For Jose....Hopkins County

Jose, we are so sorry your
comment did not show -up
on our blog until now. We
would love to hear from you again.
We Googled Earth to find your
location, and we saw more than
one mining operation in your
area.  The main office is
in Mt. Pleasant, and the phone
# is (903) 577-5140.
Please send the cancer overlay
map link you were speaking of.
What are we going to do? We
will keep fighting for Clean Air
Clean Water and hopefully win
the battle, for responsible
extractions.

This Land's Coal's Land.....

Mountain Top Removal
Displaces Destroys and
Scars
Planet Green
Not that there is mountain top
removal going on in Texas,
this slideshow is a wake-up
call in visual. Industry will
gladly forget the future for
a 'fast' buck now. 
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/coal-country-mountaintop-slideshow.html

Chronic Illness Liknked To Coal-Mining Pollution Study Shows

Science Daily
  "Residents of coal mining com-
munities have long complained
of impaired health," Michael Hendryx
Ph.D, associate director of the WVU
Institute for Health Policy Research
in WVU's Community Medicine
department, said. "This study sub-
stantiates their claims. Those
residents are at an increased risk
of developing chronic heart, lung
and kidney diseases."
. have a 70% increased risk for de-
veloping kidney disease
. a 64% increased risk  for developing
chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-
ease(COPD) such as emphysema.
. are 30% more likely to report
high blood pressure  (hypertension).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080326201751.htm

Commissioner's Court says NO!

   The regular Commissioner's
Court meeting on March 1, 2010,
Voted no to our air monitor. It
had been approved twice. For years
concerned citizens have asked for
an air monitor, due to the many
gas wells, and Big Brown coal
mine.
Industry friendly Commissioner
Luke Ward made a motion to cancel
the air monitor due to expense, and
what we would do with data collected.
Big Brown extension Turlington
set to use 1,014 acres during it's
five year initial permit says Luminant.
Luke Ward's precinct.
The public is getting wise that what
we breathe can cause health problems,
but, here in Freestone they are content
to wait for EPA to regulate TCEQ.
It will happen it's just a matter of time.
Cancer cases in Flower Mound in
children, might be the wake-up call.
Read more...http://www.freestonecountytimes.com/