Think you've got problems, try owning a mine in Carrboro, NC. The guys place has been there for well over 40 years and the town has slowly grown around him. He still farms the acerage that isn't being mined and has a beneficial fill going on on the mined out part, so he more than meets the Federal regs for land reclimation. The whole place is a haven for animals and insects. On a given day it's not unusual to see deer, hawks, ducks, geese, turtles, ground hogs, and a host of other animals, along with a huge variety of insects. Heck for the first time in 41 years I saw a 'false hummingbird' moth(which is very unusual in these parts based on my internet search to see what the critter was) the other day drinking out of one of the springs that's trying to fill the place in. Basically he runs a clean operation and the area wildlife loves their little 40 acre haven in the middle of surberbia.
According to the locals though he's polluting the ground water, causing it to rise or lower depending on their mood, somehow polluting the air, making too much noise, etc. Basically you name it and the "locals" find some reason to call and say they don't like what's being done. Funny thing is he takes in fill from area government projects and provides gravel for fill those same projects, and has even had the folks that call to turn him in for something come over asking for him to cut them a good deal on the gravel.
In the end I think much of what's happening with things like this deal with the dust and with what this guy is goign through is that people have simply forgotten where their food and 'shelter' comes from. If it ain't clean or pretty they don't want the hassel, just the benefits. Sadly I think until they go hungry or homeless for awhile they are never gonna appreciate it.
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