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Lay the Reckless 1872 Mining Law to Rest!
Target: US House of RepresentativesSponsored by: Earthworks
The 1872 Mining Law was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant - before women could vote, before the invention of the light bulb, before environmental protection was even a consideration.
Urge your Representative to cosponsor the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 (HR2262). Sign today!
It’s past time the 19th century mining law caught up with 21st Century.
The 135-year-old mining law still in place today:
- Pollutes clean water.
It contains no environmental protection provisions. Because of the reckless law, mining has polluted 40 percent of the headwaters of western watersheds. - Puts special places at risk.
A U.S. Forest Supervisor claims that because of the 1872 Mining Law, he can't deny a mine proposed directly beneath a declared wilderness area. - Rips off taxpayers.
Since 1872, the mining law has forced taxpayers to give away more than $245 billion in publicly owned minerals.
House Natural Resources Committee Chair Nick Rahall and Jim Costa, Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chair, introduced a mining reform bill that would fix these problems and more.
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We signed the “Lay the Reckless 1872 Mining Law to Rest!” petition!
# 17,755:
3:23 pm PDT, Apr 20,
Becky Visco, Texas
# 17,754:
1:15 pm PDT, Apr 20,
Cynthia Parker, Virginia
because places like the appalachian mountains are being destroyed and the people are being hurt and killed as adirect result of blowing up the mountains to get to the coal. that is unaceptable to me. when children are being killed that is not ok. when they are being poisioned and the government agencies aren't doing what they were put there to do because they think the energy it produces is more important.when people are being shot and killed after being threatened by these coal companies because they will not sell thier land something needs to be done. NOW!!!!!
because places like the appalachian mountains are being destroyed and the people are being hurt and killed as adirect result of blowing up the mountains to get to the coal. that is unaceptable to me. when children are being killed that is not ok. when they are being poisioned and the government agencies aren't doing what they were put there to do because they think the energy it produces is more important.when people are being shot and killed after being threatened by these coal companies because they will not sell thier land something needs to be done. NOW!!!!!
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7:22 am PDT, Apr 13,
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# 17,752:
2:10 am PDT, Apr 6,
Can Atik, Turkey
# 17,751:
3:56 pm PDT, Mar 28,
Pamela Clark, New Mexico
# 17,750:
11:25 am PDT, Mar 23,
Vivian LeFebvre, Colorado
# 17,749:
11:46 am PDT, Mar 22,
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# 17,748:
2:14 am PDT, Mar 22,
Art Deco, Maine
# 17,747:
10:59 am PDT, Mar 20,
Mary Elizabeth Forman, Washington
# 17,746:
2:29 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Alison Lambert, Rhode Island
# 17,745:
11:04 am PDT, Mar 17,
Chum Richardson, Canada
# 17,744:
11:10 pm PDT, Mar 16,
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# 17,743:
5:58 am PDT, Mar 16,
Ronald Eenwerd, Netherlands
# 17,742:
12:33 am PDT, Mar 15,
Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 17,741:
11:13 pm PDT, Mar 14,
JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada
# 17,740:
5:34 pm PDT, Mar 14,
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# 17,739:
10:30 am PDT, Mar 14,
Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
# 17,738:
10:29 am PDT, Mar 14,
Jessica Orsini, Pennsylvania
# 17,737:
4:00 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Greg Brandon, Canada
# 17,736:
12:38 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Emmy Undem, Austria
# 17,735:
10:32 pm PDT, Mar 12,
Glynis Thomas, California
# 17,734:
9:05 pm PDT, Mar 12,
Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
We've only got one Earth - let's protect it.
We've only got one Earth - let's protect it.
# 17,733:
4:56 am PDT, Mar 12,
Dan Forbes, Kansas
# 17,732:
4:18 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Crystal Pierce, California
# 17,731:
8:34 am PST, Mar 7,
Anthony Vincent, Washington
# 17,730:
10:34 pm PST, Mar 6,
Amanda Yunker, Canada
# 17,729:
11:23 am PST, Mar 5,
Scott Emerson, New Mexico
# 17,727:
6:31 am PST, Mar 1,
Tammy Wigley, Georgia
# 17,726:
4:38 pm PST, Feb 28,
R.G. Chip Skinner, Florida
# 17,725:
11:03 am PST, Feb 28,
Ian Blondeau, Michigan
It's a real shame that the people have to gather together to try and fix all of this. What do we pay our governmental employees for? YOU are our employees. Do your job.
It's a real shame that the people have to gather together to try and fix all of this. What do we pay our governmental employees for? YOU are our employees. Do your job.
# 17,724:
9:19 am PST, Feb 26,
Alin Petenciuc, Romania
# 17,723:
8:08 pm PST, Feb 25,
Jim Dorenkott, California
We the owners of the commons are not getting adequate compensation while these corporations are reaping huge benefits which they then use against our interests. They are amassing $35 to 72 billion in cleanup costs that we need to pay eventually - they should pay more to offset those costs which are externalized to us to increase their profits.
We the owners of the commons are not getting adequate compensation while these corporations are reaping huge benefits which they then use against our interests. They are amassing $35 to 72 billion in cleanup costs that we need to pay eventually - they should pay more to offset those costs which are externalized to us to increase their profits.
# 17,722:
4:29 pm PST, Feb 23,
Shiu M. Hung, California
# 17,721:
4:28 pm PST, Feb 23,
Maureen Primerano, California
# 17,720:
2:07 pm PST, Feb 23,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
# 17,719:
7:48 am PST, Feb 22,
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# 17,718:
2:23 pm PST, Feb 21,
Daniel Amon, South Carolina
# 17,717:
2:18 pm PST, Feb 21,
Audra Moricca, New York
# 17,716:
12:53 pm PST, Feb 21,
Ana Kowalczyk, Turkey
# 17,715:
2:16 pm PST, Feb 20,
Andrew Chmilewsky, New Jersey
# 17,714:
10:34 am PST, Feb 20,
Homer Goodall, Jr, West Virginia
# 17,713:
9:19 am PST, Feb 19,
Lindsey Mackinnon, California
# 17,712:
3:51 am PST, Feb 19,
Eric Bock, California
# 17,711:
8:31 am PST, Feb 18,
Lisa R, Germany
# 17,710:
4:12 am PST, Feb 18,
Diana Martz - Animalspirit, Indiana
# 17,709:
5:14 pm PST, Feb 17,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 17,708:
2:57 pm PST, Feb 16,
Shivawn Lindsey, Pennsylvania
# 17,707:
7:41 am PST, Feb 16,
Phoebe Schaub, Maryland
# 17,706:
12:21 pm PST, Feb 14,
Dale Boudreau, Washington
If they are not going to take responsibility to clean up their own mess, they should be held accountable and pay $$ for clean up.
If they are not going to take responsibility to clean up their own mess, they should be held accountable and pay $$ for clean up.
# 17,705:
3:25 pm PST, Feb 13,
Tatiana Costa, Brazil
# 17,704:
12:48 am PST, Feb 11,
John Sodrel, Indiana
An 1872 mining law is still on the books?! Get real! And while you're at it, please take a strong stand against mountaintop removal mining, too!
An 1872 mining law is still on the books?! Get real! And while you're at it, please take a strong stand against mountaintop removal mining, too!
# 17,703:
11:00 pm PST, Feb 9,
Damaris Martinez, Illinois
# 17,702:
12:26 pm PST, Feb 9,
Adam Snider, West Virginia
# 17,701:
8:08 am PST, Feb 9,
Mary Peterson, Idaho