I plan to go to this hearing Tuesday. Is anyone else interested in riding along?
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding six public hearings to receive public comments about coal mining on public lands, including one in Pittsburgh.
This is your opportunity to tell the federal government to Keep Dirty Fuels in the Ground on public land, insist on fair royalties for the public, and demand an end to "self-bonding" by mining companies.
Tuesday, June 28, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM Press Conference and Rally: Tuesday, June 28, Noon
Where: Hearing: Pittsburgh Convention Center 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh (MAP) Press Conference and Rally: Courtyard Pittsburgh Downtown, 945 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh (MAP)
If you are not able to attend, consider sending comments via the attached link.
https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0043719
Details:
*An astonishing 40 percent of all coal produced in the United States comes from public, taxpayer-owned land. *The government recently put a hold on new federal coal leases to study the impact that coal mined on public lands has on our climate. This means we have an unprecedented opportunity to push this country towards a clean energy future and away from dirty fuels.
For decades, the federal government has been leasing taxpayer-owned public lands to fossil fuel companies at bargain-basement rates. Taxpayer-owned land should be used to benefit the public, but the coal it generates puts billions of tons of carbon into our atmosphere, slows the growth of clean energy, and affects the health of communities near coal mines and power plants and everywhere in between. It’s clear the federal coal leasing program is out of date and out of step with our nation’s commitment to stop climate disruption -- and we have an opportunity to change that.
*The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking public comments on the scope of its study looking at how our public lands are used for coal mining. Tell them it’s time that we keep the coal in the ground and use our public lands to reflect what’s best for our climate and communities*.