Blankenship vs Kennedy on coal part 2

The Forum on the Future of Energy is a public forum that will include a conversation between Don Blankenship, chairman and CEO of Massey Energy, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., president of Waterkeeper Alliance and an environmentalist.
During the event, Blankenship and Kennedy will discuss environmental issues and energy policies that have an impact on jobs and the economy as well as national security.

The event moderator will be Edwin H. Welch, president of the University of Charleston.

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[bapyou]

Read Michael Shnayerson's book 'Coal River' and learn what a true scumbag Blankenship is. His scumbag credentials go beyond the total environmental degradation of the West Virginia landscape his mining practices have wrought. Blankenship has busted unions, promoted poor safety in his various mining operations and, by underhanded illegal tactics, threatened the lives of children.

Blankenship is a true capitalist psychopath w/o a shred of regard for any human life save his own.

[magnoid]

quite a lot of rhetoric on both sides but I lean more towards RFK.

[IRIQUOIS227]

clearly the talker for the coal industry has no empircal data to offer creedence to his diatribe. Mr. Kennedy does. one wonders how much coal is imported from China and India. we are not supposed to comparing the US to third world countries. the US set itself up as a country to be emulated. the talker has offered nothing but wild assed guesses whilst Mr. Kennedy sites sources that can be researched. the talker is only interested in profit, nothing else. global warming is fact, not guess.

[IRIQUOIS227]

clearly the talker for the coal industry has no empircal data to offer creedence to his diatribe. Mr. Kennedy does. one wonders how much coal is imported from China and India. we are not supposed to comparing the US to third world countries. the US set itself up as a country to be emulated. the talker has offered nothing but wild assed guesses whilst Mr. Kennedy sites sources that can be researched. the talker is only interested in profit, nothing else.

[Judy101101]

this guy is insane - why not talk about free energy that is clean and never talked about, never funded. this is hardly our only choose. yes we all go to school to learn how to be greedy and profitable to the point we destroy the planet. take a look at the world, you won't be able to talk about this soon, there will be no freedom anywhere all caused by corporations like the coal industry - this guy is medically insane and makes zero logic sense - kennedy should be nailing him harder

[js8533]

@ruthc48 no he built a pipeline from his house to a clean water source 3 miles away. that was after he dumped millions of gallons of toxic sludge into old underground mines, which went into the groundwater. several locals nearly died of kidney failure. he lives without a soul.

[GreenSugarPress09]

The biggest take-away: RFK Jr. argues for a free-market economy where the producer pays all the costs.

If coal paid all the costs, it's about 70% more expensive than solar or wind or efficiency. Check out the Harvard study released in Feb, 2011.

[dsp11000]

has kennedy ever worked a real job a day in his life

[beefoneeto]

Chinas coal plants are more efficient and less polluting than America's.Their technology far surpasses ours.China is also getting billions from U.S. companies(Goldman Sachs for one) for green energy.

[beefoneeto]

Chinas coal plants are more efficient and less polluting than America's.Their technology far surpasses ours.

[beefoneeto]

All I ever hear from Republicans about these selfish greedy devious bastards is "They keep people employed" as if that was enough to cancel out all the harmful stuff these folks are responsible for.

[ruthc48]

I wonder if Blankenship gives that water to his kids?