The Fires Still Burn
After a recent camping trip and hearing the thunderous explosion from the Edwight MTR site echo down the hollow the very first day, I am once again compelled to make a plea for the end to this devastation. Following the explosion, literally everything on the mountain went quiet almost as if the mountain were for [...]
Advocating For Change
My heart hurts for the 29 miners and their families. In this day and age with the technology available to us there is no excuse for such a horrendous loss of life in the coal mines. There is no excuse for any loss of life in the mine. Since the mine explosion last week I [...]
Coal Keeps The Lights On
It has just been confirmed that all 29 miners perished in the initial explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine owned by Massey Energy. I have a lot I want to say about this disaster and Massey Energy in an upcoming post but for now I just have one question – how cheap of a [...]
Breaking News: Raleigh County Coal Mine Accident
There has been an explosion in a coal mine here on Coal River. The accident occurred underground in the Upper Big Branch Mine belonging to Massey Energy. One of the portals for this mine is at Birchton, West Virginia. Birchton is about 2 miles west of Montcoal and 2 to 3 miles east of Whitesville [...]
That’s one small step for man…
Breaking news (NOT an April Fool’s joke): EPA actually does take “unprecedented steps” to reduce damage from mountaintop removal coal mining The EPA clarified the permitting process for mountaintop removal coal mining as it relates to the CWA (Clean Water Protection Act). I think this is a great first step in dealing with MTR. It [...]
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