Cutting the top off a mountain is just wrong, and throwing the top of the mountain in streams is immoral.
Cheers,
Steve
Posted by Joe Baltimore on March 25, 2009 at 9:34 AM
This has got to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard...and I've been around the IT industry my whole adult life:
"It just absolutely puzzles me as to why the same federal government that's trying to straighten the economy out wants to dismantle the economy of another state, particularly as it relates to the workers at these sites," said West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney.
Chase that almighty dollar, boys and girls, and maybe one day you'll have enough money to buy your health and well-being on this planet...
Appalachia has a long history of companies coming along and promising dollars and a better life, mostly at the expense of thier health and well-being...it's really not so different than what happens in "undeveloped" countries like Africa, where natural resources are frequently exploited at the expense of local living entities and the global environment.
It's very much a dilemma for those living in the affected areas, I'm sure. I don't know the answer. People need to make a living, too.
Posted by Wade Hardy on March 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Cutting the top off a mountain is just wrong, and throwing the top of the mountain in streams is immoral.
Cheers,
Steve
"It just absolutely puzzles me as to why the same federal government that's trying to straighten the economy out wants to dismantle the economy of another state, particularly as it relates to the workers at these sites," said West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney.
Chase that almighty dollar, boys and girls, and maybe one day you'll have enough money to buy your health and well-being on this planet...
Appalachia has a long history of companies coming along and promising dollars and a better life, mostly at the expense of thier health and well-being...it's really not so different than what happens in "undeveloped" countries like Africa, where natural resources are frequently exploited at the expense of local living entities and the global environment.
It's very much a dilemma for those living in the affected areas, I'm sure. I don't know the answer. People need to make a living, too.