Hear excerpts from Ron Eller, Greg Stumbo speeches
Ron Eller, a noted authority on modern Appalachian history who teaches at the University of Kentucky, caused a stir at the East Kentucky Leadership Conference in Hazard on Thursday night by calling for an end to surface mining in the mountains. Click here to listen to a three-minute excerpt from his speech.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo
, a Prestonsburg Democrat who sits on the board of a coal company, responded in a speech to the conference the next day. He said that rather than abolishing surface mining, local officials and regulators should work with land owners to determine the “highest and best” use of land after mining and plan before mining begins to make sure that happens. Click here to listen to a three-minute excerpt from his speech.
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