Mountaintop Removal, Poll Results

I’m going to keep the poll open for another week because the participation level didn’t reach high enough to suit me. I did have quite a few voters and for those I say thank you.

You might think - he is so worried about the numbers they must not look good for him. On the contrary, it seems that either 1) I’m preaching to the choir, 2) the opposing opinions don’t have an opinion, 3) I’ve got a whole bunch of buddies.

It was actually a near landslide.

• I’m completely against MTR. 80%
• I’m somewhere in the middle. 10%
• I’m all for MTR. 8%
• What is Mountaintop Removal? 3%
• I don’t care. 0%
• undecided 0%

The results gave me something to talk about, just a little. I’m going to leave the poll open just for the benefit of a doubt but I don’t think the minority will ever overtake the majority on this particular issue. I guess it makes a huge point that I’ve been trying to make. I just couldn’t figure out how to make it. Why is it allowed to continue? It is a simple question. Look at the results of this poll to find the answer.

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Maybe it’s because it keeps the lights on?

My answer to that - KEEP YOUR ELECTRICITY!!! Give me back my hiking trails, 4 wheeler trails, hunting areas, ginseng patches, ramp patches, oak groves, clear mountain springs and streams, fish I’m not afraid to eat, rivers I can once again swim in, … get the point? It’s not worth it to me. I’ll go buy some solar panels and be happy. For crying out loud, when are you people going to come to your senses? Not soon enough for me - or the mountains apparently.

Montani Semper Liberi - uh ok…. whatever.

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Once again thanks to all that did vote. It should be an eye opener.

I’ve left the poll results link on the poll itself so that, for this next week, those interested can follow the results. I won’t display the number of voters because, simply put - it would never be high enough for the minority regardless of where they stand.

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adding…
Just a thought - I think someone should go down below Elk Run, catch a big mess of catfish out of Big Coal River, cook it up real nice and then invite the powers that be from Massey and the state to dinner. I wonder how many would show up for that little Coal River feast?

FYI - Coal Company Hit With E.P.A.’s Largest Civil Penalty

Excerpt from above article - “The fine was part of a $30 million settlement with the government over allegations that the company violated water pollution permit limits at its mines and plants more than 4,500 times between January 2000 and December 2006. The government said Massey polluted and clogged hundreds of streams and rivers in Kentucky and West Virginia by releasing millions of pounds of metals, sediments and acid mine drainage into their waterways.”

And yet it goes on…

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It’s time to talk a little LOUDER!!

From comments with permission-

BlueMountainMama said - “…call your representative and tell him/her you want them to support The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 2169 . It only takes 5 minutes to call. here’s a link that has who is sponsoring it, and you can send a letter through the link, also:

Call or Write Your Representative

we need this act to pass, to keep our waters clean and non-toxic! everyone’s downstream….“