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Vernon Haltom: Faith and coal don't mix
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginians are, like lemmings, now rushing over a literal coal cliff in our mad obsession with the black rock.
Since the Nov. 30 Harrison County sludge embankment collapse, in which one worker died and two others barely escaped with their lives, Consol Energy has rushed through a plan to resume production and filling the slurry pond before the safety investigation has even gotten traction.
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Vernon Haltom: Faith and coal don't mix
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginians are, like lemmings, now rushing over a literal coal cliff in our mad obsession with the black rock.
Since the Nov. 30 Harrison County sludge embankment collapse, in which one worker died and two others barely escaped with their lives, Consol Energy has rushed through a plan to resume production and filling the slurry pond before the safety investigation has even gotten traction.
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