Comments on: Leading Scientists Urge Ban on Mountaintop Removal Mining

By: Appalachia But Not Alberta: Whither the Tar Sands Advocates? | ecopolitology

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:25:54 +0000

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The impacts of mining on mountaintops | Daily Hiker — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:50:31 +0000

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By: Gerald Keldon

Gerald Keldon — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:27:22 +0000

One can be a producer of food, clothing and shelter, thereby increasing the standard of living for all men, or he may be a parasite, living from the output of those who work to produce our necessities. Before you decide that producers should be hobbled for the benefit of a view of the earth more to your liking, consider the severe price you exact on those you are condemning to live with cold, hungry, and ill-clothed children, deprived of the same education and future of your own children. Choose carefully between the religion of “Earth”, or the God of little children.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:26:34 +0000

Yes! Progress toward a mountain-top removal ban! Very exciting

By: zach

zach — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:14:11 +0000

great article, thank you for this good coverage.

yes, i think people need to realize that science is for a purpose: to understand things better (whether it be the environment, medicine, or climate) so that we can make better decisions. it is part of the responsibility if scientists, i think, to help bring deeper knowledge on a subject to the general public and advocate for smart decisions.

thank you for this piece, Dave.

By: Leading Scientists Urge Ban on Mountaintop Removal Mining « Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:30:24 +0000

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By: Medisoft

Medisoft — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:50:57 +0000

Of all industries, this is one that should be done in other countries. They have cheaper mountains anyway, and keep America beautiful.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:42:44 +0000

I am generally okay with the idea of scientists taking advocacy roles as long as there is transparency. Science should, by definition, be objective. But advocating for a particular ecological, political, or social outcome using scientific data is okay. The problem arises when scientists’ advocacy gets in the way of scientific inquiry, as was the case with the CRU and the “Climategate” emails.