[LINK] Clean Coal

[Jan Whitaker]

At 03:31 PM 16/06/2012, David Boxall wrote:
>Should we demand that voids left by mining be filled, rather than left
>to cave in or become a problem for future generations? Should miners be
>forced to prevent associated pollution (and if they can't, should they
>be allowed to mine)? Should miners pay the full cost of their activities
>now, rather than leaving it to later generations?

I believe in at least some parts of the US, one of the requirements 
of miners is (or was) land reclamation after they have taken out the 
minerals. I lived in a coal mining area in the midwest where we ended 
up with fantastic DEEP lakes surrounded by woods. It is possible.

Jan



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