Excerpt from Toward Freedom

Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds (Coal River Mountain Watch)

Written by Frank Joseph Smecker
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

“Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water
Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration
Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, and
protect clean drinking water for many of our nation’s cities. It will
also protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents who
face frequent catastrophic flooding and pollution or loss of drinking
water as a result of mountaintop removal coal mining. But I honestly
believe these bills will not be passed into law unless the politicians
have the courage to do so.”

Read the interview in its entirety here: http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/1593/1/