tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870905574657583796.post8711227019140302571..comments2008-12-03T00:25:12.132-06:00Steve Harrelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02525770449071261507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870905574657583796.post-24926298880620165182008-12-03T00:25:00.000-06:002008-12-03T00:25:00.000-06:00New article I thought might be of interest<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/washington/03mining.html?ref=us<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>SNIP<BR/><BR/>"This is unmistakably a fire sale of epic size for coal and the entire fossil fuel industry, with flagrant disregard for human health, the environment or the rule of law," said Vickie Patton, deputy general counsel of the Environmental Defense Fund.<BR/><BR/>The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to finish work on a rule that would make it easier for utilities to put coal-fired generating stations near national parks. It is working on another rule that would allow utility companies to modify coal-fired power plants and increase their emissions without installing new pollution-control equipment.<BR/><BR/>SNIPEureka Springs, ARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637771998617148750noreply@blogger.com