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18. Centralia is only a small part of the coal baron's damage to my state

Reply to CompanyFirstSergeant (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 08:00 PM

May 2016

My state of Pa has 6000 miles of dead streams thanks to the coal barons. Think about that a moment. We spend millions every year attempting to clean up this mess. 6000 miles. The streams are full of mine acid and totally lifeless. The rocks are orange. Wonder if the coal barons will come back and clean up this mess. Will the families who still spend the money clean it up.

We now have a Democrat as Governor. Wolf. However the entire state congress is republican. What these crooks are selling now is fracking. No worries fracking is entirely safe they tell us. I hate these crooks.

Over the last four years we had total republican control of the state. They gave out massive corporate tax cuts. It was gonna create jobs!!!!! We lag the nation in job creation. 47th I believe. Now repukes want cut funding to our schools and end the public sector pension system.

These scum bags hate us.

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An Abandoned Pennsylvania Town Has Been On Fire For 53 Years [View all] CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 OP

Still a fascinating story underpants May 2016 #1

I remember watching a documentary on this town shadowrider May 2016 #2

There is a book on this topic.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #3

It's going to burn for at least a hundred more years. nt. My Good Babushka May 2016 #4

Somewhat similar: the Indonesian mud volcano muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #5

I've been thinking about this town truebluegreen May 2016 #6

'An industry spokesman.....' CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #8

I thought exactly. nt truebluegreen May 2016 #10

We drove through there at dusk many years ago. redwitch May 2016 #7

I wonder if Centralia, PA was the inspiration for Valkenvania, NJ TexasProgresive May 2016 #9

"Nothing but Trouble received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and was a box office bomb" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #11

It's a horror comedy, really strange. TexasProgresive May 2016 #13

John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #16

My name's Dewey Oxburger. tom_kelly May 2016 #28

Hilarious for sure. keithbvadu2 May 2016 #19

I believe it was the inspiration for "silent hill" Marrah_G May 2016 #26

With global warming felix_numinous May 2016 #12

Centralia was the Inspiration for "Silent Hill" The Movie Katashi_itto May 2016 #14

Centralia - Full Documentary Katashi_itto May 2016 #15

Hell on Earth—Literally. zentrum May 2016 #17

Centralia is only a small part of the coal baron's damage to my state The Jungle 1 May 2016 #18

I feel like I'm bragging.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #21

FDR welcomed their hatred and so should we. Rise Up against the oligarchs! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #22

Visits to the area are spooky Warpy May 2016 #20

When I still lived in the Philly suburbs,... MarianJack May 2016 #23

A former resident made a documentary on it "The town that was" Marrah_G May 2016 #27

A lot more to this tradegy that may never be known, wonderful town, good people... AuntPatsy May 2016 #24

Centralia isn't an isolated case. In the Pittsburgh area there are several mine fires ongoing. JVS May 2016 #25

The Burning Mountain Mine in New Castle, Colo. has also been... El Supremo May 2016 #29

Thank you. kayakjohnny May 2016 #30