coal mining[/caption]Editor---A private citizen writes of the possible new ventures in Louisiana as something Louisiana folks should resist, which is the coal industry and reminds the citizens of that southern state that Oregon just said no.
Why coal? Simply stated it’s the money, prosperity for everyone, something Big Oil has promoted, and in many ways turned into fools’ gold. But don’t be fooled by the newest machinations of folks who see bucks but at the expense of the ordinary private citizen of Louisiana. That is the message from an environmental group with the reminder that Oregon is turning down dirty coal.
Pollution increases as a consequence of contaminants like sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercurty into the air. These contaminants negatively impact human and environmental health.
It increases greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Now Oregon has its issues with its own decisions, putting the green, environmentally valiant before the representatives of labor over the coal as energy debate. And the message at present is that clean air and water, of which Oregon has in abundance, is more precious than the coal that will bring the bucks for a little while, then leave the land impoverished.
