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In mid-January, ?5 years
ago, record rainfall drenched
the <:ity of Louisville and
caused the Ohi6 ,River to rise 1:• . ~:_)(::!:: ., _,.{{ ••
to leveFs never reached before. ,' ;: . . .. 4 j ' '.
THis , dis~ter, "" known . a$ t4e
(C ' -~ .-:' --~ ' '- <:< • "'»
Great Flood of 19.37 ,. . not
only affected Louisville and
southern Indiana, but also
places as far south as Arkansas,
due to the influx of water
ip.1the MississipptRiver. To
commemorate this event, the
Photographic· Archives Gal-
University of Louisville students gather at the
Capitol in opposition of mountaintop removal
By Rae Hodge
FRANKFORT, Hoisting
pinwheels and piCket signs under
a ·rainy sky, U of L students gathered
on the steps of the Capitol in
Frankfort with !)early 1,200 other
citizen activists on Valentine's Day
to celebrate Kentucky's annual I
Love Mountains Day. Among the
student groups in attendance was
Group Recycling and Sustainable
Solu~ions of U of L Sustainability.
From noon to 2 p.m., the protesters
called for an end to mountaintop
blasting and destructive
surface mining practices known as
mountaintop- removal, or MTR,
a process of exploding topsoil and
vegetation in order to expose coal
seams in mountains. Speakers at the
rally expressed support for House
Bill 231, more commonly known
as the Stream Saver Bill, and House
Bill 167, the Clean Energy Opportunity
Act. Respectively, the bills
aim to· protect waterways affected
by surface mining and to encourage
the development of a variety
of renewable· energy sources. The
protests concluded with a march
to the nearby governor's mansion.
Ketti Tonnemacher, a U
of L staffer protesting in the
rain, said "I think it's an important
issue for all students as
MOUNTAINS, PAGE 4 Students rally against mountaintop removal mining , a form of coal mining
that damages the environment.
....
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Object Description
| Title | The Louisville Cardinal, February 21, 2012. |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Description | The University of Louisville’s undergraduate newspaper. The title of this publication has varied over the years, but with the exception of the period 1928-1930, when it was known as the U. of L. News, the title has always been a variation of The Cardinal. |
| Subject |
Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals University of Louisville--Students--Periodicals |
| Date Original | 2012-02-21 |
| Object Type | Newspapers |
| Source | Scanned from the original issue, Louisville Cardinal newspapers collection. Item Number ULUA Cardinal 20120221 |
| Citation Information | See https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/cardinal#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file) |
| Collection | Louisville Cardinal Newspapers Collection |
| Collection Website | https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cardinal |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections |
| Date Digital | 2019-01-25 |
| Format | application/pdf |
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| Image Number | ULUA Cardinal 20120221 |
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| Title | 20120221 1 |
| Full Text | In mid-January, ?5 years ago, record rainfall drenched the <:ity of Louisville and caused the Ohi6 ,River to rise 1:• . ~:_)(::!:: ., _,.{{ •• to leveFs never reached before. ,' ;: . . .. 4 j ' '. THis , dis~ter, "" known . a$ t4e (C ' -~ .-:' --~ ' '- <:< • "'» Great Flood of 19.37 ,. . not only affected Louisville and southern Indiana, but also places as far south as Arkansas, due to the influx of water ip.1the MississipptRiver. To commemorate this event, the Photographic· Archives Gal- University of Louisville students gather at the Capitol in opposition of mountaintop removal By Rae Hodge FRANKFORT, Hoisting pinwheels and piCket signs under a ·rainy sky, U of L students gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Frankfort with !)early 1,200 other citizen activists on Valentine's Day to celebrate Kentucky's annual I Love Mountains Day. Among the student groups in attendance was Group Recycling and Sustainable Solu~ions of U of L Sustainability. From noon to 2 p.m., the protesters called for an end to mountaintop blasting and destructive surface mining practices known as mountaintop- removal, or MTR, a process of exploding topsoil and vegetation in order to expose coal seams in mountains. Speakers at the rally expressed support for House Bill 231, more commonly known as the Stream Saver Bill, and House Bill 167, the Clean Energy Opportunity Act. Respectively, the bills aim to· protect waterways affected by surface mining and to encourage the development of a variety of renewable· energy sources. The protests concluded with a march to the nearby governor's mansion. Ketti Tonnemacher, a U of L staffer protesting in the rain, said "I think it's an important issue for all students as MOUNTAINS, PAGE 4 Students rally against mountaintop removal mining , a form of coal mining that damages the environment. .... {.: |
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