Comment EI-19845
Received or sent (printed as 1/10/2013)
Mr. Blodgett: This project has kept ranchers, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and others along the proposed route and alternative routes in limbo for over 30 years. At this point the only reason for building this railroad is to ship Montana coal to China and other Asian countries in an ill-advised attempt to balance our trade deficit. What we give up to do so is one of the last relatively un-developed river valleys in Montana, a unique combination of geography, culture, history, and rural landscape that cannot be re-established. This is a short-sighted and irresponsible approach to managing precious resources, whether they be energy, cultural, agricultural, human, or wildlife. We strongly urge you to deny this permit. Sincerely, Tom Tully and Barbara Archer 2210 Pryor Ln Billings, MT 59102 archtul@bresnan.net
Submitted by: Tom Tully · Billngs, 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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