McAteer Report States What Many of Us Thought Was Obvious

Damning stuff (4.00 / 5)

 "The story of Upper Big Branch is a cautionary tale of hubris," the report concluded. "A company that was a towering presence in the Appalachian coalfields operated its mines in a profoundly reckless manner, and 29 coal miners paid with their lives for the corporate risk-taking."

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by: heath_harrison @ Thu May 19, 2011 at 18:52:56 PM UTC

Seems like there is lots of blame to go around. (4.00 / 1)

I don't expect anything from Massey, but I do expect more from Joe Main and MSHA under a Dem administration.

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by: MadAnne @ Sun May 22, 2011 at 22:14:29 PM UTC

going forward, we still have Sen. Harkin D-IA (0.00 / 0)

NFTT: Support My Team or I Will Dance

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by: CA Berkeley WV @ Mon May 23, 2011 at 05:16:12 AM UTC

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