Not when it comes to putting dollars in his already full pockets.
CARTHAGE, Tenn. - Al Gore has profited from zinc mining that has released millions of pounds of potentially toxic substances near his farmstead, but there is no evidence the mine has caused serious damage to the environment in the area or threatened the health of his neighbors.
Two massive white mountains of leftover rock waste are evidence of three decades of mining that earned Gore more than $500,000 in royalty payments for the mineral rights to his property.
New owners plan to start mining again later this year, after nearly four years of inactivity. In addition to bringing 250 much-needed jobs to rural Middle Tennessee, mine owners will resume paying royalties to some residents who, like Gore, own land adjacent to the mine and lease access to the zinc under their property.
Buzzy, what part of 'There is no evidence the mine has caused serious damage to the environment in the area or threatened the health of his neighbors' don't you understand? My cite is from the post. You don't provide any cites. Thanks for playing, try again when you have something.
Posted by: djangone | Monday, March 19, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Djangone
So if its written in a article its not to be questioned? Really?
How about the multiple citations for fouling the river? Is that just wrong or dont you know and dont you care?
Heavy metals and water is not a good combination. Usually a migration analysis is done to show how and when a pollutant will reach ground water and when it will reach fresh water drinking supplies. This can and does happen many years after the pollution in many many cases. So "no evidence" may mean migration analysis is not yet done or in process, and health could certainly be threatened in the future as this inorganic toxin works it way through the soil and the water tables.
Posted by: Gary Maxwell | Monday, March 19, 2007 at 06:18 PM
Direct quote from the article :
Previous mine owners released toxic substances into waterways above the allowable levels several times in the eight years before the mine closed.
Posted by: Gary Maxwell | Monday, March 19, 2007 at 06:27 PM