Obama Administration Okays Major Mountaintop Removal Coal Project - #coal #energy #ecocide


	Obama Administration Okays Major Mountaintop Removal Coal Project - #coal #energy #ecocide

JICWyllie

8-24-2009 10:11 AM

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1-climate change, 1-deforestation, 1-ming, 1-policy, 2-risks, 3-reported, 4-us

JICWyllie says:

So Obama approves the destruction of American as well as Canadian forests.

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8-24-2009 11:16 AM

kareval

Another reason this man is totally out of control...

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