A court ruled the EPA [ has the power to ban mountaintop mines ]( http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/02/victory-clean-water-blow-mountaintop-removal-west-virginia ) . Now the EPA needs to do this broadly. Civilization's survival depends on greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Making coal (and other fossil fuels) scare is a great way to make the market boost investment in renewables.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#03_October_2014_%28EPA_has_power_to_ban_mountaintop_mines%29