Comments on: Fossil Fuels are Dangerous

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:07:22 +0000

we should focus more on global warming please, this is jst losing coal miners, global warming is more than tht A WHOLE WORLD is at stake here! write about tht!!!

By: jennifer mcknight

jennifer mcknight — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:08:43 +0000

i am from west virginia, and the coal miners here dont do it because they have to, they do it because it is a way of life. it is in there blood and they are proud to be coal miners. they risk their lives everyday but dont want anyone to feel sorry for them. they dont look at it as a threat, they are proud of their heritage and proud to be coal miners!

By: Buffy

Buffy — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:24:39 +0000

I don’t know that the ‘they choose it’ argument really holds any weight unless you’ve been brought up in the coalfields, like most of these miners were, and have a living understanding of how mining is so thoroughly infused in the culture and the blood there. TomKR may very well HAVE BEEN. I don’t know.

Of course I understand the philosophy that says ‘you can’t change it unless you realise it’s a choice to being with’ but I also understand my grandfather’s ‘I was 26 years old before I even knew there WAS any job other than the mines.’

By: TomKr

TomKr — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:26:53 +0000

While one might say that they choose to enter those mines themselves, it is clear that it really is the public’s demand for coal that is sending them down. Of course nearly any excuses to switch to durable energy sources is a good one.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:11:05 +0000

Really good article, David. As bad as things are with our coal mines here in Appalachia, I can only imagine what is going on in China's coal mines. I have to wonder if they are still using child labor over there.

Thanks for your visit. I'm taking it easy this week due to other entanglements, but will be hopefully back at it full steam next week.

By: sandegaye

sandegaye — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:24:15 +0000

Sadly, Americans have about a 5 minute attention span when it comes to things like Global Warming.
Our necks are quickly turned by trite nonsense as Britney Spears & the VMA.
Good post; here’s hoping we grow up & become activists to what is happening around & to us.