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January 5, 2006
Safety Violations at the Mine
The Washington Post reports here that the Sago mine in West Virginia had 273 safety violations in the past 2 years. How is it that this mine was allowed to continue operation? Big Business....lobbying.....government officials a part of the industry. The NY Times reports in their editorial
Steven Griles, a mining lobbyist before being appointed deputy secretary of the interior, devoted four years to rolling back mine regulations and then went back to lobbying for the industry.
One might not have anything directly to do with the other, but it does fall into a pattern we are all too familiar with over the past 5 years. When is enough, enough?
Posted by Chip Spear at January 5, 2006 9:11 AM
Comments
This particular instance of course requires concerted investigation and prosecution, but the fact is that coal mining deaths are down almost 50% in the past four years, straight from MHSA data:
The New York Times� Disgraceful (and Wrong) Opportunism in the West Virginia Coal Mine Deaths --
http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1190
Posted by: Tom Blumer at January 5, 2006 12:31 PM
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Posted by: Political Sports at January 5, 2006 12:47 PM
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Posted by: companies in at September 20, 2006 5:37 AM