[Old School]

Again you just keep mentioning the same things. Goodness, please come up with something else useful in this debate. The reclamation you speak of is a joke, and I know this not only from what ive seen, but I know straight from the source. All mining companies are worried about is soil erosion, so they plant some grass and move on.

To answer you're question on why you waste time getting permits, I really don't know, companies can basically do what they want so the whole legal issues are really a joke. As of right now the coal companies basically rule this area, and if it wasn't for people like me and others, you would get by with it unchallenged, but I just cant let that happen. Before I answer the rest of this question, please stop referring to all people who oppose mtr as ANTI-Coal, I'm not necessarily anti-coal, I just despise MTR. I would rather have Underground mines that follow safety rules, then the devastating practice of MTR. Now back to the question, we argue over these issues because a lot of people are starting to see how greedy, and shady the coal industry is, they don't care about anything but a profit, and whatever the have to destroy to get that profit is fair game. So I will debate this issue, I will fight to get new laws in place and make sure they are followed, I will fight to protect this area until I die, or the mountains are gone, whichever comes first.


P.S. If you want to call a mule a racehorse, then thats fine with me, it's your mule.

Apparently the reclaimation that you're looking at was either mined prior to 1977 when there was no reclaimation to speak of or a mine site that went into bond forfiture, but I'm sure with you knowledge of mining you know the difference.

If your as you want me so say anti-mtr and you want to stop the use of valley fills and sediment ponds, then my friend you are ANTI-COAL, because as you know underground mines cannot operate without valley fills or sediment ponds, but once again you probably allready know this.

Yes mining companies are concerned with soil erosion, as any environmentalist should be
and that is why we plant grass as soon as possible and also plant trees on a later date.

Yes Coal companies are out to make a profit just like any other business operating today, can you name any business that is not out to make a profit? But as we've debated before to say they don't care about anything but profit and what ever they have to destroy is fair game is just flat out ridiculous and you know it.

As far as me mentioning the same thing, why don't you get some new material.

P.S. FYI I named my mule "ole 87"