Comment EI-19807
Received or sent (printed as 1/10/2013)
The proposed Tongue River Railroad and Otter Creek Mine are dependent on each other. Arch Coal leased 1.3 billion tons of coal in the Otter Creek area. It has told the state it wants a permit for an even larger area, over 18,000 acres in total. If that coal is dug up and hauled off, the inevitable burning of the coal will result in over 2.6 billion tons of greenhouse gases going into an already overloaded atmosphere. I don't like this last minute bait and switch, it should not be tolerated. Since there is a new route, it should reopen the public comment period and hold a hearing in Colstrip. We need to analyze the devastating effects climate change will have on Montana and the nation and to analyze harm to existing agricultural operations and livelihoods along the new route. The new Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR)energy sources are now undergoing testing for commercial boilers. LENR will soon replace coal as a fuel source for power plants and it is much more environmentally friendly than coal. There is no need to plunder Montana for non-renewable energy - we borrow the land from our grandchildren - we need responsible use of our state lands.
Submitted by: Kathleen Gessaman · CCE · Great Falls, Montana
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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