A major test of values came this year for the House of Representatives when H.R.2169, the Clean Water Protection Act, was introduced. The bill would do something that all Americans should be able to support: It would prohibit mining companies from dumping mining wastes in mountain streams, mountains and wetlands.

Progressives believe that dumping dirty, polluting wastes into clean mountain streams ought to be one of those things that is completely unacceptable. Apparently, right wing politicians don’t see things the same way.

While progressive presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has co-sponsored the Clean Water Protection Act, not a single one of the three Republican presidential candidates has supported the bill.

Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, and Duncan Hunter all refuse to support the Clean Water Protection Act.

What do they have against clean mountain streams?

(Source: Appalachian Voices)