Well said, Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: <EKutn@aol.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] The real story of West Virginia Death Records > > The current mining practices are radically destroying everything about our > way of life.They generally buy, burn, blowup and then throw some eerie looking > chartreuse colored grass( reminds me of astro turf) on flattened mountains > and then say it's "reclaimed".They send miners to theirs deaths w/ > insufficient equipment to survive in the presence of a cave-in when the technology is > readily available to insure survival for many. They won't waste their profits > on protecting the life of a coal miner. When the coal is extracted, they're on > their way to Fiji or to buy another Mercedes, and the real money goes back > to the cities. Greed is a basic aspect of of human nature and left unchecked( > which is the current situation in Southern WV), it will continue to destroy > our towns and our culture. > > The impetus to change the situation has to come from deep within the > residents of West Virginia.My hope is that they will unite and insist on safer deep > mining practices with the use of current safety technology and improved > working conditions within the mines. That they will protect their hometowns, their > mountains and their way of life, by not allowing mountaintop removal > operations. Nationally we can assist by voting in environmentally aware politicians > who may help. We can visit and become aware of the reality of the current > situation as picture is worth a thousand words.We can resolve to learn the > facts. There is much we can and should do. However, the real impetus to protect > southern West Virginia must come from the hearts of West Virginians who are > ready to move into the future but are firmly resolved to keep the essence of > their culture and their state intact. > > Gail Burgess > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >