Mountain top removal mining

[jen63]

7. I find it ironic

that they want to remove the top of Blair Mountain. I don't know if most people know about the Battle of Blair Mountain, but our government send in troops to quell a strike over working conditions in the mines. They killed any miner they could get a bead on. The miners fought back. The term redneck came from that battle, the miners wore red bandanas around their necks so that they could tell each other from the military. I also think Pinkerton was sent in. Archaeologists are still working the sight and the coal companies want to take the top off of it. I figure the almighty dollar will win that fight.

There's a great documentary that runs every so often on Link TV, which is now Free Speech TV I think. The channel Amy Goodman is on anyway. If you ever get the chance, watch it.