Nationwide 21 permit hearing

Miners pin activists against door, act rowdy

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[FluxRostrum]

it was hard to ignore this. I just wasn't up to covering it. Glad you did.

[HORNHost]

This is getting scarier and scarier. These ignorant members of the Coal Mob are going to hurt someone. They WANT to hurt someone.

They have the manners of a buzzard, the intelligence of a slug and the morals of a hyena.

Thanks for posting this so Americans can see what a gang of mouth-breathing knuckle-walkers the "Friends of Coal" truly are.

[fuckyamountains]

The union is on the side of the EPA, they aren't there for jobs!!! They left the UMWA Strip miners hanging, and that is Bullshit! And the UMWA is the ones that can't be trusted! Like you said, look at the past... The union isn't for the working man anymore, that's why there aren't many "union" jobs around anymore!

[fuckyamountains]

The room was full dumbass! No more people could go inside!

[alexcaulfield]

Yes, you have been tricked into being part of organized thugary. Do you realize that preventing people from attending a publicly federal hearing by intimidating and threatening them is a federal crime? Do you not understand that what happened at this hearing is a subversion of Democracy? Do you not understand that The People's most basic right of free speech was violated? Your arrogance and thug tactics are going to be your demise.

[dirtbag43]

Wow, tree-hugging thugs, that's a new one to me.

Bottom line is that with the new blast and doze method of mining it takes less miners than ever to extract coal from a mountain. Less workers + infinitely more destruction = bad idea. There needs to be a change. Besides, all these communities that supposedly thrive on the coal-mining industry are among the poorest counties and communities in the nation. Big Coal doesn't care about them! We deserve better!

[SuperCurdog]

We are peaceful- we are not slapping and threatening people- you are- you are the thugs.

If you don't understand clean air and clean water then I would hate to go to that hospital that you work at. It doesn't sound like you are healthy, it sounds like you are suffering from low IQ from Mercury poisoning and the fact that you can't tell violent behavior form nonviolent behavior.

[jndmdd]

I am done with you, you are one of them people who cares more about animals thatn human lives. We have mined for many decades and I have lived through it and I am not "poisoned". I am a healthy human being. And by the way it is my husband that is a miner I do actually have a job at the local hospital, you tree-hugging thugs....

[SuperCurdog]

jndmdd is making all coal miners look bad-- you are violent. Clean water and human decency trumps jobs that blast and poison people. These are no acceptable jobs. These are short term destructive jobs that blast and poison people -- yes-- you do hurt people, including your kids. Your paycheck has blood on it . Get another job - stop poisoning people for money you coal thugs.

[jndmdd]

Do you think that I care that you are "supposedly sending my comments to the police" who gives a shit. No not shame on me shame on you for wanting to put people out out of jobs, we are not hurting you. These streams that you talk about are dry for 364 days out of the year and the one day taht it rains hard, the stupid epa has to throw there 2 cents into it. I am going to FIGHT LIKE HELL no matter what to keep our coal miners in a job NO MATTER WHAT. You can send it to the pres for all I care...

[SuperCurdog]

Yes i have a job and I am local- 7 generations here- again you coal thugs show your violence. Yes you are hurting people- blasting our homes, flooding us out and poisoning air and water- shame on you. You poison your own kids. I believe as you become more violent you will end up in prison. This ain't the wild west and your comments are being sent straight to the police. America is watching and you make all coal miners look bad.

[jndmdd]

Coal thugs, do you have Damn job?????? These people are pissed off including me because you retards come in here and tell us what is good for us. You have not idea, leave us alone and take care of yourself, this is how we feed our children and make a living, it is not hurting any of you people. I believe these people are going to have a fight that they can't handle when they try to take our income away from our families...