Comment EI-19813
Received or sent (printed as 1/10/2013)
The transpotation of this coal is going to hurt everyone except the people making millions of dollars from it. Coal is a very dirty source of energy - The hidden costs of burning coal need to be taken into account when making decisions about coal production, transportation and use. Use of coal contributes to much of the exorbitant health care costs in the US. Coal causes the acceleration of climate change. To ignore global warming is to do so at our own peril in the near future. While the US is still dependent on some coal, current and future efforts and monetary resources need to be directed toward cleaner sources of energy. New technology needs to be developed to further the shift to solar, geothermal and wind power, as well as better recovery techniques for natural gas that have less impact to the environment than dirty coal. Coal needs to be phased out. Coal mining companies should be encouraged to focus their attention and resources on producing cleaner energy.
Submitted by: Buffy Hake · Pendleton, Oregon
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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