tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post2468511745358817121..comments2024-01-11T11:19:23.663-08:00Comments on Hodgeman's Thoughts on The Great Outdoors: An Alaskan Debacle...hodgemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632228055641750343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post-76874543918492534152011-01-15T11:30:40.417-08:002011-01-15T11:30:40.417-08:00The brass neck of it! The sheer audacity of the cl...The brass neck of it! The sheer audacity of the claim that the pristine wilderness could be returned after such wholesale plunder. Then there's the point you raise about the end products export. Madness. <br /><br />I'm guessing that the situation where you are will mirror here, a grubby elite will line the pockets of however helps them get elected by an uninformed and disaffected electorate.<br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post-30809824309581011552011-01-08T07:47:38.340-08:002011-01-08T07:47:38.340-08:00To quote a recent president, "I feel your pai...To quote a recent president, "I feel your pain."<br /><br />In places like eastern Montana, strip coal mining doesn't change the landscape much, but in the area you describe, returning land to its original state is impossible.<br /><br />Reminds me of the great mineral deposits in and around Butte, Montana. It had a great wealth of copper, zinc, gold, silver, etc. Today, after the mining companies left with their pockets full, the Berkley Pit, and over 50 miles of river downstream are one of the largest EPA Superfund sites in the nation, and it is tax payers, not mining companies that foot the bill for Superfund reclamation. Additionally, reclamation in some parts of this site consist of removing only 60% of the toxins--it is said that removal of 100% isn't cost effective. <br /><br />Keep us informed, Mike.<br /><br />PS. I got your email. I am no longer in Wrangell, but back in Montana.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387226895914069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post-19236939328854161802011-01-07T20:06:17.838-08:002011-01-07T20:06:17.838-08:00Hodge,
Keep me in the loop on anything I can writ...Hodge,<br /><br />Keep me in the loop on anything I can write, scream about, rant, etc.<br /><br />I will be refering to and linking to your post ASAP. Taliban allowing of course...<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><a href="http://www.free-press-release.com/news-albert-rasch-and-in-afghanistan-it-s-been-a-long-road-1292793394.html" rel="nofollow">Albert A Rasch</a><br /><a href="http://inastan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Albert Rasch In Afghanistan™</a>Albert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post-66646301706787068842011-01-05T19:58:59.529-08:002011-01-05T19:58:59.529-08:00Oh my gosh, just reading your post made me sick to...Oh my gosh, just reading your post made me sick to my stomach! <br /><br />Some of the things that go on in this country concerning our natural resources are just plain ol' wrong in every way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com