U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
It looks like the White House is trying to delay a Colorado coal mine out of business by dragging their feet on the bureaucratic review to approve an exception to the roadless rule.
Gary Harmon of the Daily Sentinel reports the review has been pushed back until after the election. Apparently, the decision is too important to be devoid of politics — the basis of all climate change arguments.
The court-ordered study from, you guessed it, WildEarth Guardians, is supposed to determine whether the expansion of the West Elk Mine operated by Arch Coal near Somerset will effect climate change in China. That’s not an exaggeration.
The new tool of environmentalists to shut down the coal industry is to demand that environmental assessments go beyond the effects of mining to determine if how the product is used by the consumer will affect the environment.
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is not happy about the delay, and is demanding an explanation.
“This decision is far too important for the administration to brush under the rug until after Election Day. People’s jobs are at stake.”
The Forest Service said the delay was sought by the Office of Management and Budget, also known as the White House.
Talk about ground polution….a sacrifice we'd be willing to make.
They don't give a rats @$$!
You mean Gary Harmon and Scott Tipoton who lie and spin misinformation and the commenters above may you sick,right?
New use for the Bowie mine: invite congress for a tour and seal it up. Oh, WildEarth Guardians can come, too.
These people make me sick that is all I can say…
I really wonder if these Wild People can really sleep at night .knowing what they do to people every day.How they hurt families ,effect childrens lives ,and ruin towns and jobs.I just hope some day they will think back on all this and ask for forgiveness because they are going to need it..
I totally agree. I am sick of the WildEarth Guardians and all the Envioros located in Paonia. This valley will never be the same and the change is certainly not for the better.
Dear "Office of Management and Budget",
As a citizen of the United States; I kindly request that you stop bowing down to the terrorists in our own nation (aka "WildEarth Guardians") by effectively allowing them to cripple, bankrupt and destroy our industries that have historically made our nation great. Determining how coal from Sommerset, CO affects air quality in China is an overreach of power.
Thank You,
Proud of our high BTU/low sulfur Coal Citizen