Comments on: Did Obama Throw Appalachia’s Mountaintops Under The Bulldozers? http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:02:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: constantweader http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887548 constantweader Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:55:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887548 <p>Payback for getting only about 12 votes in West Virginia?</p> Payback for getting only about 12 votes in West Virginia?

]]> By: Maxcrat http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887535 Maxcrat Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:09:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887535 <p>I am late to this thread so probably EPUd, but please note for the record that Owens was not a Bush appointee. She was with the Office of Surface Mining in the Clinton Administration as well. The Bush policies with respect to coal and mountaintop mining issues were primarily the work of their choices to head the agency - Jeff Jarrett and later another former industry guy who’s name I forget at the moment. Owens was made Acting Director after the second guy left. Its not really accurate to pile on Owens, and she may turn out to be a good Director. She knows how things work and where the bodies are buried.</p> I am late to this thread so probably EPUd, but please note for the record that Owens was not a Bush appointee. She was with the Office of Surface Mining in the Clinton Administration as well. The Bush policies with respect to coal and mountaintop mining issues were primarily the work of their choices to head the agency – Jeff Jarrett and later another former industry guy who’s name I forget at the moment. Owens was made Acting Director after the second guy left. Its not really accurate to pile on Owens, and she may turn out to be a good Director. She knows how things work and where the bodies are buried.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887514 MarkH Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:21:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887514 <p>“quaint” mountains?</p> <p>Obama should at least discuss this with Reps from the region where surface mining happens.</p> “quaint” mountains?

Obama should at least discuss this with Reps from the region where surface mining happens.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887495 Teddy Partridge Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:35:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887495 <p>Here’s my email to Barbara Boxer, at her<a href="http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm" rel="nofollow"> website email form for constituents:</a></p> <blockquote><p>Dear Senator Boxer:</p> <p>President Obama has asked Bush holdover Glenda Owens to continue as the head of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. She is a protege of the odious Stephen Griles and is NOT the change in coal mining policy I voted for in November.</p> <p>Can you please use your influence with the Obama Administration and as the Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee to put a stop to this nomination? Many Americans, including those directly affected in Appalachia by mountaintop removal, are very disturbed at the idea of having a forceful advocate of this environmental rape continuing in this position.</p> <p>This kind of nomination is exactly why Senatorial holds were created and are honored, in my opinion. Please consider one for Ms Owens.</p> <p>Thank you for your continued service to California and to the United States of America. I am proud you are my Senator, and the envy of my friends in other states.</p> <p>Sincerely yours,</p></blockquote> Here’s my email to Barbara Boxer, at her website email form for constituents:

Dear Senator Boxer:

President Obama has asked Bush holdover Glenda Owens to continue as the head of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. She is a protege of the odious Stephen Griles and is NOT the change in coal mining policy I voted for in November.

Can you please use your influence with the Obama Administration and as the Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee to put a stop to this nomination? Many Americans, including those directly affected in Appalachia by mountaintop removal, are very disturbed at the idea of having a forceful advocate of this environmental rape continuing in this position.

This kind of nomination is exactly why Senatorial holds were created and are honored, in my opinion. Please consider one for Ms Owens.

Thank you for your continued service to California and to the United States of America. I am proud you are my Senator, and the envy of my friends in other states.

Sincerely yours,

]]> By: BooRadley http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887404 BooRadley Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:11:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887404 <p>Thanks Kirk.</p> Thanks Kirk.

]]> By: Fatail http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887371 Fatail Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:02:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887371 <p>How about this little datum for clean coal: if a nuclear plant were to emit in a year as much radioactivity as a coal plant does in a day, it would be shut down.</p> How about this little datum for clean coal: if a nuclear plant were to emit in a year as much radioactivity as a coal plant does in a day, it would be shut down.

]]> By: sagesse http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887359 sagesse Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:54:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887359 <p>Well, the message that the environment was EXPENDABLE to the Obama administration was sent out loud and clear when Obama picked rancher Ken Salazar to be Interior Secretary. Salazar has proceeded to do NOTHING about welfare cattle and sheep ranchers destroying public lands. Salazar instead spouts endless hype about recklessly placed “renewables” - like the industrial solar plants that would blade off large areas of the Mojave - and destroy a natural ecosystem that right now performs a vital function in naturally sequestering carbon and combating global warming. Or the equally destructive huge wind farms in the middle of nowhere - instead of close to where power is used. See <a href="http://www.basinandrangewatch.org" rel="nofollow">www.basinandrangewatch.org</a></p> Well, the message that the environment was EXPENDABLE to the Obama administration was sent out loud and clear when Obama picked rancher Ken Salazar to be Interior Secretary. Salazar has proceeded to do NOTHING about welfare cattle and sheep ranchers destroying public lands. Salazar instead spouts endless hype about recklessly placed “renewables” – like the industrial solar plants that would blade off large areas of the Mojave – and destroy a natural ecosystem that right now performs a vital function in naturally sequestering carbon and combating global warming. Or the equally destructive huge wind farms in the middle of nowhere – instead of close to where power is used. See http://www.basinandrangewatch.org

]]> By: Kirk James Murphy, M.D. http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887317 Kirk James Murphy, M.D. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:09:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887317 <p>with a really great post…..</p> with a really great post…..

]]> By: greenwarrior http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887310 greenwarrior Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:02:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887310 <p>nevah mind. i see from your 49.</p> nevah mind. i see from your 49.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887309 Suzanne Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:02:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/did-obama-throw-appalachias-mountaintops-under-the-busand-bulldozers/#comment-1887309 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/late-night-decrepit-bilious-european-dustbag-soils-self-insults-america-makes-scotland-seem-land-of-gaseous-feebs/" rel="nofollow">thers upstairs</a></p> thers upstairs

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