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treehuggerhater120 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
coal mining is our future here in kentucky and places like west virginia. you guys gotta look at what your doing to us..the working man....are we horrible people for running this equipment??????of course not...everyday working person just like you
WV24985 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Leave, and leave big...if coal mining is no more...50% of WV's working men will be packing their bags, and working in other states. I know for a fact that before I got into mining (2 1/2 years ago), I spent my entire working carreer either commuting into Va to work, or actually driving a tractor trailor (living in the truck) in many states, to support my family. As far as making me sick or hurting hunting...my job does neither. Big bucks killed this season right off the job :)
CoalBlackRain (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Relax, maybe you could be a professional blogger. there is going to be plenty of good work that doesn't make you sick or hurt your hunting habitat. I don't want to see all the men leave the state, the fences all fall down the houses all need painted-- it's horrible without men!
Pickering Knob- the bear went over the mountain and it's 800 feet deep. You want to see desert, go to Google Earth.
Brother, I love you, I love all the people of the mountains; coal companies lie, steal, rape and leave
WV24985 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I don't know where these "great deserts" are, but they are not in West Virginia. In case nobody's noticed, WV is ALL mountain, and flat land is a rarity. Nobody complains when a mountain is levelled to build a WallMart, or shopping centers, or interstates. At least I don't see any videos on youtube complaining about that. There really are no good jobs here, other than coal mining jobs, and I do NOT want to have to work out of state again, like I did all my adult life till I started mining.
CoalBlackRain (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
the way it's been doesn't matter; it's in the past. Coal is in the past. The legacy of coal's destruction will be long lived, but coal is over. It's OKAY.
we CAN make electricity-- you can even make it with a bike and a flywheel, and You don't need as much as you think--
Don't be afraid; people will be fine with alternative power; and the air and water will clear and the mountains, well, we will try to heal these great deserts, to rebuild our forests.
CoalBlackRain (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I have not been tied into a power supply from a coal burning plant for the last ten years, and I will am off the grid at my new place, which mean that I do use electricity, but I do not use coal powered electricity.
I am still a hypocrite tho, and my extended family uses electricity, but I changed all their lights to florescent.
I am not perfect. Nor do I have to be, to recognize when something is blatantly and forever WRONG. Just think for a minute.
FromKuopioFinland (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am shocked! I knew you guys were crazy, but that crazy? You blow up beautiful mountains to get coal? Really? I bet that's gonna effect the climate too in the long run. You know, you won't be able to rebuild the mountains. I'm still not sure, this must be hoax?! I'm glad you're gonna have a sensible president in January. Maybe things will change a bit.
stuntcat666 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I had a long conversation yesterday with a HORRIBLE old pig of a man who thinks mountaintop removal is okay because it gives people the power they need.
The whole world is full of people like him.
stuntcat666 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It is environmental rape.
Old mountains blown down for a few days of power.
And some good people are expected to give an innocent baby the next 80 nasty pathetic years.
calibretto113 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Amen brother. I just returned from WV and saw all this stuff with my own eyes. Most of the people I talked to were PRO COAL, came from mining backgrounds, and were everyday folks, not environmentalists. However, they were against MTR because of its effect on their health! I saw an elementary school across the street from a coal plant. I don't care what your beliefs are about energy, but that's never right. |
