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Posted By Scott Badenoch - Mon, Jan 04 2010 at 8:41 PM ESTPaid to Comment
After reading the insane amount of comments on this post from Pro-Coal, I must ask, how much is Massey and the gang paying you to post these things? In fact, I guarantee that the majority of these pro-coal posts are people who are actually paid directly to do this...as part of their job description. I can't imagine people who are fighting to live just above poverty or often times far below it would have the time or energy to scour the internet for blogs that are against coal. In fact, they.... More
Posted By Karen - Mon, Nov 09 2009 at 1:04 AM ESTCoal Mining as a Major Contaminant
You obviously have your fact misconstrued. The major pollution from coal comes from the coal-fired power plants. And the paper mills that shut of the air-scrubber units at night to release hazardous air pollution to save money on replacing the scrubbers. Yes, it is done. The airborne pollution from burning the coal is the cause of acid rain, not the coal mining itself. And you never even mentioned the plastics industry. All plastics and many chemicals are produced from oil products which are.... More
Posted By David Wesley - Sat, Oct 31 2009 at 9:05 AM ESTTo Dave.
I have posted various websites in proof that you, and the New York Times is wrong. I am curious though, since you are trying to put hard working men and woman out of work, that are tied directly and indirectly to surface coal mining, what is your occupation, if any, that my fellow co-workers, might protest what you do for a living, like i said though, if you do anything. I personally think walking to the mail box, at the first of the month, aint really much of a job.
Posted By AlbyFlugzeug - Wed, Dec 30 2009 at 6:14 PM ESTto David Wesley
it is true lots of hardworking men and women are getting put out of work in this country. The reason is Capital gets sent abroad to build factories in China and West Virginians never got the educations for skills, or many other public sector investments that other states did get. We don't need surface coal mines to get people to work. We need education, and investment capital back in this country to invest in new alternative energies, alternative food system, and many other 21st Century.... More
Posted By Dave - Wed, Oct 28 2009 at 6:56 PM ESTGreat Article Highlighting the Horrendous Impact of MTR
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/13water.html
Someone needs to put an end to this - and if its not the state itself, then the federal government should step in. Some of these people are too ignorant to realize the devastation this is causing to their environment and their families.
Posted By frank - Thu, Oct 29 2009 at 3:24 AM ESTignorant
You people need to stay out of our business. I have raised 2 children here and they are perfect, not at all ignorant. Im proud to say one is a coal miner and the other is in college. I would not have raised my children in any place that was toxic, like some of the big cities. We dont have smog, acid rain, etc. just beautiful mountains and clean fresh air. We're not the ignorant ones, you people living in those big cities sucking in all that smog are the ignorants ones, and you know it. So you.... More
Posted By Travis - Wed, Dec 30 2009 at 12:53 PM ESTuh huh.. ok
I have witnessed first hand the sulfur contamination of streams on my family's land in WV due to poor strip mining practices.
The average miner / mine worker is not to blame for this.. the higher ups in the coal industry definitely ARE.
Posted By appalachia american - Mon, Oct 26 2009 at 6:08 AM ESTCOAL
C- Can
O- Obama's
A- America
L- Last
Without it?
NO!!!
Posted By CLEANERGIE - Tue, Jan 05 2010 at 4:37 PM ESTCLEAN UP YOUR ACT
How hard it is to understand that our heritage and NATURAL CAPITAL is air, water and land? It is a matter of minimum common sense, we need them clean and regenerate our environment. Since when polluting is a good "American" practice? Shame on the imbecils!!
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Posted By David Wesley - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 4:58 AM ESTProof that the NWP 21 DOES COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN WATER ACT!
visit this link, read the law remember dead line is the 26th to post your comment to the acoe.
Posted By Concerned! - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 12:50 AM ESTBeware the true Greeny Agenda!!!
I have come to a conclusion from the comments by the anti-coal people on this site. Once you get past their song and dance about Mountain top development you see in their words that they are COMMIES!
