[Hoot Gibson]

I don't have a clue how much they are going over the limit. I just know that they are over the limit, and spending 300 million on the projects. I am on the largest one they are building, at 50 million dollars. Others are being built at 25 million. The facts I know, are that Patriot is building a bunch of these water treatment plants to clean up the selenium they are putting into the streams. The flagrant disregard for our water supply in this area has effectively shot "coal" in the foot, with their own gun. Maybe coal needs to look at themselves when looking for someone to blame for the hurt they are feeling right now. If they had did what was right 30 years ago, and continued to do what's right, they might not be in this mess.



Disclaimer, again: I am not against coal, as long as it's mined clean, and burned clean.

Coal has never been mined or used in a more environmentally responsible way than it is today. All that has changed is that we have an administration that has declared war on the coal industry. You are just one of Obama's foot soldiers. You support Obama, so you are against coal.