Re: E-M:/ Love mountains? Hate coal!

[Larry Nooden <ldnum@umich.edu>]

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Enviro-Mich message from Larry Nooden <ldnum@umich.edu>
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The stream beds in these mountain-topped areas are also filled with toxic 
minerals running off from the spoils.  You can actually see this in the 
color of the water.  Those minerals must get into local drinking water and 
produce some health effects.

The people in these areas seem poorly educated and desperate for jobs even 
if they are only sort-term jobs.  They seem not to understand the health 
implications or the curtailment of future economic activities once the coal 
is gone.

Hopefully, Michigan will not contribute this and other derivative problems.

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