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the bush administration has made so many messes people cannot keep up with the wreckage. One mess that has gone little noticed is the de regulation of the mining industry which of course ultimately lead to a rash of fatal mining accidents. That PISSES ME OFF. Hence the song: Appalach.ia- Deep in the old state of Virginia Back in the Adirondacks Along the cold creek hollows Where the stones are chewing down Stand rows of neat houses With Kids on the lawn and Clothes on the line Where mining families are still living A hard life in the best of times Black lung took their grandfathers Methane took their dads Cave-ins took their brothers Now Greed takes thier sons from the front rooms of the beltway from restaurants and Scottish links over cocktails and hours d'oeuvres the entitled trade in lives For two cents a ton more profit For ten cents a ton more profit From up on the hill The clown posse's hypotheses And political appointees Fail yet again oh lord don't they love to wave the flag and pray but in the end it's our blood-blood that they crave Working inside mountains Extracting the black veins That fueled the fires in Pittsburg Smelting the steel that fills the Manhattan sky Working inside mountains Extracting the black veins That Drove locomotives across the Great Plains Pulling the sea to shining sea Working inside mountains Extracting the black veins Spinning machines and stamping Detroit Iorn And crushing the rock beneath your tires Working inside mountains Extracting the black veins Fueling the giant turbines that put life into the wires So that we can turn on tee-vee And watch them puff And tell their lies For two cents a ton more profit not in my name. For ten cents a ton more profit not in my name. For ten bucks a ton more profit Not in my name Not in my name fini (c) shaun fogarty 2006 all right reserved

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Uploaded: November 13, 2006 at 3:51 am
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xdawg51 (June 3, 2008 at 12:28 am)
no there is a difference in mountain top removal and strip mining. the company i work for uses strip mining because it is way more efficient and u can get the whole seam of coal without the ground being unstable using highwall miners and such equipment this is possible mtr is different, the top of the mountain is removed to get what coal is possible and then the spoil is dumped into and empty valley. at least when we get done miningthe coal we are there for we put the mountain back where it was.
wvlavender (June 2, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
research shows less coal with MTR than with underground, google it. We have been living on top of underground mines for ever if it's done right the mine doesn't collapse, we have homes 60-100 years old that haven't moved. I would like to see a switch to alternative energy with training for the miners to build and maintain that energy, instead of bringing in outsiders.
xdawg51 (May 3, 2008 at 4:59 am)
umm no it cant u can only take so much underground sfor the simple fact if u take the whole seam then whats gonna happen? the mountain is going to collapse surface mining is alot cheaper and more efficient where i work we pull as much coal on one shift on a surface mine now that any underground mine around can pull on both shifts in a month thats a whole lot of coal
wvlavender (April 25, 2008 at 5:26 pm)
More coal can be taken from the underground mines, the MTR leaves tons of coal behind that can not be mined later in the future because the ground is unstable where they dumped the mountain tops, just a wastfull greedy way of getting coal, the MTR is what took jobs away.
Methadone4Life (April 14, 2008 at 11:57 am)
Yeah,but people think if you speak out against mountaintop removal that you want to cost jobs..the reverse is true. If they would just allow underground there would be many more jobs and it would take a lot longer to mine the coal..no,they listen to Massey and others who tell them that anyone speaking against mountaintop removal,clean coal technology or safety for the miners are evil and want to take jobs. Mine the coal..underground and use clean coal technology..above all..keep em safe.
aluminiu (February 22, 2008 at 1:12 pm)
excellent song m8,yeah mining industry there sux,but r they all the same.anyway cool video ,god blessyou ......
wvlavender (October 26, 2007 at 8:30 pm)
Nowadays see how they rape the land with moutain top removal, and tons less jobs than underground.. and tons more sickness.. now the wives and children, who used to be safe at home, are dieing. And for the coal miners.. even more proverty due to the turn over of jobs to outsiders and equipment, WVians should get a mager discount in utilities.

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