In my understanding they are against anyone who works and makes more money than it takes to live at the poverty line! They feel that anyone who works hard to earn good pay from a company that is making a profit is wrong!
The think that if you make a good living, provide for your.... More
Posted By hillbilly - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 12:37 AM ESTCoal supporters, Take you effort to where it counts!!!!
This is to all supporters of coal mining. It's been an eye opener running across this site and finding out just what kind of narcissistic, misinformed, misguided people the coal industry is up against! I've came to this conclusion, why are we wasting any of our efforts on this greeny website trying to un-brainwash the eco-nuts.
We NEED to put all of our efforts somewhere it will count! We need to start having marches, rallies and absolutely bugging the **** out of our elected.... More
Posted By Tom - Thu, Mar 11 2010 at 6:49 AM ESTLemmings
Thus amply proving that Lemmings are indeed more intelligent than humans.
I am very sad to see that the human race is doomed to a horrible death of cancer and starvation caused by environmental destruction.
Posted By David Wesley - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 4:41 AM ESTabout the websites
be sure to e mail me ill give you plenty anyone else needs them my e mail is davidpikeville1@aol.com
Posted By Anonymous - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 1:20 PM ESTThank ya
Yea, your right. You know what kills me though. When they throw this bull up like this, and some other websites, but when we put something up here to show information and prooven facts, its homemade propganda.When we put something up that the federal govt put up its paid off by the coal companies. I agree take it where it counts! i have been doing so since the very day i got laid off, and had time to do so. They say we get mad everytime they say somethin about coal mining, they are wrong up.... More
Posted By hillbilly - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 12:35 AM ESTMNN is deleting comments!!!
MNN.com are for lack of a better word *** HOLES! They are removing comments left by coal supporters!!!!!
Posted By SB - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 10:43 PM ESTWasted effort
This is to all supporters of coal mining. It's been an eye opener running across this site and finding out just what kind of narcissistic, misinformed, misguided people the coal industry is up against! I've came to this conclusion, why are we wasting any of our efforts on this greeny website trying to un-brainwash the eco-nuts.
We NEED to put all of our efforts somewhere it will count! We need to start having marches, rallies and absolutely bugging the **** out of our elected.... More
Posted By hollergirl from WV - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 3:24 PM ESTCoal Kills
Enter your comments here
I am 8th generation form the hollers of WV - my father and grand father underground coal miners-- Strip mining should be abolished now. It is destroying our streams, blasting our homes, poisoning our air - it is a wasteland. Mountains don't grow back. These jobs are short term - destructive jobs that blast and poison the workers neighbors and own children. Stop poisoning and blasting me- move or get another job you greedy thugs. These jobs are not acceptable. The.... More
Posted By hollerboy - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 12:41 AM ESTYou are ignorant hollergirl
You just don't get it do you? These people are against coal......period. If they had gotten their way long ago your daddy and grand daddy would have been in the unemployment line! Wake up!
Posted By Coal Miner - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 10:59 AM ESTTree Hugers
Your trying to stop surface mining. But if you do are you tree hugers gonna provived for my kids when daddy dont have a job? Your so worried about mother nature what about the people here in america that dont have jobs and are starving. I say lets lets mind out own damn buisness if you dont live here in the mountains, you dont know how much we really depend on coal. Mind you own damn buisness. Aint gonna hurt nothing to blow up a few mountains. Plus look at all the level ground it provides. So.... More
Posted By Tom - Thu, Mar 11 2010 at 7:05 AM ESTand what then
you think because you have a job today and for the next few months that this is a good thing.
But somehow you are incapable of thinking about long range consequences of your actions.
after the last mountain is gone what then?
after you die of black lung who takes care of your family?
after your wife dies of cancer who takes care of your kids?
after your job has been replaced by a machine what do you do then.
even if none of the above happens to you --.... More
Posted By a human being - Tue, Nov 03 2009 at 11:16 PM ESTreply to tree huger
I am surprised that someone as illiterate as you is reading Mother Nature Network. Are you for real?
