April 2010 Archives
Let's hope and pray that this isn't just rhetoric once again.
http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/04/25/president-obama-at-miner-memorial-how-can-we-let-anyone-in-this-country-put-their-lives-at-risk-by-simply-showing-up-to-work-by-simply-pursuing-the-american-dream/
3:30 on Monday, to honor the disaster of one week ago at that time. Personally, I think we should all shut off our electricity for half a day because half of it comes from coal. And coal miners.
Rest In Peace. 75 men from Montana will meet you in heaven.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/10/upper-big-branch-mine-res_n_532696.html#postComment
AOL's Steve Pendlebury interviewed me about how this week's tragedy echos the Smith Mine disaster of 1943. Here is the article.
My take on the latest disaster, from the Boston Globe.
I had hoped my book on the 1943 coal mine disaster that killed 75 (Goodbye Wifes and Daughters) would inspire people to do all they can to prevent disasters like the one that happened in West Virginia yesterday. 25 dead, so far. Three from one family. A mining company, Massey, with a history of safety violations. Lives are still cheaper than fixing whatever needs to be fixed. No one knows exactly what happened yet - or at least they aren't saying - but the fact that it happened at all is shameful. We know better....My prayers and tears go out to the families.
