Keyword: mountaintop removal

The Least Sexy Part of Energize America Email Print

Energize America is chock full o' cool.   There are great ideas in the plan to expand solar, wind, and other renewable sources.  There's support for much improved conservation, and there are R&D targets that could take us to the next generation of clean power and keen cars.

However, this is the part that's...eh, not so sexy.  But it's important.

In a plan that's all about making sure America has all the energy it needs for the future, this is one part of the plan that's about putting restrictions on an existing domestic energy resource.

This is where we outlaw mountaintop removal coal mining.

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