Massey Explosion

The Ethical Responsibility of Engineers and the Rest of Us, Too (Part 2)

Brian D. McLaren | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian D. McLaren

Shouldn't every gathering of a community of faith either explicitly or implicitly strengthen our expanding ethical commitment to the common good?

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Massey Mine Disaster Investigation: Initial Probe Will Be Conducted Behind Closed Doors

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have decided not to convene a public hearing in the early stages of their investigation into the deadly explosio...

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Massey Energy Foremen Slapped With Criminal Charges For 2006 Fire, Mine Worker Dies In Accident At Another Mine

Posted 05.25.2011

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While state and federal investigations into the worst mining disaster in decades continue, mine owner Massey Energy was hit with more bad news this we...

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Massey and Mine Safety and Health Administration Missed Many Opportunities to Avert Crisis

Ellen Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Smith

Given what we know from a 2006 crisis at another Massey Energy mine, why was the company not on a heightened alert to these fire-fighting equipment problems at Upper Big Branch?

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Green News Report -- April 27, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Remembering li...

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Mine Disaster Company Sues Mine Safety Regulator For Allegedly Violating Its Constitutional Rights

Wall Street Journal | KRIS MAHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Massey Energy Co. sued the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and three of its officials Tuesday, arguing that the agency wouldn't approve ...

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The Simple (Tragic) Case for Unions: Montcoal, West Virginia

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo Hindery, Jr.

When Unions strive to protect American workers and jobs and eliminate unfair trade practices, that is not being anti-growth and it is certainly not protectionism. It's just the opposite.

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Jason Linkins

Network Coverage Of Mining Disaster Fails To Note Absence Of Unionization

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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CJR's Liz Cox Barrett encourages others to "send the link" to this piece from Andrew Tyndall's Tyndall Report on the coverage of the Upper Big Branch ...

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Green News Report -- April 15, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The First Lad...

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The West Virginia Mining Disaster and the Financial Crisis Have the Same Root Cause

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arianna Huffington

Both calamities occurred because elected officials who should have been creating a regulatory system instead created a system that protects the corporations it was meant to watch over.

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West Virginia Coal Miner Left Note Before Fatal Explosion (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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"If anything happens to me, I'll be looking down from heaven at you all. I love you. Take care of my baby. Tell her that daddy loves her, she's beauti...

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The Massey Mine Disaster: Lessons for the Living

David Casarett, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Casarett, M.D.

It is tragic to lose a family member suddenly, without warning. And this is particularly true when that family member is young and healthy, with decades of life ahead.

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West Virginia Coal Mine Survivor Search

AP | DENA POTTER and PETER PRENGAMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Grieving relatives began burying victims of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster Friday as crews neared a refuge chamber de...

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Fatal U.S. Mine Disasters: A List Of Tragic Deaths In Recent Decades

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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A list of some fatal mine disasters in the United States: _ 2007: Six miners, three rescuers killed in collapses at the Crandall Canyon mine in Emery...

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What Killed the Miners? Profits Over Safety?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Biggers

While we are still waiting for the details on the Performance Coal Co. Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that has taken at least 25 lives, reports are now coming out of the mine's history of safety violations.

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West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion: At Least 25 Dead After Massey Blast

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday that four missing coal miners might have survived when a mine repeatedly cited for imprope...

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