Look what surfaced from under the slime

tetragrammatonn Today 09:31 AM
They had no choice but to close it down. This act pretty much says it all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act_of_1977

They also could have relocated but they chose not to. And to top it off, this bill was signed by Jimmy Carter.Imagine that! Vote Republican to help save our jobs!


Now this was in response to a Letter to the Editor that I sent in some time ago that Mike Oakland ran today - someone has to be crapping their pants by now.

Tetra was the "character" that was so obsessed about Tammy deleting me and had the "insider information" about the conversation with Tammy and I that never happened.

To the subject of the matter, Tetra's response is pure bullshit. That act has nothing to do with the closure of the mine in Centralia. TransAlta's decision was completely based on where they could best be served, by using non-union labor.

Now, again, notice the misdirection play on the part of a Conservative. The subject of my letter was why Corinne Tobeck can better represent the people of the 20th - by not serving the special interests of an employer as DeBolt is.

Try to avoid that subject as much as you can, Tetra. It won't work.

Now for those of you that might want to see a tie between the act and TransAlta:

http://www.osm.gov/Reports/EvalInfo/2007/WA07-reg.pdf

You'll see that the tie in between the act and the company was their 16 violations in 12 months.

EDITING NOTE: Added value for the discussion;

From the Seattle PI, circa 2004:

"Legislators often say that what's best for their bosses is best for their districts. Consider Rep. Richard DeBolt, R-Chehalis. The House Republican leader also serves as "external relations" officer for the TransAlta energy company. Last year, DeBolt co-sponsored a bill that made small changes to an assortment of tax breaks, aiming to clarify previous legislation. The broadly supported package included a tax break for the Centralia Steam Plant, owned by TransAlta."It was more technical corrections," to avoid violating interstate commerce laws than it was a new tax exemption, said DeBolt, who said he had helped push through the original tax break. TransAlta employs 835 in his district, DeBolt said, and the bill "ties (TransAlta) down" to buying coal from the local mine."