Posted By Terri Lynn Sullivan - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 7:35 PM ESTUpdate your Resumes Folks
Theres's this thing called transferable skills. Take your knowledge in coal industry into a more sustainable, clean energy one. Loss of jobs, loss of money is not a good excuse to keep the coal factories alive. People need to stay alive foremost. Environmental hazards such as those caused by coal effect children 5x as much as an adult, as their system is still developing. The burning of coal causes cancer (leukemia highest coal burning associated disease in children), chronic lung disease.... More
Posted By Dave - Wed, Oct 28 2009 at 6:47 PM ESTRight
I mean, these people act like mining coal is the ONLY thing that they could possibly do. Without it, they would never be able to work again.
I understand the need for jobs, but there are other industries that can provide better jobs than Big Coal. Coal is certainly going down - just a matter of time. So, yes, fellas, update those resumes and start thinking about cleaner, healthy and better paying (?) jobs!
Posted By anonymous - Sun, Oct 25 2009 at 4:33 AM ESTResume......your wanting us to write obituaries!
Do you really believe what comes out of your head or are you just a parrot? Transferable skills.....tell me czar of the economy, if we shut the mines down like you want how many jobs do you think will be left out there for all the equipment/machinery operators???
Resumes you want...what you want is for us to write our own obituaries if we loose our regions main source of jobs!
Posted By Dave - Wed, Oct 28 2009 at 6:49 PM ESTIt's "Lose" not "Loose"
Yea, this might be harder than we thought!
Posted By David Wesley - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 3:52 AM ESTWhat I would LOVE to know
What i would like to know is how they plan on replacing the jobs! Mining in eastern kentucky alone provides more than 15,000 jobs more than 5,000 of the 15,000 alone in easter kentucky is tied directly to surface coal mining. want proof? visit this link!
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Posted By David Wesley - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 4:03 AM ESTwww.epw,senate.gov/inhofe
if you dont have adobe
Posted By Appalachia! - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 2:57 AM ESTA bit of information on wind energy
Please visit these links the first one be sure to read the captions below the pictures on the side of the page!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5300507
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR200910...
Hope This has helped some ppl
Posted By Crystal - Wed, Dec 23 2009 at 10:33 AM ESTWe shouldn't use wind because the turbines are loud???? Are you
How far does the sound travel when the dynamite is blasting off chunks of the mountains? How loud are the giant diesel-guzzling trucks and cranes? Anybody out there have soundbytes to share of those activities? Folks, there is no perfect solution. But we have to move past our fears of the immediate consequence to even consider the lasting ones. I live in southern Ohio and work in West Virginia. I see and hear the fear in the voices of those who support coal. These people aren't stupid or ignorant.... More
Posted By America Runs On COAL! - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 3:38 AM ESTThanks for the Information!
I would like to point out something, in the second link. Not only does these massive wind mills, kill animals, it also contributes to water pollution. The very thing you guys are bashing coal mining about. Read the reports please. I have heard arguments that coal mining, destroys animal life, the fact of the matter is, it does not! down hill from the mining site is a intact forrest, therefor a home for the animals! After reclamation, it provides a home, for various speicies of animals. Coal.... More
Posted By David Wesley - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 4:01 AM ESTIf you dont have adobe reader
You can also visit it at www.epw.senate.gov/inhofe
Hope, this provided some information to the mis guided that thinks if we stop surface coal mining it would create more jobs! ha ha
Posted By Appalachia! - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 2:12 AM ESTPointing something out in the picture!
Although, this picture was meant to put coal mining down. It points out the facts that people have stated on here! If you take the time to really look at the picture, notice the pit? notices the black/grey colored material in the bottom of it? Now look at the fresh brown dirt they have started filling the pit in with. This picture supports the fact that none of the black trash goes into a hollow fill. It plainly shows that it is burried and reclaimed over, having nothing what so ever to do with.... More
Posted By Supporter of the Epa - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:39 AM ESTWarrior of GIA, gives Environmentalist Bad Name
So There is some of us that support the Epa who like to be way out of line and rude to Everyone Else. I can see why the Coal Miner's and Supports comment back so outragously agianst these's overspoken Others. There are some of us within the Epa, who doesnt want mining to End, but just to be regulated better, and safer for everyone. Miner's should be able to work and do what they do best, and i support them for a Job well Done. This is already way out of hand and its time someone, like.... More
Posted By Anonymous - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:47 AM ESTYes, you are correct!
