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Time to ban mountaintop mining due to externalized costs - Ars Technica
A new, comprehensive analysis of mountaintop removal mining, which is
common in the Appalachian region of the United States, shows that its
environmental effects extend to the hydrology of its surroundings,
ruining streams and the ecosystems they support. Technically known as
"mountaintop mining with valley fills" (MTM/VF), it consists of
stripping away forests and topsoil from the tops of mountains and then
using explosives to break through rocks that cover the coal inside the
mountain. The resulting rocks are then pushed away into valleys, where
they interfere with and often bury existing streams.
read on ...
Senator Demands IP Treaty Details - Wired
That a U.S. senator must ask a federal agency to share information
regarding a proposed and "classified" international anti-counterfeiting
accord the government has already disclosed is alarming. Especially when
the info has been given to Hollywood, the recording industry, software
makers and even some digital-rights groups.
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Posted by: Peter - 9:18 PM MST | Updated: 19 February 2010 2:12 PM MST
Tags: Civil Liberties Environment
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