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January 13, 2011 West Virginia: Agency Revokes Permit for Major Coal Mining Project “WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency revoked the permit for one of the nation’s largest mountaintop-removal coal mining projects on Thursday, saying the mine would have done unacceptable damage to rivers, wildlife and communities in West Virginia. It was the first time the agency had rescinded a valid clean water permit for a coal mine. …….”

June 11, 2011 Baltimore: Coal exports through port booming Cross the Bay Bridge on any day of the week, and you're likely to see several giant freighters anchored in the water below.A surge in coal exports from the port of Baltimore has turned the Chesapeake Bay into a maritime parking lot.Demand from China, India and other countries for high-priced metallurgic coal to fuel steel production has grown so strong that ships are backed up south of the bridge waiting to gain a berth at one of Baltimore's two coal terminals…….”

July 2, 2011: Montana: Legal gamesmanship threatens our energy future “Texas Gov. Rick Perry is able to boast about job growth under his watch, noting that over 265,000 jobs, or nearly 37 percent of the jobs created nationwide since the summer of 2009, have been created in the Lone Star state.

He credits this growth to a few simple conditions: low taxes, a regulatory climate that is fair and predictable, and a legal system that limits frivolous lawsuits. According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly one-fourth of the 70 companies that left California this year relocated to Texas.

When new or relocating companies and investors survey the landscape and consider Montana, what do they see? Well, when it comes to natural-resource development, the landscape looks risky.

Recent headlines highlight two major resource development projects slogging through endless legal and regulatory challenges. Investment flees this kind of uncertainty, so Montanans interested in the future economic stability of this state should be wary of the signals we send…” --- [relates short history of 2 outrageous examples] -- “The common experience for Tongue River Railroad and Tonbridge Power is this: Even if you play by the rules, even if you follow the letter of the law, even if you engage with the public during a planning process, even if you get formal approval from the regulatory authorities, you are certain to face organized opposition whose sole intent is to frustrate project development to the point of financial starvation….”

1 posted on 07/17/2011 9:14:15 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Of course, our loving and concerned government, wants to burden our country and livelihoods (whatever that will shake out to be in the future) with cap and trade enslavement. Whereas China gets to go on it’s merry way without that “bolder around it’s neck”. The US has just had it too good for too long—it’s gotta be taught a lesson. But, hey, at least Al Gore will be a Billionaire—he is so worthy of that, doncha know?


2 posted on 07/17/2011 9:27:49 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Mongolia is one of those faraway places I’d love to see. I hope they are wary of Chinese ambition in this area (somehow, I think they are well aware of history). That aside, I hope the US gets its own act together to carefully expoit out own resources..and get the big and stifling government out of the way.

Mongolia is/was a member of the U.S. coalition in Afghanistan. I hope they still consider us an ally after the last 2.5 years.


3 posted on 07/17/2011 9:33:34 AM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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