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Document ID: OSM-2007-0008-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation And Enforcement
Received Date: August 26 2007, at 03:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 26 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: August 24 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: April 7 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8027ae3c
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Excess Spoil Minimization - Stream Buffer Zones Environmental Impact Statement, OSM-EIS-34

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The ecological impact of mountaintop removal vastly outweighs the economic benefit seen by only a small number of corporations. This type of mining reduces biodiversity, generates a large amount of waste, and increases erosion. In many cases, reclamation of the mining site does not focus on reforestation, causing further erosion and flooding. I am strongly against allowing this type of mining in any form. Time and money is better spent investigating renewable, non-invasive energy sources. Matthew