in Appalachian, we face a permanent hole in our vistas (and our lives) in the wake of so-called mountaintop removal mining (MTR). So-called because I prefer to call it Mountain Range Destruction. This type of mining pulverizes whole mountains for their underlying coal ... Full Story »
Posted by Barry Grossheim
I share Ms. Wellington's concern that it will now be time to hold Obama's feet to the fire. But, sooner or latter, as always, the truth will reveal itself and show Bush/Cheney for the thievery and sell-out to their friends and big business, although by this time what the hell will it matter.