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eng1225 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Larry Gibson has not had a job in 40 years. I know.
surfaceblaster08 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Larry Gibson Doesnt live there!
He's A Liar and a fake!
fizzybgood (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Don't say a word? Forget about it - if you think we're going to shut up you can take that and stick it where the sun don't shine. Most of my extended family lives in WV, both of my grandfathers were coal miners and although I did not grow up in the area, I will continue to fight for my heritage and for my family who has to deal with the hazards of this type of mining. I will never stop, not until the practice has ended.
kb8njh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I worked for 16 years in the Mine mentioned in the Paint Creek watershed. It was approx. 2900 in elevation we took off 900 feet. You see the Landscape before it is reclaimed. The property was useless the Company spent 4 million Dollars to build 1 access road 3 lane
to the top. The Paint Creek Watershed while
we were working stocked trout in Paint Creek
2 additional roads were built later. A Park was built for the Public by the Coal Company.
thewhitetrashmuseum (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
OK I finally found it, activist groups involved with this are: Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Ohio Valley Enviromental Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands.
ckthekiller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thank god I live in Oregon.
rockdusted (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Oh, and "upper WV Yanks"? Nice.
rockdusted (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WV has a long history of neo-colonialism (semi-slavery). The coal companies have a lot of money, and what they want you to think is that there's no other way but theirs. The truth is that when the populace works together, they can get something done - like forming the unions, for example. As long as you act independently, you are at the company's (lack of) mercy. Remember when WVians blocked the proposal to take NJ's landfill waste? Fight for yourselves together!
CoalBlackRain (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am a 7th generation West Virginian on both sides too, and we made a living without mining coal; my grandfather was an environmentalist :)
They make you think there is no other way, because they want us to feel powerless so we
rockdusted (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I was born and raised in the coal mining towns of WV. My father and grandfather were killed in the mines. I know that many people make their living from coal. You can make a living at it without being a total imbecile. You destroy the mountains, water, and wildlife, then what's the point of being there? I'm hearing people claim that the only way they can make a living is to shit where they eat! Dogs don't even do that! Wake up! If you can't find a job in a deep mine, move. |
