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(0)Mon, May 18 2009 at 9:48 PM EST
Dear President Obama,
In case you aren't sure what devastation looks like, I thought I'd show you a picture of a tree near death. Now, this tree isn't an Appalachian tree, and it isn't near any coal mines. Nevertheless, it depicts the bankrupt landscapes that result from environmental devastation. Appalachian apocalypse describes it quite well.
Mon, May 18 2009 at 3:52 PM EST
Snarky, backhanded ridicule of people who dare to care. That's my review in one sentence or less. Worse yet, it wasn't even funny. It was just...snarky and full of one-dimensional stereotypes. I liked King of the Hill because it was downright...
Given that the interests of mining companies rarely jive with the interests of people or nature, it strikes me as disingenuous to cite those reclamations as an asset. After all, the people of Applalachia have lived for many years without the...
I wrote a blog post about it here http...