and they were talking about shipping the coal to foreign companies,s that kpeaexactly ri. we should be operating inside of america and that's what the people inside this country need, want, and they think we ought to have. why are we exporting coal? because of the rules and regulations that we have. if we had the right setup, we would be retrofitting the power plants and making them environmentally sound to burn the coal and do it right. but we are missing the boat on every opportunity and that's why we are having these type type of hearings this morning. i don't want the water to be run to where they are not doable and useable. come to southern appalachan and i want you to see all of the streams that we're talking about. they are dry ditches. they only have water when it rains. all of these miles of streams are not streams on 28-degree slopes, how many streams can you have in a mountain? the water will seek the lowest level. let's be very honest about things that are sensible. quit listen to all of this rhetoric and come take a look. i'll talk to you about the good and th