[hawg laig]

I am for strong environmental regulations.
That being said, all of us folks in East KY worrying about the impact of strip mining is like a 45 year old hooker who just finished her 25th year working in a brothel, worrying about when she lost her virginity. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. I say we mine very bit of coal we can however we can, built power plants here, and make the rest of the county pay through the nose for electricty. If we are going to wreck our environment the we should profit, and not just coal jobs; if you're a manufacturing business, software business, or service industry, move to the mountains and we will sell you power cheap. You stay where you are at, then prepare to pay.