What Money Cannot Buy

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Will the money our generation saves by burning mountain-top, stripped-mined coal be enough to buy clean air, a healthy, bubbling stream or a beautiful mountain view for our children and grandchildren to enjoy?

We are not being good stewards of the natural resources that we are blessed to enjoy in America. The future depends on what we do now. Let's save the good earth.

Please contact some North Carolina legislators and ask them to protect the beauty of the states that are being polluted by this horrible, destruction of their beautiful mountains. Ask them not to fall for the line they are being handed by Progress Energy, Duke Power and other big energy companies.

There are places where this type of mining might possibly be acceptable for the short-term, but the mountains of the Eastern United States should be protected.

Let's compromise. There are abundant supplies of coal without tearing up the mountains in Eastern United States. If clean-burning coal is ever developed, we still have other ways of obtaining it.

CHANGE ? ? ?

Zach Matheny must have changed his mind about his service on the Greensboro City Council. This quote about service on the Council appeared in the News-Record today:

"We've got to listen to and take up for our citizens. . ."

Up until now he has not followed that direction.

District 3 needs a representative who works FOR the people. Mr. Matheny has not been that person.

Maybe real change is in the air. I hope so.

Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law

Good news for the environment.

The EPA has halted some mountain top removal operations and put a hold on hundreds of mountaintop coal-mining permits on hold until it can evaluate their impact on our nation's streams and wetlands.

More details at CBS NEWS SITE

And a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency Site concerning the Highland Mining Company, Reylas Surface Mine.