Wed
Aug 6 2008
07:25 pm
Federal authorities have cited a prominent East Tennessee developer for illegally strip-mining coal at a gated, luxury golf resort touted as an "eco-friendly community" under construction in Campbell County.The U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued a notice of violation last month to Rarity Mountain, one of the Rarity Community developments headed up by Mike Ross, records show.
Eco-friendly, indeed.
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The punchline
And here's the punchline to the story:
Any lawyer capable of delivering that line with a straight face is probably worth whatever they're paying him.
~Russ
I can believe they
I can believe they unintentionally dug into it, but then to completely excavate it, load it up, and sell it? Not likely.
Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Ross...
For some reason the Ballad of Jed Clampett ran through my head after reading that article.
They stole my line!
I've often referred to that development as Rarity Strip Mine. I mean, they've got Rarity everything else, eh?
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
Rarity Strip Mine
I have covered this topic more extensively than the KNS here
(link...)
Interesting read.
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Word is OSM has encouraged
Word is OSM has encouraged Ross to donate the seized 800 tons of coal to a "good cause."
Ross donating coal?
do you have a linky for that?
what is a 'good cause' i wonder.
No, I just happen to know it
No, I just happen to know it is in the works. Latest is they are having trouble finding a good cause, looks like they make Ross sell it and donate the money to a good cause.
Maybe he is donating it to a
Maybe he is donating it to a TVA steam plant.