Comments on: URGENT: Tennessee Scenic Vistas Bill to be Voted on Wednesday

By: Cerulean

Cerulean — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:16:55 +0000

Will it be on the floor this Wed? Could you ask TN to ask their Senators to create a strong bill to shore up the language that the EPA has given us? According to the Senators on the Env Committee, MTR is technically illegal in the US but sloppy language and horrible permitting is the root problem. The TN Legislature should not fold, but play out this hand and help define MTR in TN as illegal and help the movement to strengthen the laws against it. This committee basically restored the Clean Water Act for Tennessee. The federal level is the goal. Better practices equal more jobs and a healthier populace!

By: Pat Pennebaker

Pat Pennebaker — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:02:47 +0000

It is unbelievable that any elected official would even consider destroying the beauty which defines east Tennessee. The relatively few jobs created by the mountain top mining are temporary. When the coal is gone those jobs are gone. The destruction, dangers and damage from the mining is PERMANENT! It is absurd to say that a mountain can be “restored” by piling some dirt back on it. The millions of people who come to visit Tennessee come to see the natural beauty – not man’s destruction.

By: Tennessee Senate to Debate Mountaintop Removal | Barefoot and Progressive

Tennessee Senate to Debate Mountaintop Removal | Barefoot and Progressive — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:20:42 +0000

[...] always great Coal Tattoo: Anti-mountaintop removal activists are working overtime this week (see here and here), trying to draw attention to a vote expected in the Tennessee General Assembly on a bill [...]

By: B Oulson

B Oulson — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:58:27 +0000

Mr. Miller, I’d say today was disappointing to an extent. All that passed today was an amendment to the amendment of the original bill. As an impartial, yet concerned citizen, most of what happened today was an example of the legislative machine. Although I commend Mr. Stewart on his original intent, the bill as he proposed, no longer exists. I appreciate Mr. Faults position but the meeting seemed inconsequential.

By: Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:48:45 +0000

Did this pass today?

By: Bruce Oulson

Bruce Oulson — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:44:11 +0000

PLEASE…. look at the consequences. PLEASE….employ your intellect to consider the impacts. PLEASE…..develop and utilize your own vast resources to encourage alternative sources. PLEASE….be the catalysts to help our nation be a world leader in clean energy. PLEASE….set the standard for conscious & responsible decisions. THANK YOU

By: Gena Kennedy

Gena Kennedy — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:56:11 +0000

Don’t sell out, protect our beautiful mountains.

By: jim

jim — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:56:33 +0000

Good for Tennessee!
If you want to enjoy the full benefits of MTR come on up to West Virginia. Better yet – do a fly over on Google Earth!

By: Dana Koogler

Dana Koogler — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:51:23 +0000

I am in favor of this bill to prevent removal of mountain tops and destruction of our scenic views. Moreover, I am in favor of ridge line zoning to prevent the construction of homes or buildings where it would spoil the look of our mountains for all persons.

By: Eusebio Manuel Vestias Pecurto

Eusebio Manuel Vestias Pecurto — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:23:37 +0000

Salvem as montalhas no mundo