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Where is Tomblin's rally for miner safety?

by: Carnacki

Wed Jan 19, 2011 at 18:27:54 PM EST

Posted by Carnacki

Ken Ward Jr. at Coal Tattoo is even more indispensable today (if that's possible) than ever with several important posts up.

One of the many problems with Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's rally for mountaintop removal is he comes across more as a lobbyist for the mountaintop removal companies than as a governor for all of West Virginia.

With the news coming out about how preventable the Upper Big Branch disaster was that killed 29 workers, why is Tomblin not organizing a rally for worker safety? Or does he only organize rallies that mountaintop removal companies want and the mine companies don't want him out there calling for protection of miners?

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Where is Tomblin's rally for miner safety? | 3 comments

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I've been asking the same question these last few days.

And where was the rally for underground miners when their jobs were being cut in favor of MTR and its need for fewer employees?

Tomblin and co. couldn't be any more blatant about who they truly represent.

by: heath_harrison @ Thu Jan 20, 2011 at 07:08:08 AM UTC

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are the lives of underground miners more important than those of the residents of the coalfields? Aren't they all West Virginians? Why does the "Acting" governor care more about coal company profits than the health, safety and protection of all West Virginians?

by: DB @ Thu Jan 20, 2011 at 15:16:02 PM UTC

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As I'm sure you've noticed, we've had plenty of posts about the health hazards of the coal fields and about rallies and activism staged to highlight those dangers. But by highlighting the apparent lack of response to the reports about the Upper Big Branch investigation compared to the Acting Gov. and Senators rush to judgment about the EPA's decision, it draws a sharp contrast to their priorities.

And as you know, there priorities aren't the people unless those people own mines and strip mines.

When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it. Sherlock Holmes.

by: Carnacki @ Thu Jan 20, 2011 at 20:39:22 PM UTC

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