
Massey Energy recently announced the purchases of 15 TONS of coal reserves in West Virginia. Now I don't know much about Massey Energy, I do know that they were sued for constructing a coal silo next to an elementary school. Also, in early 2008, the company agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve thousands of violations of the Clean Water Act for routinely polluting waterways in Kentucky and West Virginia with coal slurry and wastewater. They are also one of the largest coal mining company in Appalachia. So I imagine this latest purchase is not only bad for trout in WV, but also bad for overall environment. There is NO such thing as clean coal. I don't care how many people are employed or how much political clout King Coal has in Appalachia, there is NO such things as clean coal.
>http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/dp-wv--masseyacquisition1117nov17,0,6564285.story
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