Incredible as it may seem, mountain bikers actually think that
damaging activities like mountain-top removal make mountain biking
damage acceptable! After you stop laughing, let them know what you
think.

Mike


Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:34:26 -0700
From: Josh
Subject: [ROMP] environmental destruction (off topic)

I came across this site called http://www.ilovemountains.org about
mountain top mining in the Appalachians. Compared to the impact caused
by mountain biking, it seems we environmentalists have much bigger
issues to concern ourselves with than a little siltation in streams or
running over the occasional snake.


Mountain top mining removes the mountain top, mines coal, and dumps
the rock and soil from the mountain into nearby canyons and gulches,
completely burying entire riparian habitats.



Josh
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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

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