Kentucky Governor Meets Mining Protesters at Capitol

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Bloomberg reported that Kentucky’s pro-coal governor met with protesters waging a sit-in at his Capitol office, telling them he believes surface mining can be done “in a responsible way.”

Bloomberg reported that Kentucky’s pro-coal governor met with protesters waging a sit-in at his Capitol office, telling them he believes surface mining can be done “in a responsible way.”

The article states that:

Wendell Berry, an author and former college professor, said Friday’s meeting made clear that Beshear and environmentalists are far apart on the issue of mountaintop removal, a form of coal mining that has permanently altered the landscape in portions of Appalachia by leveling what once were towering ridge tops.

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