Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Environmentalists Tired of Talking - Talk Some More

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Environmentalists in Kentucky are tired of being ignored.

“We have petitioned, marched, sung, written, lobbied, testified and pleaded — all to no avail,” Berry said. “But today we declare that business as usual in Frankfort — long intolerable — has now become unacceptable.”

So what are they going to do about it?

The environmentalists, members of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC), took turns reading a Declaration of Independence-type statement.
It called on the state’s political leaders to break their close ties with coal, remove legislators with ties to coal companies from leadership positions, and call for an end to “extreme and sometimes violent speech” directed at people who speak out against coal in the coalfields.

Wow! They are tired of talking to legislators so their solution is to talk some more. Freaking hilarious. I am sure the legislators are quaking in their boots over this powerful "declaration".