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mokitaon Jan 07, 2013 3:45pm
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RE: Evidence supports DEREGULATION and coal mine C
RE: Evidence supports DEREGULATION and coal mine C no evidence to back up claims of strong environmental records. Evidence supports deregulation that puts environment, communities and miners at considerable risk. United Steel Workers charges government with failure to enforce laws that would protect miners from the increase in black lung disease and cancers due to inhaling diesel fuel; over 5 billion dollars paid to clean up contamination of mine created contamination of watersources and billions for current high and potential health risk sites, including Quinsam coal mine, point to failure of government to make companies accountable. Auditor General slams BC Environmental Assessment Office for failing to get adequate securities to clean up contamination, for failure to enforce restrictions associated with permit, and for failing to make companies accountable. Harvard Study recently published charges the hidden COSTS of coal that companies pass onto the taxpayers amount to up to $500 BILLION a year. 2guys, evidently you are listening to claims made by mining executives in the appeal to get support from communites rather than looking to the evidence.