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Southern Utah C.O.A.L.M.I.N.E. Coalition
Citizens Outraged Against Land Misuse In Natural Environments

A coal mine is being proposed on 3,851 acres, three miles south of Alton and 10 miles west of Bryce Canyon National Park. Both public and private land would be involved. A minimum of two million tons of coal per year are slated to be mined out of this area. Depending on the source, the number of jobs created varies from 50 - 150.

The plan is for 153 round trips per day (306 more trucks PER DAY) coming through Panguitch and Hatch... 24/7, 312 days per year... 95,472 more trucks per year!

Concerns we have:

– How 306 more (coal) trucks per day will impact our quality of life?
– How the mine will impact tourism?
– How this project will affect Garfield County?
– How the coal mine will affect our economy?
– How the coal will be mined?

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Monday, March 12, 2007

What are your thoughts?
Please share your thoughts on the Alton Coal Mine.
12:21 pm edt 

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Post to our Blog and Voice Your Concerns
We want to hear from the public. What are your questions and concerns?
6:14 pm est 


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Fighting the Alton Coal Mine is a significant challenge. It is difficult to get a message out to as many people as possible in a short time. This web site is a great way to quickly introduce ourselves and educate visitors on the key issues of the campaign.

We hope you'll find the information you need on this site to make an informed decision and we hope that you'll join us in the fight. We look forward to hearing from you.

Help Stop the Strip Mine!

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Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral ore by first removing all of the soil and rock that lies on top of it (the overburden). It is similar to open pit mining in many regards and uses some of the largest machines on earth. Modern strip mining is heavily mechanized and employs as few people as possible.

Communities to strip mines have been forced to leave their homes because their operations completely annihilate streams and forests, and they cause extensive blasting damages to homes. The pollution from mining and the toxic chemicals used in the preparation of coal for market have been linked to rising asthma rates and other serious respiratory ailments, particularly among children. Slurry dams thick with heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead routinely overflow into watersheds and contaminate drinking water. Fish in neighboring streams are found dead because of these contaminates.

C.O.A.L.M.I.N.E. COALITION*     P.O. BOX 824*  PANGUITCH, UT * US * 84759

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