Sierra Club endorses Jesse Johnson for WV Governor
Posted in Ecological Wisdom & the Environment, State Party News on October 6th, 2008 by Ronald Hardy – 4 CommentsThe Press Release says it all:
Sierra Club News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2008
CONTACT:
Regina Hendrix, 304-343-5211
Jim Sconyers, 603-969-6712SIERRA CLUB ENDORSES JESSE JOHNSON FOR WV GOVERNOR
Conservation Group Highlights Opposition to Mountaintop Removal, Praises Work to Protect West Virginia’s Environment
“We are very pleased to announce today that the Sierra Club WV Chapter endorses Jesse Johnson for West Virginia Governor,” said Political Chair Regina Hendrix. “As the only gubernatorial candidate working for a statewide ban on mountaintop removal, we believe his candidacy will give West Virginians a chance to vote for a governor who is dedicated to helping West Virginia’s workers by promoting renewable energy and keeping our state clean.”
Johnson showed how seriously he takes this issue by speaking to tens of thousands of people nationwide during the last year about the harsh realities of mountaintop removal. His plan for the economy proposes tax breaks and incentives for businesses using renewable energy technology and he has urged that citizens be given a dividend from taxes generated from non-renewables such as coal and natural gas. Unfortunately, Governor Manchin’s support of mountaintop removal has kept West Virginia from moving towards a clean energy future that would benefit the economy and the environment.?
Mountaintop removal mining is a destructive form of coal mining that has already buried more than 1,200 miles of streams and threatens to destroy 1.4 million acres of land by 2020. The mining poisons drinking water, lays waste to wildlife habitat, increases the risk of flooding and wipes out entire communities.
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