Thunder on the Mountain: Death at Massey and the Dirty Secrets Behind Big Coal
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250000211 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 306 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"the hick with the stick" according to teri wells. Why we tolerate ruthless greedy CEO's who make a fortune ruining the environment strip mining then taking their stack and escaping to Europe their floating pleasure palaces of over the top yachts or planes will buy them a coveted place in the upper class is not a new story. The best quotation about these foolish clowns was written over a hundred years ago by Edith Wharton she described the robber barons as a"spitting tobacco-chewing crew and reluctant backwoodsmen describes this poor good ol local boy who made good real good and let one of the poorest section of West Virginia know it .. "The paradoxes of American coal" according to Jeff Thomas. A critically important read for those looking to understand the economic, political, and environmental forces shaping Appalachian coal extraction today.. Four Stars steve collins Easy to read. Informative in a general way. I suppose I was looking for more detail.
and co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution and Clean Tech Nation“Peter Galuszka has absolutely nailed his subject on every level. Essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of Big Coal.” Thomas G. “Scathing exposé of the coal industry… Galuszka's reporting is impressive, from the painstakingly reconstructed hours leading up to the disaster, to the starkly silhouetted Donald Blankenship, the cost-cutting, anti-environmentalist former head of Massey Energy.” The New York Times Book Review“The 2010 tragedy at the Upper Big Branch Mine resonated nationwide and has resulted in a great deal of soul-searching among Americans over
These deaths were rooted in the cynical corporate culture of Massey and its notorious former CEO Don Blankenship, and were part of an endless cycle of poverty, exploitation, and environmental abuse that has dominated the Appalachian coalfields since coal was first discovered there. "Scathing exposé of the coal industry."--The New York Times Book ReviewOn April 5, 2010, an explosion ripped through Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, killing twenty-nine coal miners. And the cycle continues unabated as coal companies bury the most insidious dangers deep underground, all in search of higher profits, and hide the true costs from regulators, unions, and investors alike.But the disaster at Upper Big Branch goes beyon