I too agree with this! most of us do not want surface coal mining to end! I support each and every one of the hard working men that goes out on these mtns every day and night and do what they do best, and do it with perfection i must say. What most of these people that say they are on our side do, is read bull crap papers made up by ppl against this form of mining, and coal mining in general! Coal Mining is becoming a safer and cleaner source each and every day! KEEP THE MINERS.... More
Posted By David Wesley - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:46 AM ESTYes, you are correct!
I too agree with this! most of us do not want surface coal mining to end! I support each and every one of the hard working men that goes out on these mtns every day and night and do what they do best, and do it with perfection i must say. What most of these people that say they are on our side do, is read bull crap papers made up by ppl against this form of mining, and coal mining in general! Coal Mining is becoming a safer and cleaner source each and every day! KEEP THE MINERS.... More
Posted By Anonymous - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:50 AM ESTSorry i had to re post that to make sure i hadnt lost it!
This is the first time i have ever saw anyone on the other side of the fence take up for our jobs!!!!
Posted By Surface Coal Mine Operator - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:31 AM ESTExplain this City Slicker's
All i am hearing is the Chants and cries of People in other Area's that dont like how we in Eastern Kentucky Live. It's easy to make fun of, spit on and condem other's, when you cant even clean up your own communites and Big Cities. Coal Mining Communites never did anything to Anyone.
Posted By warrior for Gia - Fri, Oct 23 2009 at 11:09 PM ESTIgnorant people are hurting the planet!
I as an ethical steward of this planet cannot take the outrages against our mother earth in Eastern Kentucky and the rest of rural Appalachia any longer! Who can get it through to these backward, ignorant hillbillys about what they are doing to MY environment! Stop tearing down my mountains! The earth is crying out to be saved and it is up to us to take these uneducated people by the hand and lead them into the light. Love and peace and please stop hurting our earth.
Posted By Supporter of Coal - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:22 AM ESTHey Warrior of GIA
Hey listen up Bub. These's are not and will never be YOUR Mountains. We live here, We work here. I'ts our Mountains. I am so sick and tired and reading about a bunch of City Slicker's complaining and making outragous observation of People not living in Big Cities. You call Us ignortant. How about mind your own Damn Business and leave all of us Coal Miner's Alone. your tree's, your mountains, love and peace. You dont want peace and happiness, your like a cult that wants to create hell for.... More
Posted By David Wesley - Sat, Oct 24 2009 at 1:32 AM ESTlmao!!!
Dont think for a minute they wouldnt, bunch of OBAMA GROUPIES
Posted By hillbilly - Fri, Oct 23 2009 at 11:42 PM ESTFrom one hillbilly to a granola nut!
Ignorant huh....well sir or madam your comments have been the most ignorant ones I’ve yet to read on this discussion board. I feel there is no reasoning with and individual such as yourself and certainly hope that even the opposition to mountain top mining have more insight and intelligence than you have displayed here!
Posted By anonymouse - Fri, Oct 23 2009 at 9:33 PM ESTHey Patriot, you say tomato, I say hypocrite
Appalachian patriot, you claim you are concerned of the well fare of the land that mining temporarily disrupts here in EKY and that you are a logger?....well Danny double talk, please read the following about logging from
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This is suicide
There has to be some other way to create jobs without turning the Earth into some kind of hellish moonscape. I am from the coal mining parts of Pennsylvania and I won't move back. I hated that there are three large coal powerplants in my home county. So many of my family members who lived near these coal mining towns have died of cancer in the past decade, I can't help but wonder if it had to do with living right next to waste piles of coal. Defending this way of life is like defending a nightmare. .... More