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A roundup of links to articles about the Montcoal disaster

by: Carnacki

Tue Apr 06, 2010 at 16:54:07 PM EDT


Ken Ward Jr.'s Coal Tattoo is the go-to site for everyone nationally. He is an indispensable resource in a time like this and is receiving national recognition.

The Charleston Gazette has a roundup of statements from our elected officials. Here are other statements not on the Charleston Gazette site from Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan.

Don Blankenship spoke to Hoppy Kercheval:

[Upper Big Branch] was a mine that had violations. I think the fact that MSHA and the state and our firebosses and the best engineers you can find were all in and order this mine and all belive it was safe ... speaks for itself.

Any suspicion that the mine was improperly operated or illegally operated or anything like that would be unfounded. None of these groups would have allowed this mine to operate had it been unsafe.

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall rightly calls for accountability.

Former MSHA head Davitt McAteer said more safety regulations are needed to protect miners.
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A roundup of links to articles about the Montcoal disaster | 3 comments
Of course it was safe Don (4.00 / 1)
you told me so....you had the best slackers that cheap money can buy to tell you so therefore it must be true....NOT by the lives of 25 men and many more violations outstanding, you must be pissing yur pants right about now
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