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Decision on new Wyoming coal mine due in August
AP/KEVN ^ | Jun 08, 2017

Posted on 06/10/2017 8:13:01 AM PDT by GonzoII

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming officials considering a permit for a new coal mine heard testimony about how the mine could lower groundwater and cause the ground to settle.

The testimony wrapped up Thursday. The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council now will take written comments from proponents and opponents before deciding on a permit in August.

Lexington, Kentucky-based Ramaco wants to mine coal from the Brook Mine near Sheridan for industrial purposes. That could include making carbon fiber, a material used in car and airplane parts.

It would be Wyoming's first major new coal mine in decades.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: coal; trump
MAGA!
1 posted on 06/10/2017 8:13:01 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Wyoming officials considering a permit for a new coal mine heard testimony about how the mine could lower groundwater and cause the ground to settle.


May also cause sagging breasts.


2 posted on 06/10/2017 8:16:21 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump++)
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To: GonzoII

MAGA indeed! A of of people I know could find work there.


3 posted on 06/10/2017 8:18:48 AM PDT by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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To: GonzoII
Wyoming officials considering a permit for a new coal mine heard testimony about how the mine could lower groundwater and cause the ground to settle.

Sounds like enviro-whacko Bullshit to me.

4 posted on 06/10/2017 8:19:30 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: GonzoII

Hopefully every individual judge and government cubicle dweller in the world will approve.


5 posted on 06/10/2017 8:27:03 AM PDT by nicepaco
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To: GonzoII

Oh no! Oh no! All the ground water will sink into the earth. Old Faithful will stop squirting water. Wyoming will slide past Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and California and sink into the ocean!

6 posted on 06/10/2017 8:31:48 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: samtheman

May cause erectile dysfunction in anxious Libtards!


7 posted on 06/10/2017 8:39:08 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: GonzoII

8 posted on 06/10/2017 8:43:15 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Enchante

And nervous breakdowns in luddites and manbearpigs.


9 posted on 06/10/2017 8:55:03 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump++)
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Mine and sell it to china.


10 posted on 06/10/2017 9:29:21 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

We burn it clean enough to use it here.


11 posted on 06/10/2017 9:30:32 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump++)
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To: GonzoII

How many coal mines does WY have now?


12 posted on 06/10/2017 10:10:11 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Let's not squander the golden opportunity of 2017.)
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Wyoming is the leading producer of coal in the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_States


13 posted on 06/10/2017 10:15:56 AM PDT by klamath (growth of the welfare state is difficult to check before it comes to its full flower of dictatorship)
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To: GonzoII

Sounds like a good meme: Coal for carbon fiber.


14 posted on 06/10/2017 11:47:35 AM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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